My local banker once told me, “If I read one more article about Plymouth Rock, I think I’m going to throw up!” Not that there’s anything wrong with historic Plymouth Rock — the spot where the Pilgrims first landed in America — but you get the picture. Some New...
Day Trips
Day trips can be an affordable way to travel and New England has many budget travel attractions that are either free to visit or cost very little.
Six Inexpensive Ways to Enjoy a Rainy New England Day
Rain happens, why fight it by staying in your house and complaining about the weather — and what could have been if it was a nice day? Fortunately, your New England travel and vacation plans do not have to be all wet during an inclement weather day. Here are...
The Five Best Cape Cod Beaches
Cape Cod offers some of the best public ocean beaches in New England, with the following earning a spot in our personal Cape Cod Beaches Hall of Fame (in addition to being great cheap travel destinations as you just have to pay for parking): Coast Guard Beach, Eastham...
Short Sands Beach, York Beach, Maine: A Perfect Summer Companion
Booking.com New England has so many great beaches, but my favorite is Short Sands Beach in York Beach, Maine. Framed by rocky coast, magnificent old oceanfront homes, arcades, and a lively, small downtown, Short Sands Beach best captures the essence of summer in New England for us with its...
Slater Mill, Pawtucket R.I., is Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Travel Attraction
Whoever says that Pittsburgh, Penn., is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution is blowing a lot of smoke. Surprisingly, Pawtucket, R.I., holds the distinction of shifting the paradigm from an agricultural to a manufacturing world when, in 1793, the Slater Mill debuted the first water-powered cotton textile mill...
Cheap Travel Fun at Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro, Mass.
While visiting the affordable Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro, Mass., I could have sworn that one of the birds said “Cheap, cheap!” Whether it was just bird talk or just a PR-crazy vertebrate animal, nothing said about this pleasant, little zoo near the Rhode Island border could have been more accurate....
Richardson’s, Middleton, Mass., Goes Beyond “Ice Cream Stand”
Richardson’s Ice Cream stand in Middleton, Mass., has “scooped” much of its competition by keeping it’s prices low on ice cream, while also offering two miniature golf courses, a driving range and batting cages. Additionally, you can can tour the farm, see how milk is bottled (we recommend buying...