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Leo T. Baldwin: Gone too soon, a man with true heart

Leo T Baldwin

Today’s a day for remembering old friends who have passed away. Leo T. Baldwin will be remembered today by friends and family. Listen to Leo’s Songs In the jumble of my mind on a September day when the Patriots are just about to take the field. Nothing really can get […]

Glamping at Sandy Pines in Kennebunkport Maine

Sandy Pines Camping, right next to the big marsh in Cape Porpoise, Maine, is a fun getaway if you want to sleep in a themed cabin…or a Conestoga Wagon, or an old Airstream trailer. Or an “Out of Africa” style camp tent with all of the trappings, lace, and candles […]

September is the Month to Get a New Start

The Big Takeover is an incredibly high energy band from New York who play world music, with a lot of funk. They played at Millpond last night in Easthampton.

September remains the most important month for me, it’s the month where I have a reset and it’s all new and fresh. My summer travels are over, trips included France, the Italian Alps, Eagles Mere PA, glamping in Kennebunkport and a trip to Newfoundland. Now its time to rally my […]

Bonavista and Port Rexton on our NL Road Trip

John Fisher

Bonavista is a peninsula in Newfoundland, it is full of natural beauty and small villages like Port Rexton and is a tourism center in summer.

St John’s Newfoundland: A Patchwork of Colors

Tor's Cove NL

St John's, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada, has a deep harbor, about 250,000 residents, and lively dining and nightlife.

Laguna’s Pageant of the Masters: A Remarkable Show

masters

The Pageant of the Masters, in Laguna Beach, California, is a masterwork of music, live art, and 2019's theme is The Time Machine.

Taking the Grandchildren to California

Aliso Beach is right across from where we stayed, the Ranch at Laguna Beach. Perfect spot, with a snack bar and bathrooms too!

California. Taking my grandchildren, Sofie and Nathan, to Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Anaheim California for theme parks, OC Fair and fun.

Arena Civic Theatre Back in the Roundhouse

Cast of Modigliani

Arena Civic Theater's production of "Modigliani" is reviewed, a three-act play about the life of the tortured painter in 1916 Paris.

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Who Writes This Blog?

Max Hartshorne is the founder and editor of GoNOMAD.com, a travel magazine based in South Deerfield, MA, and the host of the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast. He writes the “Travel with Max” column for the Greenfield Recorder and has been writing ReadUpOnIt, his personal blog, since 2004 — travel diaries, theater and film reviews, books, and life in the Pioneer Valley.

He travels as often as he can, usually solo, usually to places most people overlook, and comes home to tell you what it cost, what he ate, and who he met along the way.

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