The Boston Traveler

Let’s take a quick trip to Back Bay’s Newbury Street, one of the most popular shopping, eating, and people-watching destinations in Boston for locals and tourists alike.
Newbury Street is an eight-block, mixed-use thoroughfare, lined on both sides by many dozens of retail and restaurant businesses housed in gorgeous, historic, renovated 19th-century brownstones. The intricate architecture alone is enough to make one stop and stare before taking scores of pictures and then moving on to the numerous additional stores and businesses on surrounding streets.
Bound on one side by the Boston Public Garden (Arlington T Station) and by Massachusetts Avenue (Hynes …read more

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The latest interesting discussion I’ve encountered on the Web takes place at Blue Mass Group, and I stumbled across it via Universal Hub.
Writer Wayne wondered why brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs in Massachusetts when the brown variety available in supermarkets is supposed to be local. He points out that since gas costs so much these days, you’d think local brown eggs would be less expensive than non-local white eggs because they don’t have to be shipped here from out of state. You’d also be thinking wrong, as area residents know well — brown eggs are …read more

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Advantage: The location on Boston’s waterfront makes for wonderful views and refreshing sea air when outside. It’s also conveniently close to the World Trade Center if you’re in town for an event held there, as well as Logan Airport.
Disadvantage: Some visitors note that although the hotel is very comfortable and comes with many useful amenities, the South Boston location is too far from the central downtown Boston area where many local attractions are found.
Distinctive Amenities: Seaport Hotel has a state-of-the-art fitness center, free wireless Internet access, and room service available via computer. [More Features (PDF)]
Location: One Seaport Lane, …read more

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It looks like it was raining fairly hard this morning in New York, but that didn’t stop women around my age from showing up to drool and reminisce over the reunited New Kids on the Block when they appeared at Rockefeller Plaza. Since I was never into boy bands, I can’t say I share their enthusiasm. Still, who can grumble about so many having such a good time because of one music group? I’m happy for ‘em!
As promised, check out high-quality videos of the New Kids’ performance on NBC’s Today earlier today. Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, …read more

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This post is primarily for the many, many people out there who love a bargain, including the numerous renters paying three times too much money for a roof overhead and the starving college students in town year-round. And we all know a bargain doesn’t get any better than free.
Dunkin Donuts — Free Iced Coffee

Quincy-born, Canton-based Dunkin’ Donuts is doing it again today, May 15, with Free Iced Coffee Day, serving up 16-ounce iced coffees free of charge to anyone and everyone. And unlike at most rival java shops, flavors can be added for no additional charge (I’m a …read more

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Yes! The time has finally arrived for the general public to rush the brand-new Boylston Street Apple Store (815 Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston) situated across the street from the Prudential Shopping Center.
Billed as Boston’s flagship branch — not to mention Apple’s largest store in the US of A — the shiny shop will offer visitors tons of technological amenities, such as “64 iPod music and video players, 104 Mac laptops and computers, and a third floor dedicated entirely to service that can accommodate 100 customers receiving one-on-one training at the same time,” according to a recent article in …read more

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Everybody’s going green, including the revered, New York-based skincare and haircare company Kiehl’s Since 1851.
Saturday marked the opening of Massachusetts’ newest branch, located at the Burlington Mall (75 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, 781-221-0161), which is the second Kiehl’s retail store in the state and the 28th free-standing Kiehl’s all together. The first local store began business on Boston’s Newbury Street (112 Newbury Street, Boston, 617-247-1777) six years ago.
A major highlight of the 585-square-foot Burlington branch is the interior decor based on Kiehl’s environmentally friendly approach to store presentation. As a result, shoppers get a unique retail experience …read more

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If you’ve ever traveled to Boston from out of town and lacked the ability to stay with friends or family, then you probably already know — Boston is just one of those places where a good, safe night’s sleep costs a pretty penny … or much more.
What can you do, then, when you don’t have a lot of money to spend on hotel accommodations? One option that travelers to the city have been taking advantage of for ages is a reservation at a local hostel.
Although most commonly identified with young people wandering from place to place on extended group …read more

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Whether you’re a Boston resident, a Boston traveler, or a citizen of the world, you know who you are and your efforts are appreciated.
Here’s wishing all of the mothers out there in cyberspace and beyond a fantastic, unforgettable Mother’s Day!

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In fact, Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s seven-day Bay State Bike Week, a companion to May’s nationwide Bike Month, will be here on Monday, May 12, and will stick around until Sunday, May 18.
The main focus of the weeklong event is the 50,000-Mile Commuter Challenge. Daunting as the name is, it’s a bit misleading, too, because the challenge is more of a call for collaboration than an actual invitation to compete.
How it works is simple. Participants each pledge to bike the number of miles they prefer, with the overall goal being to collectively cycle 50,000 miles instead of driving …read more

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