St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick was our half way point between Halifax and Boston. We stopped here on our way home because it seemed like an ideal spot to catch a whale watch in the Bay of Fundy. In our short time here, St. Andrew’s proved to be much more than a half way point or […]
Monday, October 10th, 2011
a summary of girls weekend trips
A main road in my hometown has a special section that is on a hill. When in a car at speeds around 50 MPH, if you look up at the right time, you can see the Boston skyline in the distance – a whole 15 miles away. Yesterday, even though we expected rain, Mike and […]
Ten years ago Boston Harbor was filled with beautiful ships from across the world as part of the international Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge race, and this year the tradition continued with Sail Boston. On the way back from Narragansett, Mike and I made a quick stop downtown, met my parents and awed at the beautiful, […]
[From mappery] Despite the wind, last weekend had the perfect weather to not use a car. In one day, I ran all of my errands on foot- grabbed a coffee from the bakery down the street (.2 miles), got a hair cut (1.2 miles), took a leisurely walk to Harvard Square (2.4 miles) and then […]
For our first night in Montreal, my friends and I had planned to check out a tapas restaurant that Lisa researched. It is called confusion, which was fitting. Expecting an awkward exchange with the host, ashamed that I had not taken the time to at least learn the basics of French, it actually wasn’t the […]
Last Friday afternoon Lisa, Bryce and I left for Montreal from Boston, while our friend Caitlin boarded a plane in New York to meet us that night. Our timing was perfect and we were able to swing by the airport to pick her up on the way to the hotel. We settled in and set […]
[From mapsoftheworld.com] Back when I mentioned I was taking some time off and perhaps a few long weekends away, Montreal was not yet finalized, but now it is! My friends and I will be driving up from Boston, with one friend flying up from New York, in a couple of weekends. Now, we just need […]
