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  • 4th of July 2016: New England Beach Road Trip

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    This 4th of July I decided it was time to get away and take a solo trip alone to some parts not to far away from me. I spend a lot of time making Connecticut my home base and so with 3 days off I hit the road on a mini road trip. I drove…

  • Modern Apizza New Haven, CT, USA

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    874 State St New Haven, CT 06511 So we all know pizza comes from Italy, more specifically Napoli. But here in America we have some well known pizza hubs, New York City (and for whatever reason) Chicago deep dish. But if you’ve watched any travel channel or any cooking channels (and I assume if you…

  • The Black Trumpet – Portsmouth, NY

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    29 Ceres St Portsmouth, NH 03801 I was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for New Years Eve 2017/2018 for L’s first New Years. It was my first time in Portsmouth and I headed to The Black Trumpet for an earlier dinner on a recommendation. I had the mezze plate special which was delish. I then order…

  • Duckfat – Portland, Maine

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    The fries were meh 43 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101 Totally not worth it. French fries and a milkshake $18+? No thanks also, I’ve had the fries in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Belgium and I need to say Duckfat, leave your Belgian fries to the Belgians please. I’d be totally okay if you became a milkshake…

  • Portland Museum of Art – Portland, Maine

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    7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101 It is quite small. You can definitely get through the whole museum in an afternoon or less. They do have a couple of Robert Indiana’s, Monet’s, and Renoir’s pieces which I found thoroughly enjoyable. They get some traveling exhibits and show documentaries as well. Their cafe is so so…

  • Tandem Coffee and Bakery –  Portland, Maine 

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    742 Congress St Portland, Maine Back in 2017 for New Years I took my first trip ever to Portland Maine and Portsmouth New Hampshire. This would be my first New City, New Year trip with the tater tot who was just about 5 1/2 months old! We left in the early AM and got to…

  • Two Roads Brewery – Stratford, CT, USA

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    I am lucky enough to have my home based quite close to many craft breweries. As I get more info the craft beer scene it is nice to take a tour of some of these breweries. What’s great about Two Roads for people from from say NYC is that they can hop a train right from…

  • Salem, MA

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    In Honor of Halloween With Halloween coming up at the end of the week, I thought we could talk a bit about Salem. Salem, MA is a New England fall favorite destination.  It is close by the water so it can be really chilly, but what better place to be around Halloween then the location…