Looking for fun things to do in Salem, Massachusetts? This historic city near Boston becomes the spookiest city on the planet the month before Halloween! But is Salem actually worth visiting? If you’re a Halloween fan, experiencing Haunted Happenings in Salem should be on your bucket list for sure. But even if it’s nowhere near […]
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The older I get, the more I learn how to give myself balance. I knew that September was going to be an incredibly busy month, with a hectic week of activities in Prague followed by a nearly nonstop month of travel in the States. The me of five years ago would have pushed through, continuing
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Why visit Cambridge when you’re spending time in Boston? Cambridge feels different — innovative, cultured, intellectually curious. It may be a separate city from Boston, but Cambridge is absolutely worth visiting in its own right. Some of the best things to do in Cambridge are visiting Harvard and MIT, the two rock star universities —
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August is a month when things are supposed to slow down — at least in Europe. This is the time when everyone leaves their jobs and heads to the sea for a few weeks. And we did! The Black Sea in Varna, that is. Plus a brand new region in Italy, and some local exploration
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Have you heard of the Aeolian Islands in Sicily? I’ve been dreaming about traveling to the Aeolian Islands (Isole Eolie) since my semester in Florence in 2004. I huddled over my Let’s Go: Italy guidebook, reading about a Sicilian archipelago with lava-spewing volcanoes and black sand beaches. Finally, I got my chance 17 years later.
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Planning a trip to Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast? Chances are high that you’ll be spending time in the city of Split. So what are the best things to do in Split Croatia? This coastal city and major port has so much to offer! Split is the second-largest city in Croatia after Zagreb, and it’s a major
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After a year and a half of pandemic — a vacation. Finally. This month Charlie and I traveled to a destination we had been dreaming about for years — the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic archipelago off the northeast coast of Sicily. And notably, we left our laptops at home. I genuinely can’t remember the last
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Today is my 37th birthday. I’m feeling wonderful about it, and as always, am taking a look back at the past 365 days and what I learned along the way. This year I discovered the shoehorn. What a magnificent invention. I’ve never really used one before. I always thought they were an old man thing.
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One thing that surprised me was how tough it was to find information on the best towns in the Berkshires. Sure, I had lots of information on things to do in the Berkshires, the best places to eat and stay, but almost no information on the towns themselves. What were the towns that were actual
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It’s summer and PRAGUE IS BACK, BABY! COVID levels in the Czech Republic have dropped enormously (funny how we can go from the worst in the world to the best in Europe in a few short months) and the city has finally reopened after six months of everything being closed. It’s amazing. This is my
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