Our followers must know by now that the summer is not complete for us without the visit to the Berkshires – a mountainous region in Western Massachusetts (about 2.5-hour drive from our suburb south of Boston) with plenty of beautiful nature to see in any season. Our favorite time to visit is summer because it …
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UPDATED FOR SUMMER 2019 I used to think of a Tanglewood concert (in Massachusetts Berkshires) as a romantic date night idea. Over the last couple of summers however, attending a Tanglewood concert has become our family’s tradition (it is still part of our Berkshires couple’s getaways). I have put together this list of things you …
We spend a family summer weekend in the Massachusetts Berkshires every year but we haven’t had a chance for a couple’s escape to the region in a long time. So we aimed to make the very best of our 24 hours in Lenox last weekend! Here is how it all unraveled. ROMANTIC NIGHT IN …
4th of July “officially” starts a busy summer of concerts and performances within 1-2 hour drive from Boston. Here is my best of summer Open Air Events in and around Boston (many are free to the public). 1. Harborwalk Sounds series brings the city’s most talented young musicians and dancers to Boston waterfront for Institute of Contemporary …
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A weekend trip to the Massachusetts Berkshires from our suburb near Boston has become our family’s summer tradition. Last summer I offered you a Two-Day Massachusetts Berkshires itinerary (With or Without the Kids). With four kids (ages 6-8) in our party, KIDS RULED our agenda during our visit this summer! NOTE OF LODGING: There …
The Berkshires region in Western Massachusetts offers access to world class cultural attractions set amidst the gorgeous natural surroundings. My favorite time to visit is summer when renown music, dance and theater festivals, and the Berkshire’s famous historical houses offer majority of their programming, with many events happening in the beautiful outdoors. Here is a …
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I might be biased, but there is a hardly a better place to experience everything that 4th of July weekend has to offer than in and around Boston. Here are just some ideas for you on where to take your family next weekend in Boston, Rhode Island and Western Massachusetts. (Photo credit: Angela Tseng of Mommy …
If you live in New England (or are visiting in the summer), there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate every summer weekend – within a two hour drive. Our family’s summer celebrations last summer started with a last minute getaway to the lake house on Long Pond in East Lempster, New Hampshire during the last weekend in …