Massachusetts offers famous vacation destinations like Boston and Cape Cod. Here, we focus on the best cheap travel destinations in the Bay State including museums, beaches and places to eat and walk.
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...
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...
Sometimes the best New England travel attractions come in small packages. Such is the case with the Children’s Museum in Easton, located in historic North Easton, Mass. Located in a modestly-sized former fire station, the Children’s Museum in Easton was formed in 1986 by Easton mothers in search of...
HiddenBoston.com, a Web Site that focuses on Boston, Mass., area restaurants “just waiting to be found,” has a section on “cheap eats” dining options. It’s a great resource for those living in the area, or for travelers looking for a good meal out at a low price. Whether it’s...
The heat this summer has been virtually unbearable in many parts of New England, so what to do beside the two obvious choices of going to the beach or spending time in an air-conditioned mall? Well, an underrated local activity is skating! Think of it: indoor skating rinks...
Sometimes when it’s just you and nature, the chance to reflect grows like a healthy garden. I thought about New England places that I have enjoyed walking for little or no cost and how I would like to get back to those destinations. Colt State Park (free), off Route...