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foodie break: union oyster house
Just when you thought you’ve read all there is to know about our summer getaway to Boston, we saved the best for last. It’s as if the itinerary planning gods knew that on our last night of #LTeastcoast, we needed something so incredibly… East Coast. The Union Oyster House is America’s oldest restaurant. You read that correctly. The restaurant has been a Boston institution since the pre-Revolutionary days. It evolved over time, and began serving up its signature seafood-focused menu in 1826. Union Oyster House has been continually operating ever since. Over time, they’ve even welcomed more famous people than you can…
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foodie break: harvest in harvard square
When we tell you we probably (definitely) ate our weight in lobster while visiting Boston, we weren’t kidding. In fact, we did quite a lot of eating and drinking, and we must say: Boston, you sure don’t disappoint. On our Boston Bucket List was the neighborhood of Cambridge, which sits directly across the Charles River from Boston proper. Best known as the home to two of the country’s most distinguished universities — Harvard and MIT — Cambridge has no shortage of top-notch restaurants and bars. With a little help from BostonUsa.com, we settled on lunch at Harvest in Harvard Square. Since the…
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#LTselects: the inn at hastings park
Guys. We’ve found our new favorite hotel. Like. Obsessed. This is not an understatement. But before we dive into our stay at The Inn at Hastings Park, let’s backtrack. You know how, post-trip, the very first question from friends and family is, “What was your favorite part?!”? And have you noticed that, for some reason, no one ever seems very receptive to, “EVERYTHING!!!!!”? Realistically, though, you probably do have a favorite, right? It can be a hotel, a restaurant, or a single moment. But these are the things you’re going to think of first when you look back on a trip.…
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#LTeastcoast // a perfect day in boston
Perhaps the most exciting part of our #LTeastcoast adventure was that we finally made it to a city that’s long been on our list: Beantown. And, spoiler alert? Yes, we did have a perfect day in Boston. Staying true to our itinerary-free way of traveling, we didn’t have anything specific on our agenda. Well, except eating our weight in lobster rolls and clam chowder. Unfortunately, we also didn’t have a ton of time in one of our new favorite cities, so we decided this would be the perfect excuse to re-introduce a feature from many moons ago when weekend escapes were our…
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style spotter: a summer day in new england
We must admit: we really weren’t prepared to fall as in love with Boston as we did. Sure, we’re longtime fans of the “I could live here!” litmus test when visiting a new city. But we were both surprised to find that, after a spectacularly summer day in New England, yes! We could live in Boston! We really only had about 72 hours in and around Beantown. But that didn’t limit our imaginations! In our minds, we were running off into a future life of white picket fences flanked by blooming hydrangeas. Here’s what we wish we had packed. THE…
