Every year, Revere Beach is home to Massachusetts’s most exciting sand sculpting contest! Revere Beach is located just north of Boston and is one of very few beaches accessible by T. This year’s theme? Rapunzel! Even though the contest took place the week before, many of the sculptures were still in pristine condition, through rainstorms [...]
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 [...]
We Bostonians love our chowdah. (IN AH TROUSAHS!) Clam chowder is Boston’s most famous regional dish, and you can find dozens of varieties throughout the Boston area. Traditional New England clam chowder is white (never red!) with huge chunks of clams, potatoes and onions in a milk-based broth flavored with bacon and sherry. But chowders [...]
On this week’s round of Travelers’ Night In, the interactive Twitter discussion for avid travelers and travel lovers, the theme was Nature vs. Human Impact on Travel! As always, ten questions were asked, people responded while tagging their tweets #TNI, and learned quite a bit about some new destinations! Once more, I’d like to draw [...]
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 [...]
Aquinnah Cliffs, Martha’s Vineyard, via photoholic1 I have a travel confession to make: I’ve lived in Massachusetts nearly all my life, and I have never been to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. Not ever. Hell, I’ve barely even been to the Cape! I have no excuse. It’s incredibly easy to get to the Vineyard from Boston. [...]
On this week’s round of Travelers’ Night In, the interactive Twitter discussion for avid travelers and travel lovers, we focused on the best of each of our hometowns! As always, ten questions were asked, people responded while tagging their tweets #TNI, and learned quite a bit about some new destinations! (Before I begin, apologies in [...]
On this week’s round of Travelers’ Night In, the interactive Twitter discussion for avid travelers and travel lovers, focused on city travel! As always, ten questions were asked, people responded while tagging their tweets #TNI, and learned quite a bit about some new destinations! Here are the questions for the week: Q1. What is your [...]
Every year, The Second Glass puts on a wine tasting event called Wine Riot. Wine Riot is geared toward young, hip Bostonians who want to learn more about wine — but in a fun atmosphere! Most of the wines featured are very affordable as well. I love wine, but I don’t know as much about [...]
Lake Quannapowitt, located 10 miles north of Boston in the town of Wakefield, is the see-and-be-seen place of the suburbs. I grew up down the street in Reading, and to this day, I can’t walk the lake without running into someone I know. Usually, someone’s mom. The lake measures a perfect three and a quarter [...]
At age 26, I quit my job to travel the world alone. I spent six fantastic months in Southeast Asia and turned my travel blog into a full-time business. Today, I travel full-time, going anywhere that sounds wacky or beautiful or interesting. My goal is to show YOU how you can travel the world on your own -- easily, safely, and adventurously. 
