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by Jessica Ellen Monk Tea drinkers don’t mind Shelter in Place so much. Why? Because tea takes time. Like all the best things in life, appreciating tea demands a day…

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Reimagining Cities – A free webinar featuring Ken Greenberg – Thursday, June 25, 2pm Eastern

June 24, 2020

Do you want to learn more about how urban planning strategies can address the novel challenges posed by COVID-19? Or how some of the world’s most liveable cities exist thanks…

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Books
Travel

Steve Jermanok Video Interview New England in a Nutshell

June 23, 2020

We sat down for an interview with Steve Jermanok about his new guide book New England in a Nutshell. With the forced downturn in travel and a public yearning…

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Articles

Child of Indianapolis: Rediscovering my hometown through Kurt Vonnegut and Cat’s Cradle

February 26, 2020

by Katherine Mclaughlin I’m from Indianapolis, but when I turned 18 I moved away. I wanted to attend college and study writing in the most vibrant, cultured place I could…

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Articles

Make Your Own Fantasy Island at Adventure Suites While Staying in the Haunted Castle

February 18, 2020

by Francis McGovern I remember when I was young and growing up in the seventies, we watched TV mostly with the family. Back then there was no on demand, what…

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Articles

Visiting the “Castle of Light” during the darkest month of the year: An adventure to the National Library of Latvia

February 4, 2020

You may splinter us, you may break us We’ll reach the horizon, where the sun rises! – from Broken Pines by Rainis by Jaclyn Tilks It is November in Riga…

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Relax, Energize and Inspire your Creative Side with a stay at San Miguel de Allende’s Casa Delphine

January 23, 2020

by Antoinette Weil Somewhere in between three and four hours north of Mexico City’s traffic-filled roads and people-filled squares, sits San Miguel de Allende. Colonial architecture in warm hues and…

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Articles

Outdoor Adventure in Vermont

October 1, 2019

by Francis McGovern One of the biggest challenges throughout the year is getting the kids off the TV and video games and out into the great Outdoors. It’s fine if…

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The Freedom of the 3-Day Effect on a Maine Windjammer Cruise on the Angelique

July 14, 2019

by Francis McGovern All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them. – Leonard Cohen, Suzanne Sometimes you need to get away and be free or try…

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Hotels

A Stay at The Algonquin Hotel

June 7, 2019

By Suzanne Kamata My daughter’s first question upon checking into the Algonquin Hotel near Times Square in New York City is “Do they have Wi-Fi here?” As for me, I…

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