New England Vacation Planning

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The New Hampshire Fun Pass

If you’re a family with young children taking a New England vacation this year or trips to destinations or attractions around the region then consider purchasing the Fun Pass discount coupon book.
The Fun Pass is $25 and can be obtained from the New Hampshire Breathe organization which was formerly the American Lung Association [...]

1Jul2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Rooms With a View: The Katahdin Inn at York Beach, Maine

by Eric J. Hurwitz
VisitingNewEngland Hotel Guide
Hotel names within coastal regions can be misleading. Pick a place blindly out of a travel guide advertisement with the words “mist,” “ocean,” or “sea,” and you could very well find yourself located right next to an endless highway of strip malls and fast food chains, miles from the ocean.
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13Jun2008 | ehurwitz | 0 comments | Continued
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Exploring New England - A New Resource for Visitors

I wanted to let you know about a new resource for people who love Exploring New England. Its got an online magazine format and includes 4 or 5 in-depth articles in each edition.
You have to be a subscriber to New England Times Publishing list to receive it regularly, but as becoming a subscriber is free [...]

16Apr2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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Five Reasons to Choose New England Vacations

With just one month remaining before I release for sale the first eBook for New England vacations and trip planning I thought I would give you a brief sample of what to expect in the book in my post today.
But more importantly I’m going to remind you later how you can get this new eBook [...]

27Dec2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Top Ten Christmas Book List From New England

If you’re looking to buy a holiday gift for someone that enjoys New England then consider something from my top ten New England book list. These are a mixture of guides, pictorial books, and some of the classics from American Literature.
And there’s nothing to stop you getting a present for yourself, right?
Any one of [...]

12Dec2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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A Christmas Gift to You From New England…

It’s been a little too long since my last post so I want to update you on why and how that will benefit you this holiday season.
What started out a few months ago as a small special report to help people plan vacations and trips to New England, has turned into a 100-page eBook [...]

30Nov2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Conde Nast Picks New England!

October gets me excited… what it’s November? Geesh another month slipped by! Well as I was saying, November gets me excited because the annual Reader’s Choice Awards are published by Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
Okay, maybe it’s not the Oscars or even the Emmy’s but it does create some anxious moments in the hotel and destination [...]

13Nov2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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How This Year’s Boston Travel Show Can Save You a Truckload of Money…

This year’s Boston Travel Show sponsored by The Boston Globe is crammed full of information to not only help you choose your next vacation but to save you gobs of money on it as well.
You can turn a small entry fee into a windfall if you take the trip to the show seriously.

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14Mar2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Here’s the Differences Between a New England Tour and a Package…

“How do I choose a New England Tour that’s right for me?” This is one of the most common questions I’m asked by visitors to my web site.
New England tours usually consist of a themed itinerary with a professional escort, and put together by a knowledgeable tour operator from the region. Basically, an expert has [...]

2Jan2006 | Cliff Calderwood | 1 comment | Continued
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Travel Websites - 5 Dirty Little Secrets

Well, I never meant to create quite the stir I did!
I wrote an article on travel web sites and posted it on the Internet just yesterday and already I’ve got a ton of emails. And they haven’t all been complimentary!
It seems I’ve pushed a few hot buttons.
In my article I revealed a lot about how [...]

17Jun2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Vacation Planning 101

I’ve been struggling for a few weeks now on putting together a special page at the New England Vacations Guide web site for vacation planning.
I’ve heard so many horror stories of people not getting the vacation they bargained for because of poor or no planning. And we all know about those last minute checks that [...]

13May2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Hello – This is the Fraud Squad Please Contact Us!

This message on my answering machine made my whole body shudder!
My first thought was… identity theft. Somebody has discovered one of my credit card numbers and is going berserk somewhere in Europe with it.
The last time this happened, Moscow seemed to be the target for spending. And you know at the end of the day, [...]

23Apr2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Six Call Backs and a Funeral

At 3:00am this last Monday morning my wife received a call from her family in England. It was one of those dreaded bad news phone calls. Somebody phoning the U.S. from England at that ungodly hour is not usually looking to talk about the weather or their latest vacation.
Just a few hours before the call, [...]

21Apr2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Looking For A Specific Page At My Website?

You know as I’m busily writing the first few articles for this Blog, it occured to me that many of you may not know about the growing content at my main web site New England Vacations Guide site.
So I thought I would take a break from my Blog writing and give you an idea here [...]

15Mar2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued