I’m a big advocate of traveling in the off-season and reaping the benefits: lower prices, fewer crowds, a more local experience. But as I sit here in Turkey, I’m disappointed at my decision to come here for three weeks in late November. Istanbul was great if a bit cold, Cappadocia was freezing cold and creepily […]
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I love Boston movies — and I love that there are so many of them lately! That’s because Massachusetts began offering tax credits to film studios in 2005. Since then, movie after movie has been shot in the Boston area. Coincidentally, a wave of gritty Boston crime movies began around that time — first, Mystic River,
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Image: kahala Almost a year ago, I was mugged for the first and (I hope) only time in my life. At the time, I was living in Boston, across the street from Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory. It’s a very nice neighborhood, home to students and musicians. I had recently joined a gym,
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Image: Grand Velas Resort I’ve found the best massage in Boston: Boston Massage Associates in Copley Square. I can’t recommend this business enough! I know a lot of you come to this site for Boston tips. Let me tell you something: I’ve had lots of massages in Boston, but after going to Boston Massage Associates,
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I love living in Boston, but I’m not a fan of the weather here: a six-month winter followed by two days of of spring, then an intense, all-too-brief summer, during which the city turns into a sweatbox. Then came the nonsummer of 2009, when it rained nearly every day in June and July. I had
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There’s no question about it: Boston is the best place in American to celebrate the Fourth of July. Boston is home to one of the most famous celebrations in the country: Pops Goes the Fourth, featuring the Boston Pops in concert, followed by some amazing fireworks. As a Bostonian, I’ve done the concert, I’ve done
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My biggest gripe about Boston is that everything shuts down so early. You can’t get a drink anywhere — anywhere — after 2:00 AM. Even the after-hours club, Rise, only stocks Diet Coke and Red Bull. So, if the night is young, you could do what most people do, and bring a flask or a
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