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A Bountiful Crop of New Deals!

2009-11-24T13:50:42Z

New additions this week to Kim's New England Deal Sheet:

B&Bs in New Hampshire's White Mountains offer two-night Inn-to-Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour getaways priced from $171 for two;
Cape Ann's Tuck Inn has incredible winter rates;
The 12 Dinosaurs of Christmas package in Connecticut is affordable (and fun!) for a family of four;
An online coupon will save you $2 on New England Auto Show admission; and
$25 Restaurant.com certificates are just $3.

_{Cookie photo courtesy of Country Inns in the White Mountains.}

A Bountiful Crop of New Deals! originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 13:50:42.

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Your Time Machine Awaits

2009-11-20T08:23:14Z

Old Sturbridge Village is a 200-acre time machine that transports visitors to the early 1800s. The Northeast's largest living history museum is a place where the routines and rituals of a 19th-century New England community play out day after day, season after season. Did you know that you can even celebrate Thanksgiving at Old Sturbridge Village?

Join me on a photo tour of Old Sturbridge Village, then plan your own visit to yesteryear.

Your Time Machine Awaits originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 08:23:14.

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Ho Ho Ho! The Place To Go

2009-11-18T19:50:02Z

If you can hardly wait for Christmas, head to New Hampshire. Santa's Village, an enchanting family amusement park, reopens this Saturday for special weekend dates of magical (if chilly!) fun through December. I'll take you to Santa's New Hampshire headquarters on this photo tour. If you're good, you might even catch a glimpse of the bearded guy himself.

_{Santa's Village photo © 2006 Kim Knox Beckius}

Ho Ho Ho! The Place To Go originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 19:50:02.

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Photos by You

2009-11-17T21:00:15Z

Have you "flipped" through the pages of my online album of New England photographs submitted by travelers? They show this wonderful region in all of its four-season glory. Thank you to Sailingmusic for sharing this view of a fall sunset on the Massachusetts coast. Click the image to see a larger view. Submit your photo, and you just might see it featured here.

Did you miss your chance to see New England's fall color show this year?

Subscribe to my eight-week email course (it's free!), and begin planning and dreaming about your 2010 New England fall foliage trip.

Photos by You originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 21:00:15.

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This Week's Travel Deals Revealed

2009-11-17T13:08:01Z

New additions this week to Kim's New England Deal Sheet:

Take your family on a memorable ride aboard the Polar Express this December with a special package from New Hampshire's Bartlett Inn;
Print your coupon to save on admission to this weekend's Paradise City Arts Festival in Massachusetts;
Save all season with the Frequent Skier Card; and
Purchase $25 restaurant gift certificates for just $3 through November 22.

_{Media photo courtesy of Paradise City Arts Festival.}

This Week's Travel Deals Revealed originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 13:08:01.

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Dreaming of a White Christmas?

2009-11-14T16:40:35Z

Here are the 10 places where you're most likely to celebrate a White Christmas in New England, based on snow statistics from the National Climatic Data Center.

Ready for Snow?

Dreaming of a White Christmas? originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 16:40:35.

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My Best Turkey Shots

2009-11-11T23:10:56Z

Confession: I've never cooked a turkey... but I've shot a few! With my camera, of course.

We only think about turkeys at Thanksgiving time, it seems, but they're fun birds to observe year-round at New England farms and in the wild. Enjoy these photos of turkeys I've run into during my New England travels, and if you have a New England turkey photo of your own to share, here's how to submit it.

Turn to my New England Thanksgiving Travel Planner if all of these turkeys remind you that you still need to make your holiday travel plans!

_{Turkey photo © 2008 Kim Knox Beckius.}

My Best Turkey Shots originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 23:10:56.

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New Travel Deals Posted

2009-11-10T23:48:08Z

New additions this week to Kim's New England Deal Sheet:

Have a Sandwich Thanksgiving with an affordable, two-night Turkey Day lodging and dinner package at Cape Cod's 1750 Inn at Sandwich Center;
Save on admission to Edaville USA's Christmas Festival of Lights in South Carver, Massachusetts;
Enjoy exclusive savings when you become a New Hampshire fan on Facebook; and
Purchase $25 restaurant gift certificates for just $2 through November 12.

New Travel Deals Posted originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 23:48:08.

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See Boston's Best Gingerbread Creations(or Just Drool Over These Photos)

2009-11-07T19:09:09Z

Yesterday, my seven-year-old daughter and I had the sweet opportunity to serve as judges at the Boston Christmas Festival's 16th annual Gingerbread House Competition. All of the entries were delightful, but the winners, as you'll see in this photo gallery, took gingerbread creativity to extremes.

There's still time to visit the Boston Christmas Festival, New England's largest holiday art and craft show, which runs through Sunday, November 8, and to view these amazing confections. At the festival's conclusion, these gingerbread masterpieces will be sold, mostly to local corporations, and proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, which makes them doubly sweet.

_{Gingerbread Old State House © 2009 Kim Knox Beckius.}

See Boston's Best Gingerbread Creations(or Just Drool Over These Photos) originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 19:09:09.

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Beer Pairing Lessons from Harpoon's Brewmaster

2009-11-05T11:33:06Z

When I surprised my husband by reserving seats for a Harpoon Beer Dinner, I didn't plan to spend the night working! But when Al Marzi, Chief Brewing Officer at Boston's Harpoon Brewery, began speaking eloquently about the art of brewing, beer history and pairing beer with food, I couldn't help it: Out came my pencil and camera! Use these beer tidbits and pairing tips to plan your own beer dinner or to impress your friends! You'll even learn which beer to serve with pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving!

_{Harpoon Beer Dinner photo © 2009 Kim Knox Beckius.}

Beer Pairing Lessons from Harpoon's Brewmaster originally appeared on About.com New England Travel on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 11:33:06.

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