All Posts Tagged With: "Boston"

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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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Dragon Boat Festival of Boston

On Sunday June 8th, 2008 this year’s Dragon Boat Festival of Boston will take place on the Charles River. The festival is an ancient celebration of the life and death of Chinese patriot-poet Qu Yuan who lived from 340-278 B.C.
The final Dragon Boat races take place between 9:00am-5:00pm along the Charles in Cambridge.
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6Jun2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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Get Out and Enjoy Outdoor Boston Sports in April

Time to sweep out the cobwebs of winter and watching sports from your couch or inside a heated and enclosed stadium.
It’s time to take in some fresh spring air at one of these events and venues…
As April in the Boston area means the return of some major spectator outdoor sports.
The Boston Red Sox - [...]

4Apr2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Trouble is Brewing Down at the Boston Public Library …

Actually, trouble has been brewing for many of the books at the Boston Public Library for centuries but current day politics and funding are making resolution of this problem almost out of reach of fixing.
What’s going on?
Well, the BPL is one of the top five libraries in the nation, and has one of the greatest [...]

29Feb2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Free Things to Do in Boston

I don’t know about you but I’m always on the lookout for things to do with my family at the weekend. I especially like things to do in Boston because we live close by and I can get in and out quickly - but my absolute favorite is finding free things to do in Boston.
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20Feb2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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A New England Holiday and Christmas Season

This is one of those times when it’s great to be living or visiting New England - the holiday season in New England is just a sack-full of festivities and events going on in all parts of the region.
And if you’re lucky we may even have the “white stuff” making everything look like a Currier [...]

3Dec2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Boston Harbor Islands - A Park within a Park

Each week I feature a special destination in New England, and this week’s post focuses on the Boston Harbor Islands.
This group of 34 islands is only minutes away from one of the busiest and most dynamic cities in North America - Boston, Massachusetts - but most Bostonians and visitors don’t even know they exist as [...]

7Oct2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Blue Hills Reservation – the Outdoor Playground on Boston’s Doorstep

Just a 30-minute drive from the crowded waterfront attractions of downtown Boston is one of the best-kept secrets of this city – Blue Hills Reservation.
The park consists of 22 hills and 125 miles of trails covering an area of 7,000 acres.

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11Apr2007 | 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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Darwin at the Museum of Science in Boston

Contrary to popular belief, Charles Darwin didn’t formulate his theories on evolution until after his voyage in HMS Beagle. And he took nearly twenty years in a painstakingly slow and scientific process to formulate and document his thoughts and views that culminated in his book “The Origin of Species.”
All this was done back home in [...]

22Feb2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Don’t Miss Super Athletes in Boston for One Day Only!

What event features somebody who can leap over a two-storey building? If you said Superman… you were close. The event is the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Saturday January 27th, 2007, and it’ll feature many super athletes.
While they’ll be many stars in this prestigious track and field meet, one notable will be Steve Hooker, the [...]

17Jan2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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New England Sports Guide For Your Vacations

When you’re on vacation do you ever get the urge to check out the local professional sports teams? Does a trip to New York send you scurrying to try and get tickets to a Jets game, or a Dodgers game.
So where would you go if your trip takes you to New England? Well, I’ve solved [...]

22Jun2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 1 comment | Continued
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Just a Few Days Until the Boston Harborfest 2005

Just today I received some information on this year’s Boston Harborfest and I wanted to add a log entry for you in case your New England vactions take you into the city while it’s on.
The Boston Harborfest 2005 will be between June 29th - July 4th. The culmination will be the traditional fourth of July [...]

14Jun2005 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued