Maine offers many memorable coastal and inland travel destinations. From Portland to Acadia National Park, this information focuses on special budget travel destinations in this scenic, beautiful state.
Summer in York Beach, Maine seems to truly arrive when The Goldenrod reopens for the season, making and selling all that wonderful salt water taffy. Granted that reopening returns in May but our innate New England senses tell us otherwise that summer and The Goldenrod go together hand-in-hand. This...
Something as simple as the rush of a mighty wave can be so mesmerizing and hypnotic. The ocean seems to draw us to these scenes like a magnet. Long Sands Beach appeals to people in many ways. It could be the long stretch of sand, the rocky coast or...
I recently featured a York Beach sunset scene post at the York Beach + New England Cheap Travel Blog but, for today will focus on the opposite end of the day with sunrise at Long Sands Beach. Yes, many of us like to spend our vacations waking up late...
If looking for a Maine gift idea that you won’t find anywhere else, may I suggest this York Beach, Maine Throw Pillow? I took this photo in October 2020 of rocks, beach and ocean at Long Sands Beach and thought it would translate well to a throw pillow. So,...
Hartley Mason Park resides just outside York Beach but we just couldn’t resist including this gem of a seaside park in our series 45 Days at York Beach, Maine Leading to Memorial Day Weekend 2021. Located right across from the famous York Harbor Inn, this four-acre Seaside Park affords...
When in Maine eat like the locals do, especially when it comes to Maine lobster. We recently enjoyed twin lobster at a very reasonable price at the Lobster Cove located directly across from Long Sands Beach. The Maine lobster here yielded plenty of tender meat, enhanced, of course, by...
On this York Beach, Maine post, we feature a most relaxing scene of chairs overlooking the ocean at Short Sands Beach. This almost Norman-Rockwell-Meets-The-Coast-like scene creates a relaxing vacation-like moment that gives the visitor the beach, the ocean, the rocky coast and a feeling of peace, quiet and reflection....