The Boston Traveler

This guest post is from Mary Jo Manzanares, b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel Editor and travel blogger at Flyaway Cafe.
I love college campuses, even though it’s been many years since I spent any time as a student on one.
I love the buildings, and the libraries, and the bookstores. I love checking out the architecture and the landscaping, and people watching, and buying a sweatshirt to wear so I can pretend that I am an alum.
On a rainy day last summer, I had a layover in Boston with my best friend, Anita. She and I took a couple of hours and …read more

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It the food part of your travel budget is running a little low, but you just can’t face one more trip to the local grocery store for bread and peanut butter, try heading to a nearby college campus to find a hot meal for a reasonable price.
While many students take their meals in their dorm dining halls, most campuses still have other student dining facilities.  Whether it’s a snack bar, cafe, full restaurant or bar, the prices are geared to a student budget.  Of course, the food is geared to a student palate as well, but if you’ve been …read more

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How’s this for inspiring? The Boston Herald reports that two teenage Dorchester residents, sisters born in Nigeria, will become permanent parts of Boston history on Tuesday. Why? Because they’re pretty darn smart. So smart, in fact, they will each serve as the valedictorian of their respective high school classes at graduation ceremonies held tomorrow. Thus, the record is for achieving that goal in the same year, something never managed before by siblings in Boston.
The Nwoaha sisters, 18-year-old Chioma and 16-year-old Faith, moved to the United States from West Africa’s Nigeria less than three years ago. …read more

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This Monday, April 28, Hostelling International – Eastern New England Council will present an invaluable workshop geared towards female travelers specifically.
TRAVEL SOLO, TRAVEL SMART: An Interactive Workshop for Women Traveling Alone aims to give women who enjoy roaming Earth by themselves a wealth of information to help make their trips optimal endeavors.
From security tips to advice on how to safely and efficiently plan itineraries and accommodations, the workshop led by experienced solo traveler Leah Moschella is sure to answer many of the questions that often inhibit women from sampling what the world has to offer on their own.
Although the 7pm–8:30pm …read more

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And, no, I’m not making that up. There actually is such a thing as “mini-med school,” at least if you believe the brilliant scientific minds at Harvard Medical School in Boston (and who, pray tell, wouldn’t?).
Amazingly, the seminars offered at mini-med school are available to the general public … free of charge. That’s right — for free! At Harvard! If you’re not familiar with how much money just one Ivy League course costs, please take my word that this “price” is a ming-boggling bargain.
Even better than that is the fact that not a single examination is …read more

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