This coming weekend marks the 23rd Annual Green Mountain Chew Chew Festival at Waterfront Park in Burlington. I’m flexing my stomach and jaw muscles all week in preparation. The full menu and schedule are up on their website, do be sure to check it out if you are in town. Make sure [...]

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Every Saturday during the summer months (early May through October), Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall Park hosts its weekly Farmers Market and Artists Market from around 9am-2pm (don’t quote me on exact times). It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Farmer’s Market, since I live a little outside town now, but for [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, when American Airlines instituted their new policy of charging passengers for the first checked bag, I knew other airlines would follow suit. And so they have. United and US Air have announced they, too, will be charging for the first bag checked. To make matters even worse, [...]

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Burlington City Arts has announced its 2008 lineup of bands for its annual summer concert series, which take place every Thursday in July, starting on the 10th. I sampled the music online and it’s a great batch of performers this year. It’s hard to believe it’s also FREE! If you’re going to [...]

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Budget Travel recently put out its list of the top 10 best travel innovations of the past 10 years (though actually one of their innovations has been around longer than that). It got me thinking what are my favorite things that make travel easier?
My list definitely coincides with theirs to a large extent. [...]

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Christopher Elliott’s column (“Hitting the road solo? Prepare to pay up”) at MSNBC.com today takes on my biggest pet peeve of the travel industry: Discrimination against solo travelers. Discrimination in any form steams me, but discriminating against people for having the courage to travel without a companion is just so ridiculous, I don’t even [...]

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I love Thai food. I never had it when I was growing up, because rural Vermont doesn’t have an overabundance of ethnic restaurants. But we are incredibly blessed in Burlington to have a huge selection of restaurants, including several great Thai restaurants that are also comfortable dining places for solos.
First is my old [...]

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2008-2009 schedules are out for local theater companies here in Burlington. If you’re looking for feel-good musicals, go with St. Michael’s Playhouse’s summer schedule featuring Barnum, a musical based on the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum; Moonlight and Magnolias; Almost, Maine; and Pump Boys and Dinettes.
For something a little more highbrow, UVM’s Theater just announced [...]

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One of my favorite websites is Restaurant.com. Why? Because you can routinely purchase $25 gift certificates to your favorite restaurants for just $10, that’s why! (I do love a bargain.) There aren’t a lot of Vermont restaurants currently participating, so I generally use the certificates when I travel to other cities. [...]

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If you’re in the vicinity of St. Albans, VT (about 30 minutes north of Burlington, VT via I-89) this weekend, and you have a sweet tooth, get your maple fix at the 42nd Annual Vermont Maple Festival, running Friday through Sunday. Gorge yourself on sugar-on-snow, maple donuts, maple cotton candy, and maple creemees. [...]

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