By Hilary Nangle on May 2, 2010
The Country Inns in the White Mountains‘ second annual Inn to Inn Spring Herb Tour is slated June 5 and 6, with 13 inns in Maine and New Hampshire participating. Each inn will focus on one herb, and tour guests can sample fare made with that herb and collect a recipe or two. The tour [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Events, Lodging, New England, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged bed and breakfasts, Country Inns in the White Mountains, Fryeburg, inn, inn tours, Maine, New Hampshire, North Conway, Spring Herb Tour, White Mountains |
By Hilary Nangle on November 8, 2009
Sure, you can spread holiday cheer, enjoy glad tidings and ring in the New Year, but if you want to do so in a way guaranteed to make family and friends smile, ply them with home-baked cookies. Homemade holiday cookies go beyond the usual butter and sugar confections, they’re often made with more precious ingredients [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Events, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, New England, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged Admiral Perry House, cookie recipes, Country Inns in the White Mountains, Fryeburg Maine, Holiday events, Holiday tours, Inn to Inn Cookie Tour, Mt. Washington Valley NH, ways to get in the holiday spirit |
By Hilary Nangle on March 21, 2009
Whoa, get this: $99 for any available room now through April 16. Yup, you read that right, any available room—including luxury rooms— on any night—including weekends, even Easter Sunday—at the York Harbor Inn (excluding the Harbor Hill building). The inn has plenty of other Internet Specials, too, some of which include a two-for-one dinner entree. [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Inns & B&Bs, Lodging, New England, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged $99 rooms, Dining, Lodging, lodging deals in Maine, Maine, Maine travel, Restaurant Week Portsmouth, York Harbor, York Harbor Inn |
By Hilary Nangle on March 20, 2009
My friend Dave lives by the slogan: “If it ain’t free, it ain’t me.” He’s got plenty of company these days, as the economy tanks and more folks are finding it hard to splurge on even the little things, never mind a whole vacation. Given that, I’ll be posting a series of free activities, places [...]
Posted in Free Stuff, New England, Skiing/Riding | Tagged 10th Mountain Ski Club, Free skiing, Maine, Okemo, Vermont |
By Hilary Nangle on January 29, 2009
Last weekend, I schmmozed Stowe. It’s been quite a few years since I skied what many consider Vermont’s best. Truth is, the last time I visited I came for a hard-hat tour of the then little more than a hole in a ground Stowe Mountain Lodge, at the base of Spruce Peak. I used to [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Food, Lodging, New England, Skiing/Riding, Spas | Tagged Dining, Food, heated outdoor pool, hourglass lounge, Lodging, Skiing/Riding, Solstice restaurant, Spa, Spruce Peak, Stowe, Stowe Mountain Lodge, Vermont |
By Hilary Nangle on November 29, 2008
Economy got you in the dumps? Gray November just not motivating you? Need a little kick to get in the holiday mood? Sunday’s Boston Globe travel section has my article in ways to catch the holiday spirit. You can read it here.
Posted in Events, New England | Tagged Christmas activities, Christmas in Newport, Christmas Prelude, cookie tour, holiday open houses, inn to inn holiday tours, Polar Express, Victorian Christmas, Wayss to get in the holiday spirit |
By Hilary Nangle on November 24, 2008
If you’re going to have cassoulet in Boston, head to Hammersley’s Bistro. My foodie friend E and her friend R took me there Friday night for dinner. Instead of the dining room, we ate in the far more intimate and cozy cafe side. On E’s recommendation (she considers this her neighborhood cafe and is on [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Food, New England | Tagged Chocolee Chocolates, dinner at Hammersley's Bistro, Food in Boston's South End, lunch at The Butcher Shop |
By Hilary Nangle on November 21, 2008
If the ski and clothing sales, lift ticket deals, and entertainment aren’t enough to draw you to the Boston Ski Show this weekend, here’s another incentive. Author Mary Kerr will be signing copies of her hot-off-the-press book, “A Mountain Love Affair: The Story of Mad River Glen.” Mad River isn’t just a ski area, it’s [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, New England, Skiing/Riding | Tagged A Mountain Love Affair, book about mad river's history, Mad River Glen Ski Area, ski history, skiing heritage, The story of Mad River Glen, Vermont |
By Hilary Nangle on March 25, 2008
I…am…a…chocoholic. There, I said it. I’ve been known to crave dark (only dark, and the darker the better) chocolate at 8 a.m., so you know I’m seriously addicted. Once in Boston, when I craved a fix, I discovered The Chocolate Bar, in The Langham Hotel’s Café Fleuri for brunch. Oh. My. God! My friend Karen [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Food, New England | Tagged Boston, chocolate, Dining |
By Hilary Nangle on February 19, 2008
An overnight at The Balsams, one of New Hampshire’s original grand resort hotels, was too little time to absorb this sprawling, historic hotel snugged in craggy Dixville Notch, N.H. You know the name and the place: It’s the site of first-in-the-nation voting during every national election; the tiny town where everyone shows up in the [...]
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