Matt and I are trying to plan a short vacation to New England this fall. The idea of going out into the country in the fall just fills me with wonderful shivers. We’d like to take off a Monday/Tuesday or a Thursday/Friday and make a long weekend of it. But where to go, exactly?
One idea is Boston. Matt’s never been. But I’ve been there several times. Even though the most recent visit was eight years ago, I wonder if I’d be bored. Maybe, maybe not.
The other idea is to do something rural — a country inn or something. I have this fantasy of staying in a B&B that has a library with comfy chairs, where I could pick random books off the shelves and curl up with one of them in front of a fireplace, and we eat dinner in nice cozy restaurants.
The thing is, I haven’t driven a car in four years and I’d be a little nervous about it. I used to drive all the time. I used to love to take road trips. When I was in school, I’d drive between Virginia and New Jersey a few times a year. In the early part of this decade I drove to and from work. Does driving a car come back to you pretty quickly? It seems like it would.
If we were to do Boston, we could just take Amtrak. But for the New England countryside idea, I’d probably visit my parents in NJ a couple of times in the next few weeks and take the car out for a spin, just to get my road legs back, and then we could rent a Zipcar and drive up to Massachusetts or Vermont or wherever.
Any ideas for where to go or what to do?
You could fly to burlington vt on jet blue (lots of specials going on). Stay at a b&b, rent a car and drive through NH to Boston. A night or 2 in each place.
Mohonk. It’s gorgeous and you can take the bus. You’d have to bring your own books, though.
Try the Berkshires, MA. Rent a car in Manhattan drive along the Hudson and turn right! Three hours and your worlds away–and each small town (Avoid Pittsfield) is a wonder unto itself.
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I’ve been to Mohonk. It is nice. My mother wanted our annual christmas family vacation there, but it was going to be $7,000 for 3 days…so instead, we’re opening up our house on Cape Cod.
Driving a car does come back pretty quickly, incidentally. Driving a car in Boston, however, there is no training for…
I’m a big fan of Cape Cod, obviously, but the whole region is beautiful…
not that I’m biased…
i love western mass. matt and i stayed in the Egremont inn (http://www.egremontinn.com/) its very gay friendly and it is close to great barrington, amherst, mass moca, etc.. more then enough for a long weekend.
marc
Well, the Berkshires are very nice. I’ve never stayed there, but I did go to the Norman Rockwell Museum once, and I really enjoyed it. But, if Matt’s never been to Boston, I think you’ve gotta take him. If not this weekend, then another one. I guess it just depends whether you want a country or city weekend. I’m more of a city person, and I went to college in Boston, so that would get my vote!