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The economy is still in rough shape and you’re trying to figure out how to budget for a vacation. Instead of frantically crunching numbers that have no correlation to how you’ve vacationed in the past, we recommend tweaking those plans a little so you can breathe a little easier...
No need to “shell” out a lot of money when ordering lobster at Markey’s Lobster Pool in Seabrook, N.H. We’ve had delicious twin lobsters for as low as $15.95! Served with melted butter, the lobsters were full of tender meat. The lobster roll is equally good and a great...
Many of us have visited ice cream places that say they serve homemade ice cream but if there’s any truth in advertising, these businesses might as well state they also serve homemade air. Let me explain. Some so-called homemade ice cream contains, by volume, almost 50 percent air! So,...
If you have a sweet tooth, be sure to check out Chutters in Littleton, N.H. The Guinness World Records reports Chutters has the longest candy counter in the world at 111 ft., 11 inches! Here’s a “sample”: The variety of sours and gummies, jellybeans, candy bars and bits, chocolates...
With three fairly large dogs, I live in a world of perpetual hair, drool and the accompanying sand and debris that 12 paws inevitably drag in. And while I’d love to send them off to the professional groomer on a regular basis, they’re not as enamored with spa treatments...
You may be wondering why someone is thinking about fall foliage and it’s barely spring. I’m Jeff “Foliage” Folger and I’m passionate about the fall foliage season in New England. On my site, www.Jeff-Foliage.com, I’m always looking ahead to the coming autumn and the colors that it will bring....
Let’s face it, we have enough clam shacks and seafood eateries on Cape Cod. So when I heard a new Mexican restaurant opened in Orleans, Mass., I made a beeline down Route 6A to Guapo’s Tortilla Shack. Don’t let the name fool you – unlike the original, more casual...