It’s hard to focus when you first enter the Ritz-Carlton Boston Common. The walls are decorated with paintings, portraits and sketches that each tell a unique story, surrounded by sculptures of blown glass and clay that stand at attention at various desks and tables in the lobby. The art – like the hotel – makes [...]
Travel Journal
All Journeys Have Secret Destinations…
It’s been an exciting year of travel! From vacations south of the border to trips across the pond, 2009 brought me closer to more destinations, more people and more life lessons. I learned that all whiskey is not created equal (especially in Ireland) and that camels really do exist… in Mexico. I tripped back to [...]
Travel Journal
Boston: Behind the Velvet Ropes
My good friend Keith, and a fellow traveler at Velvet Escape, asked me to submit a guest post about my hometown, Boston, Mass. Here’s a snapshot of what was published, but be sure to read more on his website: I travel to experience new things, not to escape them. I’ve captured the various colors of [...]
People & Culture
Summer in the City: North End Nights
Summer nights sizzle in Boston. The city oozes with heat as people crowd the streets in the North End. Friends congregate on the corner of Parmenter and Salem streets to plan out their next destination for the night. Parents hold tightly to their kids; kids hold tightly to their ice cream cones and Italian ices. [...]
Food & Wine
The North End Feasts
Boston in the summer is a force to be reconed with. The students have moved out, but the tourists have moved in. It’s hot in the city, and the narrow streets of Boston’s North End get smaller as the feasts get larger. The North End feasts are a tradition. Starting in July, the every-weekend feasts [...]
