North America
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Twelve: Farewell, Maine
I wasn’t going to post anything today since we’re departing and will be in the air most of the day, but there were two things that we ended up doing this morning that…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Eleven: A Day on Maine’s Highway 1
For the final leg of our journey, we drove south along the Maine coastline from Bar Harbor to Portland. We began the day with the grab-and-go breakfast provided by Bar Harbor Motel. Our…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Ten: Adventures in Acadia National Park
What should one do at 5:30 in the morning on a clear day when staying only a mile from the Maine Coast? Get up and go watch the sunrise, of course! Claire and…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Nine: We’re in Lobster Land Now!
Fresh fall air wafted through our open motel window this morning and the sun rose above the low-lying clouds on the mountainside. What an invigorating new morning! After packing our bags, we made…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Eight: East to New Hampshire
The bookshop beneath our apartment beckoned us this morning before we headed out from Waterbury. Our visit was short and sweet, and Waterbury was a perfect location for a little bit of sight-seeing…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Seven: Chillin’ in Vermont
As we finished out our first week of the trip, we decided it was time for a chill morning. Our classy little Airbnb apartment in Waterbury was the perfect place to catch up…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Six: Fort Ticonderoga
[Julian created a meme to convey the unpleasant customer service experience we encountered with Aerie Inn…] An early departure on another overcast morning was made more palatable with fresh donuts and hot drinks…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Five: History at Hildene
Being tucked in a quiet spot in the Vermont mountains inspired me to get up early to enjoy some quiet time and watch the sunrise. I slipped out of our room with a…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Four: From the Bay State to the Green Mountain State
We said farewell to our wonderful hotel and boarded the bus for our final ride through Boston to the Budget car rental office where we would be picking up our car for the…
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day Three: Books, Bricks, and Boston Cream Pie
Another glorious day awaited us when we awoke. We made a short trek to the bus stop for bus 111 to begin our route to the Boston Public Library. Built in 1848, the…
