Travel & Leisure

Getting Drunk in Siena

Posted by Nick on August 30, 2010 at 5:01 pm

“Are you serious? Public drinking is allowed in ‘all’ of Italy!” “Si, Signore.” The charming young Italian girl at the Sienese Ufficio Turistico looked at me like I was crazy for even questioning this. “You know, there are only two places in all of America that I know of where you can drink in public: [...]

Quebec City: A Little Piece Of Europe Just North Of The Border – Part One

Posted by Nick on August 27, 2010 at 4:48 pm

There I was banging away at my Mac, looking for an easy romantic get-a-way for my wife, Stacey, and I. We wanted something different and exciting, we were sick of the old New England standbys (though wonderful destinations) like Martha’s Vineyard, Newport Rhode Island, Woodstock Vermont, and even Foxwoods™ Resort and Casino. With 720,000 square [...]

Samuel Adams Summer Ale®: The Meaning Of New England – Part Two

Posted by Nick on August 26, 2010 at 6:23 pm

From Franconia Notch and the now oft missed “Old Man on the Mountain,” New Hampshire is a wonderful New England locality that boasts some of the best camping, hiking, vacationing, and natural sights and sounds of any American state. Loon Lake and with its mountain gondola ride, and Lake Winnipesaukee with its incredible panoramas and [...]

USA vs Ghana World Cup Sweet 16 Party

Posted by kris10haley on June 24, 2010 at 1:22 pm

Let’s cheer for Team USA (or Ghana.. your choice) on Saturday and enjoy a few cocktails and each other’s company 21+ please and wear your country’s colors proudly!

Samuel Adams Summer Ale®: The Meaning Of New England – Part One

Posted by Nick on May 25, 2010 at 1:47 pm

Sitting on the Shelter Harbor beach in Westerly Rhode Island drinking a Samuel Adams Summer Ale®, I ponder a particular question as I have done many times in my life. What is it about New England that is both so uniquely American and yet so different from the rest of the country? Surely every part [...]

I got my hair did, courtesy of CitySearch Boston

Posted by kris10haley on April 9, 2010 at 4:53 pm

I got my hair done at Sassoon Salon on Newbury on Thursday, 4/8/10. Colored copper with super blonde highlights!