Category: Travel Stories
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Muhammad Ali stands with his gloves at the ready while Tom Brady smirks from nearby. He’s parked between baseball legend Ted Williams and a snow leopard on the prowl. Not far away, a young Frank Sinatra smiles from beneath a fedora as an impish raccoon peeks out beside him. All these famous faces and figures…
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It’s quarter past 9 and a voice cuts through the darkness, issuing an ominous warning. With a glowing pumpkin to light the way, he’s lurking to find his perfect prey. He’s the bringer of Halloween fear. Beware, the Headless Horseman is here! A hush falls over the throngs of expectant people lining the streets of…
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For many travelers, hotels are nothing more than a generic place to sleep and store their luggage while they spend their days exploring exotic locales. In some cases, however, the accommodations steal the show. From doing jail time to sleeping in a treehouse, these unique hotels and inns from New York to New Hampshire prove…
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The potato chip. Delightfully crunchy, salty and, as the story goes, originated in Saratoga Springs. While most people probably don’t associate upstate New York with the world’s most perfect snack, legend has it that back in 1853, an unhappy patron sent his potatoes back to the kitchen at a local restaurant, not once, but twice,…
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Portsmouth, N.H., is the kind of place that if you’ve already been, you likely want to go back. And if you haven’t, then you need to go. With roots predating the Revolutionary War by more than a hundred years, the seacoast city, an hour’s ride north of Boston, is a heady mix of culture, charm…
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On a frosty December day in 1774, Paul Revere raced north from Boston to warn colonists that the British were coming. If you think you’ve already heard this story, think again. Most people are unaware that four months prior to the infamous midnight ride of 1775, Revere first rode to Portsmouth carrying a message that…
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It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I’m on my hands and knees, crawling across a sea of clothes to reach a Harvard sweatshirt tangled between a striped sweater and pink fleece jacket. After separating it from the pile, I know I’ve scored and stuff it into my bag. A few feet away I…
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After the Revolutionary War, the newly independent states needed a capital city and just about everyone had an opinion on which state deserved the honor. Among the hotly-debated competitors were New York and Virginia. And while Philadelphia served temporarily as the capital for nearly a decade, it was a stretch of land along the Potomac…
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There’s something about Sarasota, along with its island neighbors Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island that make you feel as though you’ve come home even if you’ve never been there before. Abundant sunshine and miles of pristine white sand attract summer-starved travelers from the north, especially during the winter and spring months, when they come…
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From “Sleepless in Seattle” to “An Affair to Remember,” many of the best romantic films have taken place in New York City. And why not? With its mesmerizing skyline and alluring attractions, it’s where everyone’s vagabond shoes long to stray. Though many people head directly to the top of the Empire State Building in hopes…
Sarah Lemire 