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Local Travels: A Kennedy Day

Local Travels: A Kennedy Day

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Growing up in Massachusetts, you learn to either live with or adore the Kennedy family. They are EVERYWHERE it seems, and many visitors like to visit places related to the family. It is no surprise, then, that Boston was chosen as the location for President John F. Kennedy’s library. What is surprising is that I had never been to this museum until last week! Sure, I’ve toured through its amazing collection and seen Ernest Hemingway’s bullfighting photos next to Bobby…

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Photos of Travels Past

Photos of Travels Past

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One of my favorite photos from our travels comes from our trip to Munich, Germany. In the city square is an amazing glockenspiel and a statue of angels slaughtering different plagues and evils.  This one seemed to be talking about bird flu, which was raging pretty nearby in England at the time we were in Germany. I have yet to see a statue as awesome as this one that included a chicken. 🙂  

Zipping through the trees

Zipping through the trees

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Even though we live in New England, we almost never go up to Vermont for some odd reason.  That changed when we received a gift certificate to “Rabbit Hill Inn”(http://www.rabbithillinn.com/) in Lower Waterford.  Located just a few miles over the New Hampshire border, the inn was a perfect homebase to go and try something we had done before: ziplining and a ropes course at Loon Mountain (http://www.loonmtn.com/) with their Adventure Pass! (http://www.loonmtn.com/experience/summer-activities/summer-adventure-passes)   Jocelyn’s take: I’m not the most athletic…

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Local Travels: No Longer Forgotten

Local Travels: No Longer Forgotten

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One of our favorite cities to visit for lunch is Portsmouth, NH. Only an hour north of Boston, it has a number of really cute stores and restaurants and, more importantly, cheap parking! Recently, Portsmouth put up a new memorial on Chestnut Street after excavation revealed a hidden secret.   The Backstory During construction in October of 2003, something unexpected showed up as the dirt was being removed: the remains of wooden coffins.  Located near the spot that old maps…

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The World of the Underground

The World of the Underground

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One of the weirdest places that we found ourselves wandering through in Paris were the Catacombs. While waiting in line for 2 1/2 hours was horrible, walking among some of the 6 million bodies made us forget that. For only 10 Euros, it was totally worth the cost, but you might want to go later in the day if you don’t want to wait in line. Bring some cards, water, and a good book to pass the time while waiting…

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The Stones of Wiltshire

The Stones of Wiltshire

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Jocelyn’s take: I have wanted to visit Stonehenge for a very long time. I was lucky enough to explore another set of standing stones in Scotland, which only made me want to get to Stonehenge more! Seeing as how we didn’t rent a car this trip, we booked with a group tour called “The English Bus”  to transport us to and from Stonehenge. After traveling to a “Secret Location” and Bath, we finally came up to the Visitor Center for…

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Storming the Crowds…

Storming the Crowds…

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We’re back from Europe, and it’s time for us to decompress and think about what we have seen and done during the last week. To be as timely as possible, we’ll discuss the Bastille Day fireworks we watched in Paris, but we will post about other events from our European trip. Fireworks seem ubiquitous during the American summer. Beginning around Independence Day, almost everyone watches those colorful explosions twinkle in the night sky, usually ending in a loud, intense finale….

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And we’re back…

And we’re back…

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After 50 miles of walking 9 gigs of photos 2 countries many questionable bathrooms 7 modes of travel later… we are back from our whirlwind trip to London and Paris. I think I took over 300 photos of the Bastille Day fireworks in just 30 minutes. Amazing. Look for more posts soon!  

Happy Fourth!

Happy Fourth!

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Views on AirBnB so far…

Views on AirBnB so far…

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Planning a upcoming trip to Europe, I decided that we would be better off staying in an AirBnB instead of in a hotel. We would have access to at least a small kitchenette, and probably would be paying less to live in London and Paris. So far, AirBnB.com hasn’t been too bad at the logistics. One thing that I do not like is that we had a reservation cancelled by the owner without any reason given. I was able to…

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