If you enjoy a fine hotel with amazing views and plenty of amenities all around, The Royal Sonesta Boston Hotel is your kind of place. My and wife and I recently touched down in Boston for a few days and had a lovely stay at the award-winning hotel, which is situated on the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, directly across the river from downtown Boston. If you’re a fan of sunrise photos, this is a fabulous hotel to check out, as the sun brilliantly illuminates the river and downtown. We had a spacious, and I do mean spacious Read more
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CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS – A spectacular island. One of the world’s most famous families. And a stunning B&B fashioned from an old church. I recently spent 48 hours exploring the western edge of Cape Cod and the island of Martha’s Vineyard. I came away hugely impressed with the feel of the place, as well as the people and the restful scenery. Here’s a look at one way to spend a great couple days on what locals simply call “The Cape.” A FINE MUSEUM To be honest, I wasn’t expecting a lot of the Sandwich Glass Museum. I’m not a big Read more
Life and travel can be funny sometimes. In the past 13 years, I’ve probably been to a couple hundred destinations around the world, from Thailand to Tahiti and Scotland to Saint Lucia. I’d been all over the globe, but somehow I forgot about one of the great cities a mere 10-hour drive from my home in Toronto. My wife and I visited Boston before we had our first child, and I thought it was terrific. A few years later I became one of the Toronto Star’s baseball writers, which allowed me to cover Blue Jays’ games at Boston’s fabled Fenway Read more
PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS – A great way to get to a great destination. Last time I was on Cape Cod, back about 28 years ago, my wife and I drove from Boston to Hyannisport and then up to Provincetown. Short on time for this trip, we opted for the fast ferry from downtown Boston to Provincetown. It’s a big boat and takes only 90 minutes to make the crossing, passing through the harbor islands I mentioned in a recent blog. The price is just $87 return for an adult. They have a concierge on the second deck who can provide maps, Read more
BOSTON – I was chatting with a woman at the reception desk at the oh-so-sleek Revere Hotel here and asked about Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe. “It’s great,” she said. “And it’s just down the street.” She told me a female guest asked a couple years ago about a place to get lunch and that she recommended Charlie’s. “The woman asked if there would be a line and I said I didn’t think so. She was really worried about a line-up to get in but I said it wouldn’t be bad. “She came back later and said, “You said there wouldn’t be Read more
