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Dine at a Food Truck for Your Maine Course Meal

Dine at a Food Truck for Your Maine Course Meal

Food trucks are a “wheel” good idea. The concept of grabbing some food on the run is a terrific one and many New England cities and towns are now welcoming mobile cuisine vendors...
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How to Have an Awful Time in Rhode Island

How to Have an Awful Time in Rhode Island

Recently, I noticed a sign at the Newport Creamery restaurant and ice cream shop in Greenville, R.I., that obviously caught our attention: Awful Awful Shoppe. I decided to give Newport Creamery Headquarters a call...
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Create Your Own Boston, New England Discount Attractions Pass

Create Your Own Boston, New England Discount Attractions Pass

When visiting Boston, do you sometimes wonder how you’re going to afford all those wonderful city travel attractions when it’s a struggle just to pay for just one? Go to one museum and it...
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Hey Eric, Tell Me Something About New England Travel I Don’t Know!

Hey Eric, Tell Me Something About New England Travel I Don’t Know!

My local banker once told me, “If I read one more article about Plymouth Rock, I think I’m going to throw up!” Not that there’s anything wrong with historic Plymouth Rock...
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Maine Lobster Festival, July 31-Aug. 4, in Rockland, Maine

Maine Lobster Festival, July 31-Aug. 4, in Rockland, Maine

If you’re dreaming of an event that is all about lobster, the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine, will work in a pinch! The 2013 event will take place July 31-Aug. 4 in the beautiful...
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Enjoying the Great Outdoors in New England

Enjoying the Great Outdoors in New England

Summer has been slowly evolving in New England, and that means some wonderful opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. In no particular order, I came up...
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PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Conn., Offers Sweet Self-Guided Tour

PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Conn., Offers Sweet Self-Guided Tour

As you know, we love to dispense interesting cheap New England travel and vacation tips at The Thrifty New England Traveler and today we do that, literally and figuratively, with a mention of...
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Six Inexpensive Ways to Enjoy a Rainy New England Day

Six Inexpensive Ways to Enjoy a Rainy New England Day

Rain happens, why fight it by staying in your house and complaining about the weather  – and what could have been if it was a nice day? Fortunately, your New England travel and...
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Fun Free Fridays at Massachusetts Cultural Attractions Begins June 28

Fun Free Fridays at Massachusetts Cultural Attractions Begins June 28

One of the most generous cultural attractions programs I have ever seen is the The Highland Street Foundation’s Fun Free Fridays program. This amazing incentive offers free public admission to 60 major cultural...
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The Five Best Cape Cod Beaches

The Five Best Cape Cod Beaches

Cape Cod offers some of the best public ocean beaches in New England, with the following earning a spot in our personal Cape Cod Beaches Hall of Fame (in addition to being great cheap travel destinations as...
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