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Boston
Travel Blogs from Boston, United States
Falling over happy
The drive to LAX was easy (at 4:00am it should be), parking at the Marriott was really great (valet, and the bus to the airport was waiting for us), flight left 3 minutes early, and flight was fast (80 mph tailwind). Virgin America is interesting, blue ...
Air rants and rollerblades
... says just how many miles I racked up on my previous flight. I'm obsessed. I have skymileage with Delta, America West, United... I've got them all. I figure why miss any opportunities for upping my mileage within any airline. I may need a support ...
Leaving in 2 days
OK, we're leaving in 2 days, on Wednesday. This is our first entry. We are excited, nervous, and not quite packed. Many, many things to do tomorrow, on our last day in the US. OK, so it's only 16 days, but it's India after all, and we are trying to get ...
Boston for Ann-Marie Flaherty's wedding
... USA http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1217752.stm It was with great pleasure, and excitement, that I travelled to Boston, after my short and superb stay in Marrakech. I was looking forward to meeting up with family and friends at ...
Pass me a 'City Pass' please while I'm passing...
... (from New York), and I have spent some time learning the finer points of the city, and some of the 'Boston favourites'. A useful ticket for those wanting to visit some of the (alleged) main attractions is the City Pass - a ...
couchsurfinUSA....the new blog
To follow our new blog go to www.couchsurfinUSA.com and click on 'blog' then enter your email on the right hand side to subscribe. or visit http://www.couchsurfinusa.com/blog.html Goodbye Africa, Hello America PS if anyone has any contacts we can crash ...
On the road again ...
... a dreadful accident, but fortunately the guy next to Philip hit the emergency stop button and stopped the escalator. We went walking round Boston when we’d checked in, and loved what we saw – very wide tree-lined streets, beautiful blue water, ...
A long day's drive
... at the airport and we can go from there into the city. Tonight the shuttle bus took us into the nearby suburb of East Boston to a nice Italian restaurant, Carmen's Kitchen. we had a great meal there and returned to the hotel for an early night. I will ...
Beautiful Boston
... on everyone's nerves pretty quick - Bill always trys to strangle me when I say it!). We also managed to try some Boston cheesecake, saltwater taffy and had icecream sundaes - yum. Lynette spoiled us with Heinz beans on toast the first day - ...
Packing
I think we're gonna need a bigger boat. Well, at least a bigger suitcase. Have to pack the raincoat, the light coat, and the fleece for the cool nights. Walking shoes, water shoes, flip flops and slippers. Long sleeves for the ...
En route
... people make bad coffee? I just don't get it. I guess I've probably served plenty of bad coffee in my life though. Overall Boston seems like a nice city. Really easy to navigate and you can drink the water straight from the tap and it doesn't taste bad! ...
early morning bus to busy boston
... decker bus this time and it was fun, you could see much more :D 4 bumpy and annoying hours later we made it to boston. After this trip I have a much greater appreciation of Canberra and the fact that they spend all their money on fixing roads. Even though ...
Visiting my great friend Nancy
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just playing
I am just checking to see how this all works... plus I will use any excuse to show how cute my nephews are! This is part of my trip to Boston we took Wesley and Benjamin candlepin bowling (proof that such thing does exist) and then at the ...
Bussing it to Boston
Had to get up a little early to catch our bus to Boston. Glad we didn't fly (a) because United would most likely have caused us to miss our flight and (b) we would have missed seeing the stunning landscape which stretches between New York and Boston. It ...
Boston uncovered...a bit more
... good (and knowledgeable) companions and my own exploits in the last two weeks or so, I have gained considerable more insight into Boston now, and probably know more about Boston than I do about my home town, funnily enough! I will skip the history stuff, ...
Baaaahstahn
... in the UK - there are slick newish motorcoaches with free wi-fi. It is quite the way to travel. I like it much. I got into Boston in the evening and got rather lost getting to the hostel. The area was a nit of an odd mix of studenty (Berklee School ...
Lunch, visit to Harvard Uni and Red Sox game
... the road.. "The Lansdowne" We stayed there till approx 1:00, and took a taxi home.. Time to hit th sack Patrick Facts: Route: Boston South Station -- Gate 9 to New York 34th and 8th by Tick Tock (Phil. or Bos.) Date: 9/21/2010 Departs: 10:30 AM Arrives: ...
An Unconventional Field Trip
... and I decided to do a shopping trip looking for some home décor. We made our way down to the shopping district of Boston. It's a bit too commercial and busy for my liking, but it’s very useful for buying necessities, clothes, and ...
Cape Cod
... We had stopped at the Highland Hill Lighthouse for a quick look, so it was late in the day that we started back towards Boston. We couldn't leave the island without a visit to Hyannis. This place had been made famous through the Kennedys who spent summer ...
Red Sox
... my agenda. But we made it into town a couple of times to enjoy the shopping in Quincy Market and the pubs that are literally everywhere. Boston had a really nice feel to it and maybe if i can make it back to camp next year i can find the time to give it ...
Leavin' on a jet plane
The fun begins. Well, after the torturous, long flight it will. At least my first flight isn't until 11:35am. Angela had to fly out of Nashville at 6am, and has a 6 hour layover in Minneapolis, where we'll meet up and continue on to ...
The Boston coffee break
... a mere afternoon but this allowed us to walk through history and learn how the Americans 'defeated the British' and the United States was born. This relaxing break to New England has indadvertedly turned into quite the education and visited various sites ...
Why are we going?
American Jewry has a constant commitment to help our Jewish brethren in foreign lands. With less than 10,000 Jews living in a country of 1 billion, Indian Jewry is an ancient outpost of world Jewry that needs our support to continue to thrive. ...
Back to Boston
... our Mom, as she had her birthday.. After the phone call around 12:45 we hit the road.. and drove approx 300 miles (482 km) to Boston to arrive around 18:00.. A just over 5h drive.. When we where back we had a chat with Karin and ordered some pizza.. and ...
Boston - unser Gateway in die USA
... ins Wasser geworfen wurde. Den ganzen Vorfall nennt man Tea Party. Wir haben unseren Tag hier in Boston damit verbracht ein wenig herumzulaufen und auch eine Stadtrundfahrt zu machen. Am Hafen ist alles schön touristisch gestaltet, dort haben ...
six days in Boston.....
Visited the annual meeting of trademark lawyers, but also had the chance to see a lot of Boston..... Weather was perfect, blue sky and temperatures between 25 and 31 celsius. Stayed in the best Hotel of the city, the "Lenox" - perfect. For a good lunch or ...
Original 'Cheers' & 'Celtics' in Historic Boston!
... journey to Boston was not one of my favourites, consisting of a freezing 8-hour bus trip and 3 subways. We finally reached Boston (Massachusetts) late on Wednesday evening, and have spent a fun-filled 3-nights/2-days enjoying the city. Boston was ...
Humble Beginnings
I've gotten a few boxes on my tourist’s guide to Boston checked off now! On Monday, I was treated to a free performance by the North End’s popular Improv Asylum. Yesterday I went to the Public Gardens with Mom. It was a gorgeous ...