Massachusetts

Pros: Miles and miles of merchandise
Cons: Vendors were packing up to leave as we were shopping

The town of Brimfield, Massachusetts turns into a giant antiques fair three times a year, spring, summer and fall, usually May, July and September. Having a strategy is the best way to go. Having a specific "find" item is not.

Our...

Pros: Surprising number of cultural attractions
Cons: Lodging can be pricey in the summer season

For the past ten years, my family and I have spent a few days in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. We constantly joke about how many New York accents we hear when we're vacationing, and it's true! While that's not a bad thing(er, my fiance is a...

Pros: Exclusivity and atmosphere
Cons: Expensive

My wife, daughter, and I just returned from vacationing throughout the Northeast where we enjoyed many interesting experiences which I am excited to write about here on epinions over the next few days. The one I would like to share with you all now...

Pros: Great Town, Great Historical Sights
Cons: Traffic and Parking

While staying in Cape Cod we decided to drive up to Plymouth for a day trip. We viewed the replica, built to scale, of the Mayflower. The ship is fantastic, the tour guides were friendly and extremely knowledgeable and the exhibits were great. I can't...

Pros: Interesting historical sites; variety in things to do; good seafood restaurants
Cons: Stressful; driving is difficult; historical buildings all charge admission; weather can change abruptly

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

We traveled to this area in the late summer. Based on a recommendation from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Newsletter (recommended), we decided to stay in Plymouth. Plymouth is located in...

Pros: Relaxing, quiet, peaceful get-away.
Cons: Lots of walking, in whatever the weather.

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (western part of the state, near CT border)

This past Thanksgiving my wife and I got thinking; why don't we do something and go someplace different this year for Thanksgiving?...

Pros: Some Fun things to do home to me
Cons: The weather

Massachusetts has been home for me. I live in western mass just outside of springfield. Its a quiet town small town with a few schools,a couple of supermarkets a video store a few gas stations, and places to eat. I know it inside and out which has its...

Pros: whales, whales, whales!
Cons: sea-sickness and too cool ocean air

Its been a long time since I went on a whale-watch tour, but recent events in my life have left me thinking about how wonderful a trip that was, ten years ago, when my parents drove me up to someplace north of Salem (probably Gloucester) and we got on...

Pros: Beautiful and pure relaxation
Cons: none

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

My son recommended going to Cape Ann for a few days of R&R. This cape is 30 miles north of Boston - and what an escape! We found a last minute reservation at the historic Emerson Inn by...

Pros: airports except BOS, The T
Cons: BOS airport and the subway

Today I will be reviewing Massachusetts Transportation. The airports, the rails, the mass transit and more.

-AIR TRANSPORTATION
Boston "Logan" International Airport
This airport is the biggest airport in Massachusetts....

Pros: Beautiful, always things to do, a curious, cosmopolitan city
Cons: Gets pretty crowded during tourist season

Review Topic:  Overview

If you're looking for a place to vacation that's full of unique distractions as well as the charm of an old New England city, then Gloucester is the place for you. As a Gloucester resident, I take pride in...

Pros: They have a wonderful ballpark in Fenway
Cons: Flaming hotels are a nuisance

In a state where the ballparks are green, the oceans are clean, and the hotels are flaming, a man as hot as myself got little or no acknowledgment from the citizens of Massachusetts. So, with only a crowd of 6,945 raging sexy women following me around,...

Pros: Attractions, Temperature, People, Shops, Ocean
Cons: Unlit roads and highways at night.

We took our trip to Plymouth in June. The weather was perfect, it remained about 82 degrees everyday with practically no humidity.

We loved this trip, my children even cried when it was time to go home. There are so many activities available...

Pros: very convenient, off 2 major interstates
Cons: i lived here all my life

"Wow, those tree's are gorgeous." Fall time is just one of four gorgeous seasons in Massachusetts. Because of the northern location of Massachusetts, it is subjected to all four seasons, which is a nice change. You can almost appreciate your...

Pros: there was not one thing negative that I can say about Nantucket
Cons: maybe a bit expensive

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

There once was a woman from Nantucket and I sure wish it was me. What a wonderful, get away from it all vacation. It truely was a perfect vacation.

I was invited to this tiny...