Every week, we’ll be featuring affordable restaurants in New England that consistently offer great value for the money. Not all restaurants that have good value will make it to our list, however. That given restaurant...
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Tags: affordable dining, affordable restaurants, budget dining New England, cheap eats New England, New England
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How to get the “blues” in Natick, Mass.: believe it or not, you can see an amazing, free Bourbon St., Mardi Gras show in a shopping mall-like corridor at Jordan’s Furniture. With lights flashing,...
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VermontVacation reports that Stowe Community Church’s annual Christmas Fair will take place, Saturday, Dec. 3 Stowe from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Stowe Community Church, 137 Main St., in Stowe, Vt. The...
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Tags: Stowe Christmas, Vermont Christmas events, Vermont holiday events, Weston Vt.
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One of our favorite Christmas destinations in New England is visiting Adams Farm in Cumberland, R.I., to buy a Christmas tree, have a cup of cider or hot chocolate, say “hi”...
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One of our Facebook Fan Page fans just tipped us on a great sounding Christmas holiday event on Cape Cod. Thanks Richard! Here is the info… Santa and his...
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Tags: Cape Cod Santa, Christmas breakfast, holiday breakfast, kids Christmas Cape Cod, Sandwich Cape Cod, Santa pancake breakfast
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With the New England ski season in full swing, some are asking the question “How am I going to be able to afford a skiing trip in a bad economy?” Before your skiing ambitions...
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Tags: affordable skiing, discount ski lift tickets, Maine skiing, New England skiing, New Hampshire skiing, ski savings, skiing discount, Vermont skiing
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The new Kindle Fire, like its predecessors, will mean many different things to many different people. Sticking with our theme here at the Thrifty New England Traveler, we’d like to consider it an indispensable, affordable travel...
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If you are looking to participate in a healthy, fun activity without breaking the bank, we highly recommend checking out the “Learn to Skate” program at the Norfolk Arena in Norfolk, Mass. We...
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Tags: affordable figure skating, affordable ice skating, figure skating instruction, Norfolk Arena
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We just came across some excellent “Best Value” deals through Ace Ticket of Boston. At this writing, we spotted some tickets starting at $32! Just scroll down the Bruins page and you’ll find several of these “Best...
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Tags: Boston Bruins Tickets, Bruins hockey tickets, discount Bruins tickets, hockey
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Not too long ago, VisitMaine tipped us on the legendary Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport, Maine, and now shares with us two more very worthwhile Christmas holiday events… With snow-capped Mt. Katahdin as the...
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Tags: Boothbay Harbor, Christmas Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Maine Christmas, Millinocket, Santa Claus Maine, tree lighting
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The Thrifty New England Traveler – Cheap Travel Ideas
