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There’s something about hot chocolate and winter that go together. You think of roaring fireplaces, dimly-lit rooms with Christmas decorations, and coming in from the frozen New England tundra for something warming. To validate this winter-was-made-for-hot-chocolate theory, just think of drinking hot chocolate during the summer. It just doesn’t...
In 2011, we learned even more that you don’t have to pay a lot to dine out. Truth be told, we don’t dine out much at all so when we do, it’s paramount that the overall dining experience is excellent. In other words, we want to make the most...
While walking down historic Center St. in coastal Fairhaven, Mass., the sight of the Millicent Library immediately melted my heart. As a big fan of grand, big old libraries, I enthusiastically filed the Millicent under “Great libraries of New England.” This spectacular, brownish-orange stone Victorian architectural gem also features...
What are some of your favorite “cheap eats” places in the Boston, Mass., suburbs? We’d love to hear from you! For us, we would include Budabing’s in Millis, Mass., and the Red Wing Diner in Walpole, Mass., for comfort foods; New England Soup Factory in Newton, Mass., for homemade soups;...
Deal of the day travel escapes and hotel price comparison sites have done the general public a great service by allowing people to book lodging deals way below normal prices.We strongly believe in these vacation savings concepts, but would also like to point out another way to save big...
A few weeks ago, I was reminded of how good a diner could be while eating at Don’s Diner in Plainville, Mass. That might sound odd, but lately we’ve dined at diner-like places clearly missing out on the critical tenets of what makes this dining genre so special. Those...
We have researched hundreds of travel-related web sites through the years, in hopes of finding the best money-saving deals to affiliate with for the benefit of our readership. However, with some of these sites we have immediately taken a “vacation break” from due to a lack of consistently good...