byLeslie Carbone
There’s no place in the world quite like Colonial Williamsburg. The living history museum recreates Virginia’s second capital city during the time of the American Revolution. Visitors can see the 18th-century buildings, feel the brick pathways underfoot, smell the fires burning in the hearths, taste the hearty food in the taverns, and hear from “interpreters”…
byLeslie Carbone
The great thing about travel is that it’s both fun and good for you. Like reading, it’s a pleasure you don’t have to feel guilty about. It benefits you, and it benefits the people around you. It broadens your mind and enriches your soul. It makes you more informed, more insightful, and more interesting. You…
byLeslie Carbone
If I could give you just one packing tip, it would be this: Plan around your shoes. You will see more, do more, enjoy more, burn off more of the delicious cuisine you’re sampling, and get more for your money if your feet don’t hurt. Here’s my tried-and-true method: This post contains affiliate links. For…
byLeslie Carbone
One of the best things about living in Massachusetts is the annual autumn kaleidoscope of color. There are a few factors that can influence the timing and vibrancy of fall foliage, but mid-October tends to be your best bet for peak leaf-peeping. If you’re planning a foliage trip, here are a few of my favorite…
byLeslie Carbone
I travel because, when I travel, I feel the reign of culture from Europe’s cool to Central America’s warmth, I see the beauty of creation from Switzerland’s white mountains to El Salvador’s green countryside, I read the history of ideas from Geneva’s Reformation Wall to Rome’s Keats-Shelley House, I learn the power of dreams from…