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A French bird
Haven't gone shopping yet for all the traditional Thanksgiving trimmings? Then why not go French for the holiday! All three Petit Robert Bistros will...
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A semester in Madrid
Though BC senior Michael Polark studied Spanish for five years, he still found a daunting language barrier.
Take a New England lighthouse tour
From Maine to Connecticut, lighthouses are defining landmarks of New England.
Around New England
Snow sports guide
Head for the hills. Another ski season is on tap, and we've got the latest information to get you ready.
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A who's who says where to go
Where will you take guests this holiday season and beyond? We asked some prominent New Englanders to share their favorite spots.
Things to be thankful for
Here are a dozen things for New England travelers to be thankful for this season.
An inland postcard from Route 102
On R.I.'s Route 102, you'll find rural Americana dining, a sleepy seaside village, and some of the quirkiest history the state has to offer.
Plum-pudding perfect provisions
The British Aisles warehouse offers expatriates everything they might miss from home - from jams and pickles to cookies and teas.
A delectable retreat
Visitors to New England's first (and so far only) full-service culinary resort can become culinary masters in a cooking class or zone out in the spa.
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Celebrated on the square
They're sprouting locally, small signs that proclaim an otherwise anonymous intersection is the Wilfred "Freddie" Suozzo or Edward Everett square. "Who are they?" you might ask. We toured them and others to find out.
A museum shelter for art
- and showshoers
The Stone Hill Center at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute puts its natural surroundings on display.
Touches of class at this Brewster inn
Brewster by the Sea offers a pampered experience with European flair.
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Boston's melting pot
Beacon Hill was settled in 1625 and its always diverse history is traceable - and walkable - nearly 400 years later
No minimum stay
It’s possible to view works by artists ranging from Wyeth to Warhol without leaving Greater Boston or setting foot in the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Foreign flair in N.E.
These 10 spots will transport you to another place without ever leaving New England.
13 frights
Whether aboard ship or gondola, wary of woods or castle keep, fear will surely factor in. Here are 13 ways to get a charge out of Halloween.
Explore haunted New England
From lighthouses to inns to college campuses, check out some of the most haunted places across Maine to Massachusetts.
Walk it off
At this time of year, Rhode Island is a bastion of colors, sights, and sounds. Here are 10 walking paths to take it all in.
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Down by the Bay
A kayaking tour of Essex Bay becomes a reminder of why September is New England's most serene month.
Promenade in parts
The Boston Harborwalk explores a city waterfront that's a mix of old and new, work and play.
Six great seafood spots
While there's obvious choices like Legal Seafoods and Summer Shacks, here's an insider's guide to other sumptuous offerings.
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The Boston Sports Trail
Get your sports fix along the Boston Sports Trail. Use our GPS tour to help make the most of it.
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Three-day coastal wine tour
Looking to escape but don't have the time — or the energy — to plan a trip? Our GPS tour has you covered.
- Explore N.E.'s coastal vineyards
From The Boston Globe
Expats find provisions plum-pudding perfect
NASHUA - When Denise and Gerry Pressinger launched The British Aisles 20 years ago, their dining room table was the warehouse and their living room was filled with fellow British expatriates every Saturday afternoon. “They’d come over to stock up on things they missed from home,’’ Denise recalls. “Silly things, really, like HP Sauce and Heinz beans, all the biscuits, ...
Things we can be thankful for
We feel a surge of regional chauvinism on Thanksgiving mornings when we shiver on the streets of Plymouth to bear witness to the Pilgrim Progress March. On a day dominated by football and gluttony, we’re thankful for the purity of this reenactment of the 1621 Thanksgiving service where the 51 surviving Pilgrims prayed for their dead and gave thanks for ...
Vermont spa beckons, but first, to the kitchen
ESSEX, Vt. - French bistro. That’s what we would be tackling, a dinner starting with an appetizer of chardonnay-steamed mussels, then moving to steak au poivre, potatoes in truffle oil, sauteed chanterelles, and cherry tomatoes tossed in garlic and olive oil with tiny pattypan squash. The finale would be a fresh berry tart on a bed of lemon curd with ...
An inland postcard from R.I. Route 102
Route 102 may not be the state’s longest road (it’s fourth), but it is one of the prettiest. Besides some of the most picturesque landscape, it has rural Americana dining at its hilly northern end, a sleepy seaside village at its southern terminus, and in between some of the quirkiest history Rhode Island has to offer.
A WHO’S WHO SAYS WHERE TO GO
Where will you take guests this holiday season and beyond? We asked some prominent New Englanders to share their favorite spots. Hopefully, their answers will inspire you.
20 ways to keep winter enthusiasts busy - and happy
You can’t do it all. Or can you? Your life checklist may include a heli-ski trip in Alaska, or a summer vacation to South America. But there’s plenty to keep skiers and snowboarders busy right in New England. Here are 20 things every local winter sports enthusiast should see or do.