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Reel: Someone tell Belle I found her library in Vermont. 📚♥️
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Reel: 🎉 NORTHEAST KINGDOM GETAWAY GIVEAWAY 🎉 Win a two-night stay at in East Burke, Vermont, where time on the trails can end with a long soak in the hot tub.
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Reel: Have you ever visited a museum that feels like everything might come to life after the doors close? 👀
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Reel: 🎃 More than 700 glowing jack-o’-lanterns stacked into one enormous pumpkin pyramid? This might be one of Vermont’s most impressive Halloween displays!
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Reel: 🐅 Princeton, New Jersey has long been one of my favorite college towns to visit outside of Vermont (and my birth town!). And with the addition of by right dow…
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Reel: 🍁 One of my favorite ways to spend a beautiful fall day in Vermont? Wandering through the historic buildings, gardens and galleries of Shelburne Museum, where…
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Reel: 🍩 Does Vermont have a cult-favorite donut? Because if you’ve ever had the Churro Cruller from Twisted Halo in Essex, you know exactly what I’m talking about!
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Reel: 🎉 GIVEAWAY CLOSED! 🎉 Win a two-night stay at one of Vermont’s most historic and charming inns, complete with their world-famous breakfast!
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Reel: One of Burlington, Vermont’s most unexpected fall foliage views is waiting at the top of a historic stone tower, and I’m willing to bet plenty of people have n…
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Reel: 🍁❄️ Have you ever experienced the powerful view of snowliage in Vermont? It’s one of New England’s most breathtaking natural phenomena, when the mountains are…
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Hi, I’m Erin.
I started Travel Like a Local® back in 2014 (before influencing was a thing!) to showcase my travels around my beloved state that shaped me into who I am today. I’m an innate story teller, coming from a long-line of writers. I’m also a marketer by trade, business consultant and coach, former COO, and current Vermont Realtor.
I’m a sucker for simple pleasures: the smell of wood smoke, lazy days on the lake, finding new hidden gems, picking berries, golden hour sun, the quiet that comes from the first snowfall of the year, chasing foliage, cider donuts, and maple creemees—I could go on and on. My big why is collecting as many life experiences as possible and helping you do the same in the Green Mountain state.
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Wish you were here
A fall foliage season I don’t think I’ll ever get over. 🍁 As the leaves begin to drop, I can’t help but feel a bit nostalgic for what we just experienced.
I’ve never experienced fall colors quite like these. The most vibrant reds, brilliant oranges and golden yellows, seemingly around every turn. Just when I thought I’d seen the best of it, Vermont would find another way to surprise me.
Hot maple lattes. Long drives down winding backroads with no particular destination. Golden hour light that makes you want to pull over, sit and stare. Warm afternoons that feel like summer and chilly evenings that remind you winter isn’t far behind. Finding new adventures, stumbling upon scenic vistas and revisiting familiar places that look completely different every fall.
But more than anything, this season has reminded me how much I love living here.
There’s something so special about calling a place home that makes you want to be a tourist in your own backyard, every single day. A place that keeps you curious, encourages you to take the long way home and reminds you that some of life’s greatest pleasures are also the simplest.
I’m grateful for every backroad, every unexpected stop and every moment I had the chance to slow down and take it all in.
Vermont, you’ve really outdone yourself this year. ❤️
Tell me I’m not alone. Was this one of the most beautiful foliage seasons you’ve ever experienced? What was a highlight for you? Go on, share some joy!
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