Rising early on Saturday, January 21, I headed out the door and was on my way to historic Rockland, Maine, to join in the 8th Annual Pies on Parade celebration. The event is held the weekend before what is widely … Continue reading
Category Archives: Travel
Getting to Know Provincetown
There is no better way to know a famous tourist town than arriving off season, when the tourists have left, and the locals reclaim their streets, their beaches, their way of life that brought them here in the first place, … Continue reading
A Trip to Hancock Shaker Village
Last week, I headed to the Berkshires with my colleague, Justin, for the day. We had planned to come upon some future story ideas, get to know the area a little better, and have a bit of fun in the … Continue reading
Maine Summer Vacation
At the end of July, my husband Jim and I packed the car with bikes, kayaks, and Brewski, and headed off to Maine. Thus began a two-week period of indulging in the summertime tradition of being able to do whatever … Continue reading
A Road Less Traveled
My editor and a longtime travel writer, Mel Allen, often hands out the sagely advice to “get lost, but carry a good map.” Sometimes this works better in theory than in practice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely good advice … Continue reading
Tough Mudder Competition New England
As I trekked around the sprawling snow free, mud streaked landscape of Vermont’s Mount Snow last Sunday, I asked myself: what would the early New Englanders think of the spectacle in front of them? You know, the pioneering souls who … Continue reading