With COVID-19 putting my slated spring Backyard Road Trips schedule on hold, I’ve had to be creative. Not only about where to explore to keep somewhat sane, but also what to do for hobbies and diversions. My “Living Room Road Trips” has taken me to the depths of Nintendo game playing, baseball card collecting and […]
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I lived in Newton, Massachusetts, for about five years after graduating from college. The bucolic, affluent suburb was a tremendous city to live in but did lack a certain urbanity that I craved. Boston was close certainly, but Waltham was a quicker and easier drive. Waltham, the next town over, was a great small city
I can honestly say that I have never seen nature trails as populated as recently. The view driving past Ellisville State Park in Plymouth last Saturday was reminiscent of a beach parking lot in the summer, packed. At least once you’re out of the parking lot, the ability to social distance is plentiful. With closures
Similar to a recent trip to Cambridge to go to a natural history museum and taqueria, this trip also didn’t start out to be a Backyard Road Trip. Living in Plymouth, Sandwich (MA) is an easy excursion for me. With beaches, museums, and restaurants, it has much to offer the family. On a windy March
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So far this has been quite the March. With temperatures that hit the 70s in New England, it would typically mean a joyous start to spring, but the Coronavirus has cast a dark cloud on everything. In the last few years, it’s been cold and snowy all through the month; this year it’s beautiful but
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Let’s be honest for a minute. I haven’t grown up yet. I know this because last week my buddy Mike and I spent the majority of our vacation week at various breweries. Not just that we went, but that we culled from these various New England breweries cans (or bottles) of craft beer that we
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The South Shore of Massachusetts is known for one peculiar culinary creation, the bar pizza. Of course with its proximity to the sea, all things fish are also on the menu, but the bar pizza is the region’s specialty. On my first introduction to the dish, I thought it was just a small-sized pizza, a
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Of all of these brewery guides, for this one I had absolutely no input. It was also one of the most difficult entries, not only because I am a man, but because a few of the responses I got when asked, “What’s your favorite brewery for girls’ night?” the answer was, “I wouldn’t go to
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Over the past few years, Plymouth, Massachusetts has become a craft libation destination. It all began with the Plymouth Bay Winery which has had to put up with a superb waterfront view for over 20 years and has flourished under ownership by Michael Carr during the past several years. The craft beer movement began in
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Oftentimes I have a Backyard Road Trip planned in full. Between one and four destinations all set to go. Believe it or not, though, I still take trips with no intention of writing about them. For instance, last month my family and I visited New Bedford and ended up at the whaling museum and Moby
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