Our Travels

Penelope caught the traveling bug at the age of 18 when she first visited Greece and saw the beauty and history of a new culture and people. Since then, she has traveled the world, enjoying unique and wondrous sites, foods, music and more. Join her as she shares her family’s journeys.

We’re Saving Up To Send Little Man To MIT

MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the prestigious technical school featured is one of my favorite movies ever, Good Will Hunting. Its focus is science and technology, so of course when we went to Boston last month we had to visit. The friendly MIT student steered us in the direction of the school’s more interesting [...]

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A Day At Fenway Park

When in Boston, do as the Bostonians do. That, of course, means pay homage at Fenway Park, where Boston baseball fans come to worship. While the Red Sox played the Orioles, we had a blast roaming around the streets surrounding Fenway Park, which was set up like a street fair- totally unlike New York sports [...]

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Snapshots Of Boston

A medley of beautiful shots from around Boston, including an example of Boston’s lovely architecture…a lot of buildings are made from carved stones and are simply stunning. Renovations and restorations of historical buildings help maintain the beauty of Boston: Walking through a Boston park with my family, this view caught my eye- a beautiful gazebo [...]

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Our Boston Travels

We are back from our trip to Boston, and we had a wonderful time! We loved it so much we fantasized about moving to Cambridge, our son attending M.I.T., and eating dinner in the North End every weekend. There is lots to share about our Boston travels, and we couldn’t believe how sweet and friendly [...]

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101 Reasons To Visit Holland (None Of Which Include Their “Coffee” Shops)

There are lots of great reasons to visit Holland, and you never have to visit one of their famous “coffee” shops to have a great time. Last time I was in Amsterdam was 2005, and it’s simply a beautiful country, with friendly people and lots to do. Comedienne Mark Malkoff is on a mission to [...]

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Great Movies Set In Boston

I’m so excited about my upcoming trip to Boston (my first time traveling to Boston and our first family trip as well) that I started watching a bunch of great movies and shows that are set in or near Boston, Massachusettes (including a 3 day Cheers marathon). Since I have Boston travel fever, I figured [...]

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