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Acadia in the Rain — Misty Cliffs, Jordan Pond & a Pizza-Movie Night
New England Road Trip 2026 · Acadia National Park, Maine · Sunday, June 7 We woke up to exactly the forecast we'd been watching: rain and fog, the whole island socked in. You can let that wreck a national-park day…
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Down East to Acadia — Camp Setup at Blackwoods
New England Road Trip 2026 · Boothbay → Bar Harbor, Maine · Saturday, June 6 Every trip has a day that's mostly windshield, and this was ours: pack up the harbor, point the car north, and trade Boothbay for the…
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Portland, Maine
Two days wandering around Portland, Maine had me feeling like I had a good pulse on the city and left me wanting to come back for more. Sam and I enjoyed oysters and lobster rolls from various establishments around the…
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The Coast Road to Boothbay — Baseball, Beer, and a Legendary Lobster Shack
New England Road Trip 2026 · Portland → Boothbay Harbor, Maine · Thursday, June 4 Travel days on a road trip are their own kind of fun: you check out of one place, point the van at the next, and…
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Day 1 — Wheels Up at Dawn, Lobster Rolls by Lunch
New England Road Trip 2026 · Day 1 · Tuesday, June 2 · Portland, Maine Every good family trip seems to start the same way — except this one started a little earlier than most. My alarm went off at…
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Cape Charles, Virginia
I spent my birthday weekend in Cape Charles, Virginia with my son and our neighbors while the dads and daughters went camping. This was my 5th or 6th time visiting Cape Charles and each time I find something new to…
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St. John, US Virgin Islands
After spending one night on St. Thomas, we took the ferry to St. John and spent the rest of our spring break trip there. We stayed in two different room types at The Westin St. John. The first three nights…
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St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Secret Harbor Beach Resort, St. Thomas, USVI The first night of our spring break trip this year was spent at Secret Harbor Beach Resort in St. Thomas before heading over to St. John the next day. We stayed in a…
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Tracking Flight Prices with Google Flights
When I start thinking about planning a trip, one of the first things I do is check Google Flights for flight times and pricing. It is easy to set up alerts for price changes when tracking flights with Google Flights.…
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
We first started visiting Fort Lauderdale, Florida when our oldest was a baby and we wanted somewhere warm to visit that had a direct flight from our home airport. Since then, we have been back almost once a year. Normally…
