Massachusetts

Photo Tour Friday: Downtown Nantucket

by Gina on April 12, 2013 · 0 comments

A Photo Tour of the Buildings of Downtown Nantucket          

Photo Tour Friday: Boston Public Garden

by Gina on March 22, 2013 · 0 comments

Exploring the Boston Public Garden The Boston Public Garden is a park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts that has walking paths around a large lake. The park has been around since 1837, making it a longstanding part of the beauty of Boston. The park is ideal for a stroll in the fresh air, and if you’re [...]

Photo Tour Friday: Pictures of a Blizzard – the Aftermath

by Gina on February 15, 2013 · 1 comment

The Nemo Blizzard: The Day after a Blizzard Pictures in Cambridge, Massachusetts Not sure if it was a lucky or unlucky break in my vacation plans, but I was in the Northeast for the “Nemo” blizzard and what some weather channels were predicting to be the snowstorm of the century. Though it messed up my [...]

Gran Gusto Italian Restaurant in Cambridge, MA

by Gina on February 10, 2013 · 0 comments

One Day in Cambridge, I ate here… Gran Gusto: Homemade Italian Food in a Charming Cambridge Location “I’ve never seen it this busy,” Coley whispered to me. “Maybe everyone is filling up on carbs before the big snowstorm,” I whispered back. We surveyed the sweet, unpretentious main dining room of Gran Gusto, an Italian Trattoria [...]

Photo Tour Friday: Harvard Campus

by Gina on November 2, 2012 · 0 comments

I was lucky to go to Harvard…while visiting my younger sister, Coley, who really was lucky enough - or I suppose I should say smart enough – to go to Harvard. She spent a year traversing around the Harvard campus getting her master’s degree in Education – which she is using to improve education in third world [...]

Photo Tour Friday: Boston Buildings

by Gina on September 14, 2012 · 0 comments

Walking Through Downtown Boston Buildings I love Boston. My sister lives there and tells me if I actually lived there I’d hate it because it rains all the time and it’s busy and fast-paced and basically completely opposite from San Diego. But I don’t believe her. I mean, Boston is still by the ocean, it [...]

One Day in Boston

by Gina on March 2, 2011 · 1 comment

One Day in a City Itinerary – Boston… One of the things I love about Europe is the centuries of history that is seeping out of every corner. Boston is one of the few American cities that I get that same vibe from, and it’s easy to discover that history, even if you only have one [...]