Cape Cod, Mass – Ah, Cape Cod, America’s postcard-perfect summertime destination: sand dunes covered with wild beach rose, happy kids frolicking in the waves and sailboats drifting peacefully off the coast. But there are nearly 560 miles of coastline here, so…
Somerville, Mass – A few weeks ago, as a part of my research for Lonely Planet USA, I visited the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut–one of the highlights of this round of research. For starters, there was a special temporary exhibit…
Somerville, Mass – This is a follow-up to my post about places in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Western Mass that I intend to return with the twins. I have since spent a week or so doing research on Cape Cod and the islands–mostly…
Somerville, Mass – I’ve been traipsing around the lower New England states to update the Lonely Planet USA guide. This big book covers a lot of territory, so we can’t give too much attention to any one place (in the…
Mystic, Connecticut – Some mothers go out to brunch, or they get jewelry or a massage for Mother’s Day. I got a visit to the Mystic Seaport Museum. Who’s jealous? Well… you should be! Here’s what the Lonely Planet New…
Moscow, Russia – We have Moscow on the brain, apparently. To go along with the release of the new Moscow City Guide, there has also been a flurry of activity on lonelyplanet.com–mostly updating articles (oldies but goodies) from years past.…
Somerville, Mass – One year ago today, we were on our way to Moscow. We had many adventures, and one outcome was the new, just-released Moscow City Guide, excerpted here… An excerpt from the Lonely Planet Moscow City Guide Filled with icons…
Boston, Mass – In honor of our return to this fair city, Lonely Planet has posted my article about A Perfect Day in Boston. More about our amazing week in Belize coming up soon. Bostonians like their freedom. The city’s…
Somerville, Mass – So, this happened while we were away. These lovely, literary masterpieces (co-authored by me!) are now available for purchase. Considering the state of Russian relations with the West, I think these books could be break records for…
Somerville, Mass – This winter kicked my butt. 106 inches of snow – not counting the flakes that are coming down right now. (Update: as of 7pm this evening, we have 2.9 inches of new snow, bringing the seasonal total…