Do you know when Moe from the Three Stooges walks into a room and proceeds to slap five people in the face with one swoop of the hand? I sometimes feel like that when on vacation. The $12 cheeseburger. $20 parking just to access a public beach. A t-shirt with logo for $26.95. Vacation town […]
Eric Hurwitz
I am the publisher and chief writer at VisitingNewEngland.com , a travel Web Site that helps people plan their New England vacations through travel essays, photos, tips, resources, reviews and an online New England hotel reservations center. I am also the publisher of VisitingCooperstown.com and Cooperstown for Kids, both dedicated to helping travelers plan their Cooperstown, NY vacation. Our blogs include The Weekly New England Travel and Vacation Gazette and Massachusetts Restaurant Review Sound Bites. I attended the Boston University School of Public Communications and graduated from Suffolk University with a B.A. in journalism and mass communications. When not working, I enjoy tennis, baseball, walking and watching Boston Red Sox baseball and Boston Celtics basketball!
Three Cheap Ways to Travel in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, has gone from a good, solid small city to become seemingly everyone’s travel darling in a short amount of time. Local elected and appointed officials and community have really come together in the past couple of decades to bring out the very best of this beautiful little city on the coast. What this […]
Cheap Eats at Red Barn Pizza, Eastham, Mass. (Cape Cod)
The Red Barn Pizza in North Eastham, Mass., near the Cape Cod National Seashore, satisfies as an inexpensive family dining spot specializing in pizza and pasta. It also serves as an alternative to those that have had their fill of, or can’t stand seafood. That would be a shame when visiting Cape Cod, but, hey, […]
Easy Vermont Hikes for the Family
If your family loves hiking but not the uphill struggles, VermontVacation has an excellent piece entitled Easy Hikes for Kids. These two miles or less hikes (walking one way) include Mt. Olga at Molly Stark State Park in Wilmington, Pleiad Lake in Ripton, Mt. Elmore at Elmore State Park in Elmore, Mt. Independence in Orwell, and […]
Escaping Boston Without Leaving the City
Boston, Mass., offers so many fabulous modern and historical attractions within in its diverse, lively neighborhoods, but sometimes you have to take a break from the hustle and bustle and relax in one of the city’s beautiful wide open spaces… The 50-acre Boston Common and Public Garden is an absolutely beautiful oasis in the heart […]
Texas Roadhouse: A Restaurant Chain Steak House with Giddyap
I was beyond impressed by a recent overall dining experience at the Texas Roadhouse in Walpole, Mass. We usually don’t cover chain restaurants here — preferring to focus on deserving, hard-working, quality locally-owned New England businesses — but the Texas Roadhouse forced us to change our way of thinking. The Texas Roadhouse is a national restaurant […]
Five Cape Cod Vacation Money Saving Tips
If you don’t want your finances drifting out to sea when visiting Cape Cod, we have five money saving vacation tips: 1. Check out Boston.com’s 25 free things to do on Cape Cod. It’s really an excellent resource for cheap Cape Cod vacation ideas, covering a wide variety of attractions including beaches, glassblowing, bike riding […]