Author Archives: Ray Boas

SHUNPIKING IN VERMONT – PLANNING AHEAD – 6 November 2013

You may know that I am obsessive about collecting travel literature and filing it for future reference.  Today I hit a bonanza of some of the best Vermont brochures I have ever seen. It was back to the Mount Ascutney … Continue reading

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UPDATE — 2 NOVEMBER 2013

Do not despair, just because I am not traveling does not mean I am not busy.  It is A CHRISTMAS CAROL time, for the 6th year in a row.  My production with The Walpole Players has raised just under $17,000 … Continue reading

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FINAL FULL DAY – THIS TRIP – 17 October 2013 in IRELAND

Happily working on this post at the Dublin Airport having arrived here in plenty of time for my flight.  No problem being early, but late “does not fly!” Yesterday my only plan was to go to Strokestown to see the … Continue reading

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HEADING TO WESTPORT, AND DAY-TRIPPING FROM THERE – 15 and 16 October 2013

I am writing this in front of a fire on 17 October in Longford Country House positioned an hour and a half from the Dublin airport.  I know how to find B&Bs, and it is too comfortable to go out … Continue reading

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A DAY EXPLORING THE BURREN — 14 October 2013

Let’s see, I left you last looking out the front door of my B&B (CAPPABHAILE HOUSE) looking at weathered limestone.  Have I ever told you that I cannot get enough of Ireland??  One day in The Burren is not enough!  … Continue reading

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BACK IN IRELAND — 12 and 13 October 2013

YES, I am back in Ireland – third trip since I realized in 2011 that it would take five trips to give justice to this beautiful and small country (1/140 the size of the US – about the size of … Continue reading

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PLYMOUTH NOTCH, VT and LEAVES – 2 October 2013

If I were to ask you, “where is my favorite place?”  You had better answer, “Calvin Coolidge’s birthplace, Plymouth Notch, VT.” Driving across southern New York state last Saturday, the color on the leaves on high elevations was wonderful.  And … Continue reading

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FIVE HOUR TRIP COMPLETED IN TWELVE HOURS – 28 September 2013

Sadly I left the Atheneum Hotel about 12:30 on Friday the 27th, and travelled back roads to Corning and then to Pine City, NY where I stayed at one of the best B&Bs I have stayed in – The Rufus … Continue reading

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I LOVE LUCY – JAMESTOWN, NY – 25 September 2013

This is being posted Friday night, 27 September, from from one of the nicest B&Bs I have ever stayed at – The Rufus Tanner House in Pine City, NY – just outside Elmira.  Worth the trip. I played hooky Wednesday afternoon, … Continue reading

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A TOWERING EXPERIENCE — ATHENEUM HOTEL – September 2013

Posted Friday, 27 September Remember my excursion climbing up ladders through the attic and cupola to the top of the Town Hall the other day?   Are you aware of my interest in architecture and how buildings are put together?  … Continue reading

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