Stories from Boston Globe Travel
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Fryeburg's attractions are Maine and more
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
FRYEBURG, Maine - The land spreads out before you, a quilt of mountains, farms, fields, town, forest, country roads, and waterways unfolding from the ledges of a small hill named Jockey Cap. A short in-town hike off US Route 302 leads to this place and a bronze plaque based on sketches made by Arctic… Full Story »
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Ponds and lakes aplenty in the Ocean State
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
Peck's Pond in Glocester (above) and Spring Lake (below) in Burrillville (below) are popular with families. Photos By Paul E. For thousands of summer tourists in Rhode Island, taking a cooling dip means hitting one of the state's ocean beaches. But consider the salt-free alternative: The state is home to more than 200 inland ponds and lakes of varying sizes, from the 13-acre Peck's Pond in Glocester to the popular 1,000-acre Watchaug Pond in Charlestown. Spring Lake, Burrillville This town-owned lake is cool and not only for its refreshing water… Full Story »
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Public gardens reflect private personalities
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
LENOX - "In the summer New York was the only place in which one could escape from New Yorkers,'' Edith Wharton once quipped. Wharton would have known: She was one of the wealthy New Yorkers who took to the hills and the shores of New England in summer, probably bumping into city friends at every stylish soiree. Like other well-heeled members of her generation at the turn of the 20th century, the author transplanted her lifestyle to her country retreat. In Lenox, overlooking Laurel Lake, she built an elaborate mansion and gardens, all cared for by a staff. She called… Full Story »
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Our children's import to Haiti was fun
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
A student hurdles a barricade left from a protest last week in Port-au-Prince against the government's relief efforts. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Perhaps it was the wide grin on Charles's face as he greeted us at Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Or the way Sister Claudette lovingly served my family bread and papaya juice in her damaged compound. Just as probably it was riding in the bed of a pickup truck, watching street life more colorful… Full Story »
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Mobile site will get you feeling like an Angelino
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
DowntownLA.com has launched a new mobile site that automatically detects your mobile device and provides easy-to-read information on everything from concerts, festivals, and sporting events to top restaurants and the latest hotel deals. With mobile.downtownla.com, find out what's up at… Full Story »
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Jazz, electro-pop - and Popaganda
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
North Sea Jazz Festival: It's not necessarily jazz, but why on earth would anyone complain at one of the most stunning spots in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. The two-day fest features performances from Natalie Cole, Simply Red, John Legend, George… Full Story »
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Play's the thing
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Persuading my father to give his golf swing a rest was the easy part. Mastering the basics of the "butt wiggle'' was another matter. The butt wiggle is a move designed to free kayakers stuck in briny, suction-cup-strength mud. As demonstrated by our guide, it looked like an awkward, butt-propelled bouncing from side to side. But for all its comic qualities, the wiggle worked with surprising efficiency, gently rocking stranded kayaks loose and saving our trip from a permanent stall at low tide. Wiggling and paddling past a landscape covered in green and gold spartina grass,… Full Story »
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Busy history, border identity flavor every Alsace aspect
Boston Globe Travel &bull Yesterday
Never mind that their digital cameras overflow with images of medieval villages packed with colorful, half-timbered houses, often draped in geraniums and roses. Still, I fret that they haven't experienced enough - perhaps a hike that follows an Alsatian fairy tale to Ferrette's Cave of Dwarfs, or another that weaves through German and French World War I bunkers near a rocky spur above Cernay. Yet they assure me they have hit the high points of Alsace, including tasting stops along the 110-mile Route de Vin, or Wine Road, and a peek into a few castle ruins, of which there are… Full Story »
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A toy collection that brings back memories
Boston Globe Travel &bull Jul 23, 2010
CHESHIRE, Conn. - With colorful cutouts of cartoon characters scattered across the lawn, it would be easy to mistake the Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum for a day-care center. Character (arts) - Cartoon Museum - Cartoon - Arts -… Full Story »
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Start your engines
Boston Globe Travel &bull Jul 23, 2010
LAKEVILLE, Conn. - On a sunny Thursday afternoon in June, a black Lincoln Town Car stopped in front of Paul Battaglino's house, and the insurance adjuster from Wellesley dutifully climbed into the backseat. Battaglino had no clue where the driver… Full Story »
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- Bahamasair
