Most people get Portland, Maine, wrong before they ever arrive. They pencil it in as a food stop on a New England tour. Two dinners, a lobster roll on a pier, then north to Acadia National Park by Sunday lunch.…
Acadia National Park is a reward for masters of slow travel. It punishes the traveler who tries to do everything. That’s this whole post, really. But it’s worth a few thousand more words. The difference between a calm first trip…
Tell someone from Boston you walked the Freedom Trail and ate at Quincy Market, but skipped Harvard Square and never saw the swan boats. Then, watch what happens. I dare you. They’ll look at you like you insulted their mother.…
Providence is the city most people pass on their way to somewhere else. They drive through on their way to Newport or Cape Cod. Like this writer, for years and years. But the best things to do in Providence, RI…
Most people treat the drive from New York to Maine like a punishment. Head north on I-95, white-knuckle through Providence, count the miles until Bar Harbor. That’s one way to do it. The other way is to stop in the…
The Metro-North pulls in, the doors open, and the first thing you notice is the quiet. No traffic, no parking garage, no one honking. You have a few hours ahead of you and nothing to manage except where you want…
Here’s a theory I’ve had for a while: the best thing about New York City is how easy it is to leave. Not forever, of course (that would be insane). But for a weekend. Or even just a long Saturday.…
Most people treat the Boston to New York drive like a chore to get through. Four hours of I-95, one coffee stop at a Connecticut service plaza, maybe a minor incident near New Haven. Done. And that’s one way to…
Coastal New England looks perfect in your mind’s eye. It does in mine, at least. Especially mid-winter. Seafoam houses. Little harbors full of boats. A beach bag tossed in the backseat as you go from town to town. In your…
The first time I got Newport, Rhode Island, was a clear early evening in June. Gas lamps flickered on. The harbor quieted down. And I finally understood why people built palaces on this stretch of coast instead of staying in…
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