On The Road
57 Posts
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Scuba: Why I dove in, why my plan was bonkers, and why I don’t regret it
I traveled alone to Mexico to scuba dive…on the precipice of a pandemic. Here’s how it went, and why I’d do it all over again.
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Exploring Montreal’s bike paths and hipster enclaves
Montreal is famous for its Christmas ambience — but it turns out the Francophone city is also a great summertime urban playground.
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A quick stop in Quebec City, Canada
My takeaway from two days in Quebec City: It’s culture- and architecture-rich, but it somehow lacks that special je-ne-sais-quoi.
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No car, no problem: Exploring Acadia National Park by bike
Acadia National Park’s huge network of crushed-stone bike trails makes it easy to go carless in Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
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An Autumn Walk in Hampstead, London
The gorgeous London neighborhood of Hampstead is where some of my favorite novelists and poets once lived.
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Why Edinburgh is the ultimate fall destination
Visiting Edinburgh in typical “dreich” weather gives the traveler an opportunity to experience Scotland at its cozy, gray and tweedy best.
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24 hours on Loch Lomond’s ‘bonnie banks’
Loch Lomond has a beautiful little secret that few international travelers seem to have caught on to: Inchcailloch, an island nature reserve.
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Sick in Scotland
I arrived in Scotland in a feverish daze, but the rugged coastline and charming towns still won me over.
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Finding joy in stillness: Our long weekend in Sorrento, Maine
An internet-free few days in America’s Vacationland was my unexpected highlight of 2019.
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Two wheels, one island: A day of biking on Nantucket
For all their differences, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have a major shared strength: great bike trails.