transient travels

Blog URL:http://transienttravels.com/
Blog Tags:travel, boston, new england, girlfriend getaways, weekend getaways, north america, affordable travel, things to do in boston, balancing work and trav
Country:United States
State/Province:Massachusetts
Location:Boston

for me, transient travels is meant to satisfy the constant itch to get on a plane. For my readers, my hope is that it serves as a reassurance that there are many degrees to the avid traveler.



Latest Blog Posts



defining adventure

on Jun 10, 2015 in: Travel

This past Sunday my family and I had nothing on the agenda. No barbecues, no parties, no errands (we do grocery shopping on Saturdays now, don’t be jealous). So we decided to be spontaneous – on a whim, we went to the zoo. The idea just c...

local roots

on Nov 9, 2014

When traveling, the key to unearthing a place’s culture is often found in its food – when you avoid restaurants with menus that even attempt to cater to tourists, sip wine from local grapes and drink beer brewed with local hops. Some...

Today my yoga teacher laid out an analogy that made me think intellectually for the first time in a while, probably because these days, yoga – the third class I’ve been to in maybe a year – is the only time I have no choice but to t...

adventures in homebrewing

on Aug 8, 2014 in: Beer

Mike and I set off on a new adventure more than a year ago thanks to a generous Christmas gift from my brother-in-law, Bill: a brew kit. Our first foray into brewing – which entailed me following Mike around the kitchen with my camera as he did...

on motherhood

on Jun 21, 2014 in: motherhood

This post – my first in ages – was started and stopped many times over the last several months. That’s because I had a baby. My sweet little Madeleine is about 4 months old now. It’s become clear that all of the adventures I&...

staying close to home

on Aug 28, 2013 in: hiking

If I had to sum up the last several, mostly blogless months, I couldn’t. Suffice it to say, my adventures have kept me close to home, but they’ve been filled with plenty of milestones, little jaunts and explorations. For starters, my beau...

Summer strikes with a vengeance pouring nearly 100 degrees over the region, and suddenly, you long for days like this…   That’s the thing about New Englanders. We live here because we love having all four seasons, but the second one...