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Share Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Polly Vaughan. Ever read a gripping book and decided, there and then, you have to go and see where it was set, or go on a pilgrimage to find out more? After a two-month journey through South America this winter, I needed a contrast: so I [...]
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Share Somewhere In Time is a weekly photo from around the world. Enjoy! Where should I start? This view of Boston is pretty nice – especially for a view from a hospital room. I think my dad got lucky when he transferred to this Cadillac of rooms at Mass General Hospital a couple days ago. [...]
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Share Spring is a great time to look for last minute vacations to the Caribbean, because many of the top island destinations are offering up superb deals to entice travelers. After my recent trip to St. Kitts, all I can think about now is getting back to a tropical island, especially after New England’s early [...]
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Share “Whichever way you feel most comfortable,” she said smiling. “You’ll be covered the whole time.” I left my boxers on and got comfortable. For the next 50 minutes, Paulette treated me to one of the most relaxing hours of my life. From the moment she applied the special massage oil and warm bamboo stalks, [...]
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Share Editors note: This is a guest post from Sophie McGovern. Now, I’m not saying I’m not familiar with luxury. I’m a girl who likes to dabble in all things posh, believe me. Last week, for example, I bought myself a packet of dark chocolate coated hobnobs and a bottle of Pinot, gave myself a [...]
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Share Standing in a darkened train compartment waving goodbye to Katarina Milenkovic, co-founder of WWOOF Serbia, at the Belgrade Station, I had the electric nervousness I often get when visiting a foreign place I know little about. As the old, reliable Soviet-era train rattled into the dark countryside, Beth and I sat silent, desperately grasping [...]
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Share Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Amy Baker. London life got a little bit too much for me last year and a couple of friends and I decided that what we needed was a few days away. What was the most important thing to us? Finding the cheapest destination possible! When looking [...]
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Share Beth and I love winter, especially a good New England snow storm. However, by the time mid-March rolls around and we get our first taste of the warm, sunny days ahead, we are more than happy to say goodbye to winter. So as an ode to spring and thanks to you guys, our readers, [...]
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Share There is nothing better than having paper & pen with you in a new place. When we travel, I always try to write my own personal reflections down about each country we visit in my trusty travel notebooks, which is lovingly supplied by my sister Bridgette at Earmark Social Paper Goods. Amsterdam was our [...]
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Share During our travels last fall, we had a chance to use Roomorama for the first time for some of our lodging. Prior to booking our short-term apartment rentals with them, Beth and I had only ever stayed in hotels, hostels and campgrounds; though, after getting a chance to live like a local in Istanbul, [...]
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Share Amsterdam was the very first stop on our European journey. I hate to say it but I just didn’t love Amsterdam the way I thought I would. I think it was a case of having high expectations – which is never a good thing. Amsterdam is iconic – everyone knows someone that has been [...]
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Share Somewhere In Time is a weekly travel photo from around the world. Enjoy! I LOVE YOU. Location: Plymouth, MA Camera: Ipod *Get the first glimpse of our new travel photos & posts! Subscribe by email and get new travel articles delivered straight to your inbox: Or add us to your favorite feed reader by [...]
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Share Be warned: for the next several day there we will be a huge run on green food dye in the United States. It happens every year around this time as the build up to St. Patrick’s Day grows until it finally explodes on March 17 into a seemingly uncontrollably mass of green–clothing, cupcakes, beer [...]
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Share I started juicing in January and I’m hooked. About one week in I started to notice some health benefits – I felt great, had a ton of energy, my skin cleared up and started to glow. Now I juice just about every day and if I don’t I start to feel blah and my [...]
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Share Perched on a steep hillside overlooking the Caribbean Sea, Brimstone Hill Fortress is one of those great places that can appeal to many sorts of travelers. For history buffs and families, a visit to Brimstone Hill should not be missed; however, photographers should also take note of this national park. Because of its strategic [...]
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Share Editors Note: This is the sixth review in an ongoing series that will highlight each property–hostel and hotel–we stayed at during The Hazy Shade of Autumn Tour as part of our partnership with the good folks at HostelBookers.com. The infamous La Rambla – steps from the apartment. It’s funny the things that make you [...]
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Share New York’s a flavorful city, and I’m just not talking about the hot dog stands and high end bistros of Manhattan. There’s something for everyone in the Big Apple and the spring season is one of the best times to get out and experience why NYC is one of the world’s best travel destinations. [...]
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Share Sitting outside of a noisy bar in the San Juan Airport that’s been blaring Jimmy Buffet for hours (ironically, it’s the only place I can pick up Wi-Fi on my phone), I have a perma-grin and glow that I surely didn’t have when I sat in this same chair a few days earlier while [...]
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