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I live in New England and have strong opinions about places. I love the wilderness, hiking, lakes and hate cities. So Cliff wants my focus to be outdoors and out of the ordinary and talk straight. Suits me. Looking forward to some good feedback and comments on my posts. I'm also setting my own blog up at the moment which I'll let you know when it's ready for public consumption. See you soon, Yankee Traveler

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The Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock Vermont

Whenever my travels take me to the central Vermont region I find an excuse to take a rest break in the town of Woodstock. My wife has noticed this tendency, especially as it usually coincides with a convenient visit to F.H. Gillingham’s classic 1886 Vermont General Store. Well, stocking up on maple products and [...]

8Nov2008 | yankeetraveler | 1 comment | Continued
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Boston Bike Tours with Urban Adventours

You’ve heard of Boston’s Duck Tour or Trolley Tour, and these are both great ways of getting an orientation of the city even if the narration at times is more focused on entertainment than… let’s be generous and say - the facts.
But I’ve always wanted to take a Bike Tour around Boston and visit the [...]

20Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 9 comments | Continued
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White Water Rafting on the Deerfield River with the Crab Apple Family

There are many ways to mess about on rivers in New England - cruising, fishing, and swimming is relaxing and serine… but it’s not for me. I like my outdoor adventures to be a few notches up on the excitement dial, and if you’re the same look no further than a white water rafting trip.
So [...]

17Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 4 comments | Continued
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Vermont Foliage Harvest Events

The New England state of Vermont is famous for skiing in winter, maple sugaring in spring, and summer vacations of hiking, swimming holes and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
But the most special time remains its spectacular fall foliage season where thousands of leaf peppers converge on mountain slopes, forests and rural roads, to marvel at [...]

7Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 4 comments | Continued
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Family Getaway Camps – An Alternative to Disney

Like many families this year we took a long and hard look at the type of vacation we could afford.
With gas prices pushing near $4 for most of the summer a traditional road trip in the northeast was prohibitively expensive even before we added in lodging.
And a vacation at Disney for our family would’ve been [...]

4Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 3 comments | Continued