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Last year I decided I had to wear a costume, so I visited a thrift shop and found a gown that sort of looked like something a monk might wear. Then I grabbed my son in law’s big gold cross, and my outfit was complete. I was ready to step […]

I woke up with one of my ears still plugged up from my three days at Keystone’s high altitude. But I sprang out of bed because I realized, wow, nobody else is in the house–they’ve all moved out! Seven years of living with a family had meant that I never, […]

I’ve had a great time meeting with fellow travel writers here but the 9299 altitude over the two days has taken its toll. I am so dried out that I have to drink every hour, resulting in waking up so often it’s making me feel a little crazy. I can’t […]

How to make more money with your website… a talk to travel bloggers at the TBEX show. I have made a full time living from our website, GoNOMAD.com since 2005. I know many of you work hard at your sites and want to do the same. I spent two years […]

Peter Heller is on the verge of something big. His first novel, The Dog Stars, is coming out in August and it’s one of Knopf’s big books for the season. The book’s been called The Road meets a River Runs Through It, it’s a post apocalyptic story set in a […]

I’m in that state that only comes when you’ve just gotten home from a trip and another looms tomorrow morning, starting at 4 am. Ugh. An early flight made a little easier because Bradley is so easy vs. Boston or New York. Tomorrow’s destination is Denver, and on Thursday I’ll […]

Chick Stapleton was born on the island, and thirteen years ago she started her business renting kayaks and guiding, when she was just 21. Today, Island Spirit Kayak boasts a fleet of 50 boats that can accommodate 64 paddlers, and she also rents out paddleboards. She’s successful enough to spend […]

There is nothing quite as satisfying as plunking down in a seat at the top of the MV Martha’s Vineyard on a sunny Saturday bound for a weekend on the island. You’ve managed to park the car, taken the seven-mile bus, and now the it’s just you the happy crowd […]

This weekend I’m headed for a destination that once was a big part of my life. For forty-five years, Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard was where our family spent their vacations, then for the last eight years or so it became my workplace. I used to go to the island about […]

In Massachusetts, we have a distinction that we all can be proud of. Of all the US states, we have the highest number of citizens with health insurance. And the individual mandate, requiring us all to buy it or face a tax penalty, raises nary a peep among us. Go […]

Have you put the Mutton and Mead Medieval Festival on your June calendar? Last year I wrote enthusiastically about the experience of removing one’s watch and stowing the cellphone in order to fully immerse myself in England during the 1200s. Last June more than 2000 people made their way from […]