http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Massachusetts en-us Wed, 02 Dec 09 06:26:13 +0000 Wed, 02 Dec 09 06:26:13 +0000 If you have a long Thanksgiving weekend and arenrsquot committed to spending 6 hours in the kitchen cooking 4 hours in the kitchen cleaning and 37 hours eating leftovers watching football and sleeping on the couch you could enjoy a short driving tour around Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut to visit several historical sites related to Thanksgiving a uniquely American holiday. For http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/blog-455715.html Today was the last day of our New England trip. We left Boothbay Harbor early to ensure we would be able to fit in a stop in Salem to visit some of the witch related attractions. There definitely was not enough time spent here in Maine to fully appreciate it all. In all we were probably only in the state less than 24 hours Before leaving we stopped by the harbor to take a few photos but the bon http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Salem/blog-453023.html October marks the Cranberry Harvest season in Massachusetts the world's second largest producer of Cranberries Cranberries are harvested in a rather unique way. A cranberry field is flooded with water leading to the creation of a cranberry bog The cranberries then float up on top of the water surface and can be collected. Thus it is a rather interesting sight to watch. The largest cranberry p http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Sandwich/blog-450336.html Yesterday was one of those days that began early and ended late and not due to horrible costume malfunctions or a blurred evening full of 'black outs' and booze. Indeed there was a beer or two present throughout the adventures of my Bostonian Halloween but the walking and organist jam session overshadowed any underlying desire to be drunk along the streets of Beacon Hill.My introduction began a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-449955.html I have officially been awake for over 5 hours. It's 907 am EST and I'm on the second leg of my journey northward to city of the Sox aka Boston for those not familiar with MLB lingo. It's been such a long day so far though surprisingly the experience of combating airport security finding the right gate checking luggage and transferring to my final flight has gone through without a hitch http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-449455.html I'm sorry that some of you haven't been receiving my blogs I don't know why but I remember when Ollie went round the world with his friends the same thing happened to me when I was on the receiving end.Today Marsha drove me to Portland Maine to meet up with my 3rd cousin Heather. We had never met before. It was great we had lunch on a restaurant boat in the harbour lobster of courseTomor http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Lexington/blog-448802.html Hi EvveryoneApologies for being so quiet...I've been off line for a few days as each place I've visited has different connection problems.I had a phone call from Marsha while at the Red Roof Inn...why don't you come tomorrow As it happened Red Roof was a problem they wanted me to pay for WiFi they hadn't made my bed at 4pm in the afternoon if I hadn't looked for the housekeeper I doubt they http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Lexington/blog-447634.html Well bloggersI arrived in Boston yesterday and took a rest I think I needed it I'd forgotten that I'm not 21 Today I took a taxi to Wonderland don't know why it's called that it's a train station. Then a train into The Aquarium...that's another station At least they were easy to remember and far easier than Manhattan or Brooklyn. I then had a scrumptious lunch in an Irish bar ser http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-446765.html This morning we left Boston and headed off to Cape Cod. First stop this morning was the coastal town of Plymouth which is where the Pilgrims landed back in 1620. Once we secured parking for our car we got out to do a little exploration of the area. Our first goal was to locate the Plymouth Rock an important symbol in American History. The location of the rock was quite obvious from the moment w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Cape-Cod/blog-446248.html It was a drizzly morning today as we made our way over to Penn Station to catch our Amtrak train to Boston. It was only a 4 hour trip and we were excited to get out of New York and start exploring Boston. The first half was rather uneventful as we crossed through various small towns in Connecticut. The train didn't seem to be going as quickly as I thought it should and every now and then it would http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-446213.html New England coast of the United StatesHello to allSince we last posted we have travelled further along the eastern US seaboard stopping in a couple places along the way. We had to sit out some poor weather in Portland ME where an overnight transiting dockage turned out to be a week at the dock. We stayed in a really nice marina called Spring Point and the dock master there Ian was a really http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Sandwich/blog-445481.html Painting the town ... orangeIt's been a varied couple of weeks. Only one constant the endless stream of bright orange pumpkins found on every street in every front yard in every store front. Rather than mourning the end of summer America appears to be basking in the rich hues of autumn with pumpkins chrysanthemums and wreaths adorning doorsteps like ornaments on the Christmas tree. Throw in s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Cape-Cod/Provincetown/blog-445042.html This entry is of the Topsfield Fair Flower Show entry day three. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Topsfield/blog-444422.html Wednesday morning we drove back to Portland from lovely Bar Harbor. We hated to BH since the people were so nice the weather cooperated for a change and the Maine lobster was outstanding if not better. So in a driving rain storm for most of the three hour ride back we hit the highways and byways of central Maine. We must have hit every road delay with one way traffic. But as we pulled in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Cambridge/blog-444170.html This Airport is huge. All the signs are in English. There is a huge bus system... employee buses only buses to parking areas transit buses to the city shuttle buses to hotels and more than any other buses to rentacar agencies ...Hertz Avis National ... and Terminal ABCDE busesBut without a sign and without asking the route progress to the next terminal seems a mystery ... who knew t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-443024.html When looking for your next travel destination why not choose something right here in the U.S.Our country has a history filled with pride and triumph. As travelers we sometimes overlook what we have to offer right here. Aside from not requiring a passport travel in the United States can be rewarding in ways that perhaps we overlook our history.New England is a place with an incredible past. It i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Plymouth/blog-442795.html Today is the second day of the Topsfield Fair Flower Show. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Topsfield/blog-442722.html Today is the first entry day for the design division of the Topsfield Fair Flower Show. The theme for this years flower show is Special Days to Green UP. These photos are of entries that were done for the flower show. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Topsfield/blog-441371.html Sunday September 27th 2009Between the months of September and February in America Sunday means one thing to the majority of people who live here American Football Game DayEver since we decided to head on Honeymoon to Boston I have pestered Kay continually about being able to go and see the New England Patriots play American Football at Gillette Stadium which is outside of Boston. American Foot http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-440306.html See you later UK After our farewell goodbyes to family we headed through to departures to board the BA that would take us to Boston. A cheeky beer to celebrate departure then joined the queue to be seated on board. Bowks gave me a little tap on the shoulder and whispered in my ear that she thought Hermione Granger from Harry Potter was stood behind us. After a few stealth looks and a little s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-440245.html