Archive - 26 October 2025

Looking down a tarmac road with white and yellow markings. It has a barrier to the right hand side and trees to the left and right. Mountains in the distance with multi-coloured leaves - greens, yellows and oranges as if Autumn

New England Fall Road Trip: Our 5 Day Leaf Peeping Loop

Empty Nesters, Friends, New England, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop New England Fall Road Trip: Our 5 Day Leaf Peeping Loop Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope Travelling to New England in the fall was a wishlist trip for me, so when a friend suggested a few days in Boston to help celebrate her husband’s...

A large archway is built into a modern building which is flying the Stars and Stripes from its ceiling. A man in the foreground takes a photo on his mobile phone

Walking The Freedom Trail In Boston: Our Self Guided Day

City breaks, Empty Nesters, Friends, New England, One week, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop Walking The Freedom Trail In Boston: Our Self Guided Day Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope I love history, despite not studying it at school beyond the basics, and even if I had, a UK syllabus was never going to cover...

Looking up at the back of a green stadium. Blue sky above and a navy blue banner across the walkway which says 'Welcome to Fenway Park, GatecE'

A Fenway Park Visit: Watching The Red Sox At America’s Oldest Ballpark

City breaks, Empty Nesters, Friends, New England, One week, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop A Fenway Park Visit: Watching The Red Sox At America’s Oldest Ballpark Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope When planning our first visit to Boston, it felt essential to include a Fenway Park visit to watch the Red...

Photo of a house entrance. Black door surrounded by a white frame with glass panels to the side and above. Red brick walls to either side. Doorstep filled with pumpkins in orange, white and pink colours. Two bay leaf style trees. A colourful pink and orange reef on the door. Happy Halloween sign to the right. House plaque dating 1826 to the left

Salem In October: Haunted Happenings And A Day Trip From Boston

Bucket List, City breaks, Empty Nesters, Friends, New England, One week, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop Salem In October: Haunted Happenings And A Day Trip From Boston Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope Salem, Massachusetts, was put on the map by the Salem Witch Trials, a dark moment in history when innocent...

View over rocks to the sea. The rocks are surrounded by multicoloured shrubs and plants. Behind on the left hand side is a small strip of rocky land stretching out into the water with large houses on it

A Southern Maine Coast Drive: Where To Stop Between York And Portland Head Light

Empty Nesters, Friends, New England, One week, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop A Southern Maine Coast Drive: Where To Stop Between York And Portland Head Light Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope On a short road trip from Boston, we headed north along the coast, passing briefly through the bottom of New...

The frame is filled with multicoloured trees across a valley. From the bottom of the frame, a hill leads down to a road at the base of the valley. The trees are red, orange, yellow and green. Greener trees on the other side

Riding The Conway Scenic Railroad Through The White Mountains In The Fall

Americas, Empty Nesters, Experiences, Friends, New England, One week, Road Trips, Train Travel, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop Riding The Conway Scenic Railroad Through The White Mountains In The Fall Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope On a road trip through New England in the fall, we definitely wanted to...

View from a rocky hill down to a rocky hill top with a pink railway carriage making its way from left to right across the frame. Beyond the hill top are the tops of mountains. Beyond that are pale hills behind.

Driving The Mount Washington Auto Road: An Exhilarating Climb To The Summit

Americas, Americas - North, Experiences, New England, One week, Road Trips, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop Driving The Mount Washington Auto Road: An Exhilarating Climb To The Summit Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope Continuing our autumn adventures in New Hampshire, we drove from North Conway to the base of...

A blue painted wooden clapboard wall with a painted mural saying 'Welcome to Stowe, Vermont'. Each letter is filled with an outdoor scene. Above a line of mountains, fir trees and sunset scene

Things To Do In Stowe, Vermont: Gondola Rides, Cider Donuts And That Church View

Empty Nesters, Food and Drink Experiences, Friends, New England, One week, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop Things To Do In Stowe, Vermont: Gondola Rides, Cider Donuts And That Church View Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope The first thing to say is that in the UK I don’t usually eat doughnuts (UK...

A man in period costume stands in the bottom middle of the frame pointing to something to his right. He is wearing white with a brown tricorn hat and blue waistcoat. He has a mouthpiece as if he's a tour guide. White church and trees behind.

Visiting Lexington And Concord – The Minute Man National Historical Park

Empty Nesters, Friends, New England, One week, USA, USA - Boston & Leaf Peeping Loop Visiting Lexington And Concord – The Minute Man National Historical Park Lucy 10 months ago X-twitter Facebook-f Pinterest-p Linkedin-in Whatsapp Envelope The final stop on our leaf peeping road trip from Boston was not about leaves at all, but Part 2 of our American...