September 30, 2011 | Author: Contributor
Editor's Note: This is Laura Diamond's final installment in her series of entertaining posts that detailed her family's two-month road trip in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. We are so grateful she shared the ups and downs of her family's journey with [Read more]
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September 12, 2011 | Author: Contributor
Before arriving in Stowe, Vermont, I knew almost nothing about it. One might attribute this to the fact that I am (1) a native Californian; (2) the child of native Californians, and (3) not a skier. Were it not for my husband (who is also none of these three [Read more]
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September 7, 2011 | Author: Contributor
As we packed the car and prepared to leave our lake cottage at the end of the unpaved road, I was already missing New Hampshire: the white spired churches, our rope swing, “lobstah rolls” and the lazy roads. We were destined for Vermont. We bade [Read more]
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August 31, 2011 | Author: Contributor
If the point of travel is to delve into new experiences, then Newbury, New Hampshire lives up to its purpose. Here at Lake Todd in Newbury, the house we rented is on a road unlike any other on which I have lived. Turn off highway 103 onto Alsubet Court, and [Read more]
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August 25, 2011 | Author: Contributor
As we left New York and headed toward New England, the road trip portion of our trip was ready to get serious. We picked up our rental car in mid-town Manhattan and hunkered down for the six-hour drive. We played the license plate game and time passed [Read more]
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August 11, 2011 | Author: Contributor
As our two-month family road trip moved from Philadelphia to New York City, we shifted gears accordingly. If Philadelphia shines its light on history, then New York shines its light on right now. Even though New York played its part in American [Read more]
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August 9, 2011 | Author: Contributor
“California is the most beautiful state, but Pennsylvania is the most historic.” Thus spoke my 10-year-old California boy at the end of a day that had him reading the Constitution aloud at the National Constitution Center, strolling past Independence [Read more]
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August 5, 2011 | Author: Contributor
I confess I’m one of those moms who wants my kids to learn while on vacation. They resist with the not-unreasonable reminder, “Mom, it’s SUMMER!” But I can’t help myself. When you are staying for a week in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, the spot [Read more]
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August 4, 2011 | Author: Contributor
My family is blessed to live in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Los Angeles. It’s also one of the most expensive. Many months ago, after lots of hand-wringing, we thought, why not live in a home with a smaller cost, to give us less stress and more [Read more]
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