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Some of our most popular and inspirational New England budget travel articles!

20 More Fun New England Fall Budget Travel Ideas for 2016

Published on August 22, 2016October 26, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz
Cider Donuts, Volante Farms in Needham MA

As a follow-up to our popular 50 New England Fall Travel Ideas for the Budget Minded in 2016 post (193,000 social media shares, to date, thank-you so much!), we’d like to share with you 20 more fun New England fall budget travel destination ideas for 2016… 1. Like pumpkins? Then carve...

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9 Amazing Apple Picking Farms in New England for the Fall Season

Published on August 22, 2016September 24, 2021 by Eric Hurwitz
Red Apple Farm is a great place for apple picking in north central Massachusetts.

Editor’s note: Always call ahead to your desired apple picking destination for the latest PYO status including restrictions due to COVID-19. The 2021 apple picking season is upon us in New England, and what better way to experience this fall treasure than to visit a local farm? Here are...

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8 Kancamagus Highway Travel Q&As for the Fall Foliage Season

Published on August 15, 2016November 15, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Fall colors make the Kancamagus Highway an incredible fall destination. Photo courtesy of Ellen Edersheim/White Mountains Attractions.

The Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire reigns as one of the best fall foliage destinations in New England, or the United States, for that matter. Located about 60 miles north of Concord, N.H., and with a commanding elevation at about 3,000 ft. above sea level, the 34.5-mile Kancamagus Highway...

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And the Most Popular New England Budget Travel Articles are…

Published on April 2, 2016May 22, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz
Blue Hill Overlook October Sunset at Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine. Credit: NPS / Kristi Rugg

Sometimes, there is no rhyme or reason to what makes a travel article so popular. Ask 10  marketing experts and you’ll probably get 100 different opinions! I recently looked over articles I wrote over the past year to find out which Thrifty New England Traveler posts collectively received the...

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Spectacular Scenery at Maine’s Acadia National Park Loop Road

Published on March 20, 2016August 5, 2020 by Eric Hurwitz
Acadia National Park, Maine. Credit: NPS / Kristi Rugg

Booking.com Seeing some of the most spectacular scenery on the eastern seaboard costs about the price of drive-in movie theater admission, thus making it the “must-see, feel-good New England travel destination” of the spring, summer and fall.” What a tremendous feature attraction! The U.S. National Park Service charges only...

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Step Back in Time at Historic Deerfield Village, Mass.

Published on March 20, 2016March 13, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Deerfield Inn, Deerfield MA

  Historic Deerfield Village, Mass., possesses historic authenticity, preservation and an overall appeal that most other New England historical towns cannot match. That’s quite an accomplishment, given the incredible history that resides in the six-state New England region. Incredibly, all the generations seem to love this village. Think about...

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6 Easy Day Trips from Boston to Quaint Country, General Stores

Published on March 15, 2016February 6, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Grafton MA Country Store

If you have just about had it with trendy, overpriced, sterile, pretentious, overcrowded retail and food stores in the Boston area, take a respite from this 21st century overload and travel to quieter New England regions that feature good old-fashioned, traditional country and general stores. Proving that there’s no...

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