Winter Fun and Roadtrips

Winter trips and activities

The Nutcracker Ballet: Boston for the Holidays 2022

Arts, Dance and Theater, At Home in Boston, Boston Weekend, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / January 10, 2023

This past weekend our family embraced winter holidays-22 with Mom-daughter visit to the Nutcracker at Boston Ballet (now-December 31, Boston Opera House).  Boston Ballet’s 2012 version of the beloved classic is staged by its Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen with original set and costume designs by award-winning Robert Perdziola. Attending the Nutcracker together is our long-standing …

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Holiday Weekend in New York City (new video) with family

New York, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / December 6, 2021

In the evening of Thanksgiving Thursday this year we headed to New York City (from our home in a suburb of Boston) for a 2-day family holiday weekend.  Thanksgiving weekend is a traditional museum and theater weekend in our family.  It is a great weekend to spend in NYC as there are plenty of museums …

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Holidays 2021 in and around Boston

At Home in Boston, Boston and New England, Boston for Kids, Boston Weekend, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / December 5, 2021

My family and I enjoyed our share of “below freezing” outings last year (including a Chanukah celebration on our porch!) but this December 2021 we are happy to add indoor celebrations to our list of holiday events in and around Boston. The Nutcracker is still standing (Try Cyber Monday link here for discounted tickets) We …

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6 hours in Savannah

6 hours in Savannah Georgia

American South, Roadtrips, Travel, Welcome, Spring!, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / March 19, 2023

We have recently spent 6 hours in Savannah Georgia on the return leg of our Boston-Florida roadtrip. This historic Southern city (founded in 1733) adorned with lush greenery and beautifully preserved architecture deserves a longer stay, but that should not deprive you from an exciting stopover on your roadtrip! 6 hours in Savannah give you …

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Things to do on Marco Island Florida

Our Favorite Things to Do on Marco Island Florida

Florida, Roadtrips, Welcome, Spring!, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / March 19, 2023

Our mid-winter tropical escape this year has found us on Marco Island Florida.  After many years of Miami-area winter pilgrimages, we are now quickly falling in love with South-West Florida coast (here is our Sarasota area trip report from last spring). At 24 square miles, Marco Island is the largest barrier island in the 10,000 …

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Family Ski weekend in North Conway New Hampshire

Family Ski Weekend In North Conway New Hampshire

Boston and New England, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / January 31, 2021

With our son away in college – all-family weekends are now few and far between.  That is why we plan them carefully and cherish them dearly!  We all know what happened to our Rome summer weekend 2020 (and I suspect to many of your own 2020 weekends).  As residents of New England, we have a …

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Olympics Near You: Visiting Olympic sites in Lake Placid, NY and Montreal, Canada

Olympics Near Us: Visiting Olympic Sites in Lake Placid and Montreal

Canada, New York, Sporting Events, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / December 20, 2020

I love watching the Olympics and celebrating human potential! The Olympics makes for so many great stories.  Here are some of the few from the Pyeongchang-2018 which is happening as I write this: German Figure skater Alyona Savchenko in her 5th Olympics at 34 years old – three ice partners and several countries later – …

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Family Winter Weekend in Sutton, Quebec

Canada, Winter Fun and Roadtrips / December 20, 2020

Among our many weekend road trips from Boston, our trips to Eastern Townships region of Canadian Quebec are the most exciting.  There are not that many places in the Unites States that offer cross-border weekend trip opportunities and we consider ourselves quite lucky here in Boston! Crossing the Border into Eastern Townships It takes approximately …

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