Boston transportation options for travelers Boston is a beautiful city, full of history and easy to walk. So walk. It isn't easy to drive, or park, so don't even consider driving in the city if you're just visiting. If you don't want to or can't walk you can rent a bike for a pittance using the city's Hubway bike sharing program . They have more than 1,500 bikes at 155 … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
A decidedly non-hostile hostel in Boston
Blonde had actual work that she would be well paid to do sitting on her desk at home, a Spanish class to study for and a house to get ready to put on the real estate market. She considered those options then went out for a walk and ended up spontaneously interviewing a very patient, charming young woman with hair better than a best-in-show Irish Setter's and a mini-nose … [Read more...]
Places we’ve loved: Kangaroo Island, Australia
When we began to plan our trip to Australia, Brunette - who has a ready mental to-do list in her head for at least 123 countries - announced that we had to go to Kangaroo Island. Blonde had never heard of it but she's generally pro kangaroos and islands so agreed. Kangaroo Island is Australia's third largest island after Tasmania and Melville and it has less than 5,000 human … [Read more...]
Dubai for the dubious – what not to miss
We went to Dubai for the very well thought-out reason that one day an email showed up in Blonde's in-box with a trip to Dubai from GateOne Travel and the prices looked good. Oh, and one or two times Brunette had expressed an interest in Dubai. What more do two women need to know to plan to fly 13,000 miles roundtrip to a country whose dominant religion requires its female … [Read more...]
Places we’ve loved: The Garden Route, South Africa
This post was going to be about Hermanus, South Africa. But Hermanus is just one of several spots along The Garden Route with eyegasm-inducing scenery, charming cafes and and enough whales and dolphins for an entire season of Mammal Planet. Prior to leaving on our trip to South Africa we announced that we were going to rent a car and drive from Cape Town along The Garden … [Read more...]
Two beautiful, tranquil places in Phuket, Thailand
We do a series on "Places We've Loved" and Phuket won't make it. Did we have fun there? Yes, we had a lot of fun. But if you're trying to decide where to spend limited time and money to go we wouldn't recommend Phuket. The towns are very noisy, crowded, chaotic and filled with fume-spewing traffic. Maybe we didn't get to the right places, but in our experience you couldn't … [Read more...]