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  1. psw avatar

    RE: New England and surrounding areas

    by psw 14 March 2011

    Concord, MA, was home to Emerson, Thoreau, the Alcotts and their friends. There are lots of historic houses to tour, and the cemetary…

  2. maryofthemountain avatar

    RE: New England in July

    by maryofthemountain 12 April 2010

    I would suggest staying in Concord, Mass instead of Lowell. It's cute and charming. And then you can do some of the historic stuff there…

  3. bzookaj avatar

    RE: Buying a campervan in New York or other place in East

    by bzookaj 11 October 2009

    1) See [*FAQ 214*|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=90989&tstart=0&start=214] for buying vehicles in the US,…

  4. nilsy avatar

    RE: Boston

    by nilsy 20 March 2008

    As mentioned above, you should have no trouble filling your time in Boston. Most places mentioned are easily accessible via public transpor…

  5. nilsy avatar

    Boston, Salem and Concord

    by nilsy 10 October 2007

    I agree with brooktrouts' comments about Concord - good half-day trip if you have no car. If its cold you may be able to get a taxi to…

  6. amobr82 avatar

    Boston: Day trips via public transportation?

    by amobr82 29 September 2007

    The commuter rail (purple line, connect at Porter on Red line) also goes out to Concord, a pleasant place to stroll around (interesting…

  7. Fbabeuf avatar

    New England with Active 4 year old

    by Fbabeuf 07 August 2007

    The East Bay bike path, 13 miles from Providence to Bristol, is a really nice way to spend a day off the beaten track - it's mostly flat,…

  8. opoponax avatar

    East Coast in September

    by opoponax 15 February 2007

    as for getting to boston, you should probably take the bus. Amtrak is quite a bit more expensive, for much the same experience (it might…

  9. marsupial avatar

    Boston - New England

    by marsupial 07 May 2006

    We loved Cape Cod and Rhode Island. From there went to Plymoth. Saw the mayflower—just to say we’d seen it. More interesting was the Ply…

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