http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:58:14 -0500 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:09:51 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mount Snow goes the extra mile with their Oktoberfest http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/oktoberfest_in.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/oktoberfest_in.html Events Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:58:14 -0500 (Photos by Jesse Mosston) Columbus Day weekend is usually the peak of foliage season in New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley, and this year Mother Nature is doing her best to cooperate. Marti Mayne, spokeswoman for the Mount Washington Valley... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/new_hampshires.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/new_hampshires.html New Hampshire Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:20:20 -0500 Apple Pie Festival in Vermont http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/love_that_apple.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/love_that_apple.html Events Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:49:17 -0500 I recently interviewed American food icon Alice Waters for a story I’m working on – Alice is down on France – particularly on the way the farming industry is run – now preferring to go to Italy where they... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/in_france_doing.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/in_france_doing.html Europe Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:52:52 -0500 Art in the Park this Fall http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/art_in_the_autu.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/art_in_the_autu.html Events Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:11:19 -0500 The movie "The Lord of the Rings" was filmed in dozens of locations throughout New Zealand. Rivendell, that bucolic hideaway and home of the elves, was shot about 45 minutes north of Wellington in Kaitoke Regional Park, a 2,860... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/new_zealand_in.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/new_zealand_in.html Boston Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:49:18 -0500 Cranberry Harvest by land or air http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/cranberries_mus.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/cranberries_mus.html Events Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:44:06 -0500 Annual Apple Festival in Springfield Vermont http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/apples_and_craf.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/apples_and_craf.html Events Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:00:25 -0500 Let’s hear it for Wachusett Mountain for wisely predicting long before the first flakes fall that skiers and snowboarders might be tightening their purse strings this winter amid an uncertain economy. To help ease our pain, the Princeton ski... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/skiing_on_a_tig.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/skiing_on_a_tig.html Massachusetts Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:16:44 -0500 Kids can get in free at nearly 130 children's museums around the nation through Oct. 26 when they are with a paying adult. The deal comes courtesy of the Association of Children's Museums and Nick's Parents Connect. Here's the... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/kids_get_in_fre.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/kids_get_in_fre.html Boston Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:57:41 -0500 Milford Pumpkin Fest Better than Ever http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/its_the_great_p.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/its_the_great_p.html Events Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:04:21 -0500 I spoke too soon. Belle-Ile chef Pacôme Epron has brought me back in from the seawall with one dish. Though the man has mastered roasting turbot at La Desirade, it was his dish based around cockles (cockles!) that brought... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/in_france_thril.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/in_france_thril.html Europe Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:44:14 -0500 My pal Sam loves to talk about how much money he's saved by buying a Honda Civic hybrid. So I plan to turn my boy onto Cost2Drive, a new webapp that estimates the fuel cost of any given trip.... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/calculate_your.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/calculate_your.html Boston Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:47:48 -0500 Plimoth Plantation celebrates the harvest http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/plaiting_thresh.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/plaiting_thresh.html Events Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:39:12 -0500 St. Peter's Basilica is one of the most hallowed sites of Christianity, and the heart of Vatican City. Completed in 1626 after more than a century of mismanaged development, the site allegedly marks the spot where St. Peter was executed.... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/video_a_tour_of.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/video_a_tour_of.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:28:25 -0500 Nibble your way through Portland during Harvest on the Harbor, Oct. 23-25, which celebrates the farm-to-table movement. The event focuses on food and wine, with more than 100 experts featured in scheduled events including tastings, demonstrations, a marketplace, talks, book... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/foodie_alert.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/foodie_alert.html Maine Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:09:00 -0500 If you’re planning to go on a long plane ride but have a painfully short attention span, have I got a book for you. ‘‘747 Things to Do on a Plane’’ by Justin Cord Hayes gives you, yes, 747... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/traveling_tediu.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/traveling_tediu.html Boston Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:27:46 -0500 American said it will relocate 233 American Eagle pilot jobs from Boston to New York as part of the carrier's nationwide cost-cutting efforts in this year of record-high oil prices. The positions will disappear from Boston between Nov. 2 and... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/american_to_rel.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/american_to_rel.html Boston Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:17:58 -0500 Amid high fuel prices and a soft economy, American is moving to a la carte pricing starting next year. The AP is reporting that American, which was the first (but not the last) carrier to start charging for a... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/american_moving.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/american_moving.html Boston Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:20:27 -0500 Thanks to the folks at Worldhum.com for pointing out some maps at the online site of the Telegraph in London. The map above skews nations according to which are the largest tourist destinations. The map above shows the countries... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/depends_on_how.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/depends_on_how.html Geography Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:03:54 -0500 Maybe it’s all the clean air, but I’m getting into this ‘lunch on the seawall’ idea. Perhaps it’s because everyone in Le Palais, Belle-Ile’s biggest town, shrugs when I ask for a good place to eat (there are a... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/eating_out.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/eating_out.html Europe Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:25:20 -0500 Wine cruises may be a way to save as well as savor. ‘‘Given skyrocketing airline costs and the devaluation of the dollar to the euro, a wine cruise by far offers the wine lover the best value,’’ says Larry... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/wine_cruises_ca.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/wine_cruises_ca.html Cruise Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:48:18 -0500 Last year I wrote a Boston Globe piece about Beth Whitman's book "Wanderlust and Lipstick," a guide to women traveling solo. Whitman, who lives in Seattle, is well qualified to coach women on their journeys. For 15 years she... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/calling_all_ind.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/calling_all_ind.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:57:45 -0500 Vacations may be put on hold as Wall Street trembles and high gas prices keep consumers at home. But for those still looking to get away, "lean and green" may be the mantra. That's one conclusion of a survey... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/emerging_vacati.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/emerging_vacati.html Boston Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:15:10 -0500 Enterprise said Tuesday that it was taking its car-sharing program nationwide. The announcement follows similar moves in late summer by Hertz and U-Haul, which both expanded their programs. Enterprise's WeCar, however, differs from the others as well industry pioneer... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/enterprise_leap.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/enterprise_leap.html Boston Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:05:09 -0500 QUIBERON - A Provencal friend of mine who claims to be "allergic to butter" would perish in this town. Good thing she’s not here – more for me! Last night I had wonderful crèpes at La Duchesse Anne where... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/in_france_the_b.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/in_france_the_b.html Europe Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:44:10 -0500 North Adams 53rd Annual Parade this Sunday http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/mammoth_parade.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/mammoth_parade.html Events Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:01:32 -0500 Driving north from Wellington was a surprise: no major 4-lane Interstates exist in New Zealand. The major north-south routes are mostly two lane roads. Whadya know ... Here I pull over to the side of the road, take a... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/new_zealand_on.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/new_zealand_on.html Boston Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:21:49 -0500 Discounters reign. The folks at Forbes.com have put together a ranking of the nation's 10 major airlines, and Southwest rose to the top. Continental was No. 2, JetBlue No. 3, and AirTran 4. The top dogs were followed by... http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/americas_most_r.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/americas_most_r.html Boston Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:14:19 -0500 Vermont Art Festival offers fantastic cheese, beer and sausage too http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/vermont_cheese.html http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2008/10/vermont_cheese.html Events Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:57:28 -0500