New England Travel and Vacation Gazette and Other Wicked Good Content

Review and photo by Eric H. The latest restaurant review at our flagship New England travel site, VisitingNewEngland.com, focuses on Howard's Drive-in , in the small central Massachusetts town of West Brookfield. Located on Route 9, east of the idyllic, Norman Rockwell-type town center and its beautiful common, Howard's is a popular family seasonal dining destination with an walk-up order window and picnic groves. Specialities include lobster rolls, barbecue chicken, fried clams, New England clam chowder and ice cream. The low prices are simply amazing, and quite compatible with those trying to save a dollar or two during this tough economy. To read more about Howard's Drive-In, please click the link above.

Article by Eric H. Village Artisans Collaborative, which opened in April 2009, is really a fantastic addition to an already thriving downtown North Attleboro, Mass. Billed as a "An Art Community for Community," Village Artisans features some wonderful local art work, as well as quality crafts. This is not another pretentious store with overly expensive work, stuffy employees and insufferable new age wallpaper music lurking in the background. Rather, Village Artisans focuses on bringing art work to all walks of life, helping improve North Attleboro's strong sense of community with its cultural presence, and just being nice, down-to-earth people dedicated to fine customer service in the process. Isn't that the way all businesses should conduct themselves? Nice to see a new store follow the tenets of good business practice. Just to let you know, the Village Artisans and the North Attleboro Cultural Council will be hosting a two-day Arts Festival at Veterans Park in d...

Article and photo by Guy Bocabella As we face another hot, muggy day in the Boston, Mass., area, this might be a great time to get into some nice, cool air conditioning -- why not make such a destination involve culture? We recently took our nephew and niece to the Children's Museum in Easton, Mass., and found it to be a perfect "staycation" idea! The Children's Museum in Easton, Mass., is one of New England's true "travel attractions" gems. This modest-sized kids museum with a big heart has become increasingly popular through the years, and no doubt, the recipient of many locals who want and need to save money by prioritizing the day trip mode over extended vacations. Through any economy, however, The Children's Museum in Easton deserves a visit given the wide-ranging educational and entertaining activities for children (primarily for children ages one through eight). Housed in a former fire station, this charming museum is packed to the gills wi...