Although I travel often, I rarely stay in hotels. In fact, the only time I stay in “hotels” is on business travel when the possibility of a late arrival and anonymity are attractive to me. A recent stay at Hotel Vermont, one of the newest lodging options downtown and Burlington’s […]
What makes you happy? Not what you think makes you happy, but what makes you intrinsically happy? The moments when you smile from ear to ear, laugh until you cry? When you feel utterly content and at peace? It might seem like an easy question to answer: Your health. Family. […]
No matter where you live, the weather is always a subject for small talk. But in Vermont, the weather comes up in almost every conversation, especially when it’s mid-January and temperatures have been stuck in the bone-chilling negatives for weeks. People bitch gripe about their cars not starting. Icy […]
One of the things I love the most about old homes is the unique details that carry throughout them. The Lang House on Main Street Bed & Breakfast, just a few blocks from Church Street in Burlington, has some of the most beautiful architectural details in a historic home […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been attracted to water. Growing up, I was the kid who would take baths until my fingers were prunes. During beach trips to the Jersey Shore, I’d spend the whole day in the water, flailing about in my favorite one-piece swimsuit with a big […]
I had never heard of the 251 Club of Vermont until I received a résumé at work in which the applicant described his love affair with Vermont and his affiliation with the 251 Club. The Club, which is open to Vermont natives and non-natives alike, celebrates the Green Mountain State and charges its […]
I love traveling. Discovering new restaurants, sipping inventive cocktails, admiring old architecture, meeting new people. I am easily entertained people watching—imagining what others’ lives are like. Never having worked in the corporate world in a big city, I’m fascinated by the pace and culture at big companies. Traveling […]
When I was in college in Vermont, Rochester was always “the town where you make a left onto Bethel Mountain Road” when giving directions to hop on interstate 89. Or a pitstop after urgently holding my bladder after miles and miles on back-country roads or, better yet, a snowy, white-knuckled drive down […]
A fellow foodie friend of mine was shocked I hadn’t been to Worthy Burger, a craft beer and burger bar in South Royalton, Vermont, a small village in the Upper Valley that’s home to Vermont Law School. I’m always on a mission to find the best burger in Vermont and […]
Vermont’s General Stores pique my interest… You never know what you’re going to find when you step inside. We always stop at Country Stores when we’re travelling around the state to see what kind of unique things we can find collected under one roof. General stores in Vermont […]
The Mad River Valley—coined the “Bad Liver” Valley by locals (and for good reason)—is more than your typical Vermont ski town with old money, long vistas and some of the best skiing in the state. With Mad River Glen and Sugarbush located within minutes of the quaint downtown, […]
I can’t stand mediocrity. There, I said it. Growing up in New Jersey, I remember hearing my parents’ conversations after a night out, in which they described the restaurant where they ate dinner. “It was mediocre at best,” became a familiar phrase. In my mind, there’s no place […]