The Thrifty New England Traveler is a VisitingNewEngland.com blog to help you travel more and spend less in New England, including attractions, events, dining and lodging.
Jerusalem Way, located in the attractive South Shore town of Cohasset, Mass., reigns as one of the most scenic New England coastal areas in New England. Perfect for a short car drive or bike ride, this two-mile stretch of road features absolutely amazing Atlantic Ocean views and some of...
If you feel stuck in a rut and need to get out of your cocoon, head on over to the Butterfly Garden at Adams Farm off North St. in Walpole, Mass. Free and open to the public, the Butterfly Garden features beautiful plantings, developed walkways and, on our last...
Don’t look now, but much of our precious land in Massachusetts is being taken up for commercial, industrial and residential development. While the need for smart, responsible development is needed to help a struggling economy, we also feel that preserving local public open spaces for the public to enjoy...
This gem of a travel attraction just came in from Nancy Blake Webb, one of our Facebook New England Vacations fans: Highly recommend: the New England Summer Collegiate Baseball League. (http://necbl.com/view/necbl) They play mostly in June and July (playoffs early August). My family and I go see the Newport...
With the New England fall season not too far away, apple festivals will be happening all over the six-state region. These events are always fun, have a community feel, will get you in the fall spirit and generally won’t break the bank. We recently received from our neighbors at...
Adam Stark, of Debra’s Natural Gourmet health food store in West Concord, Mass., wrote a terrific article, entitled, “Healthy Bites In Cambridge For Less Than $10.” Stark, a walking encyclopedia of natural health knowledge, includes in his article places to eat organic hamburgers, tofu stir-fry over brown rice, a...
Are you looking for a place to safely ride bikes in the Boston, Mass., area? If so, our Thrifty New England Traveler “spokesperson” (sorry for the bad bike pun) says that the free, 11-mile Minuteman Bikeway offers a great stretch of mostly tree-lined “greenway,” for bikers as well as...