Category Archives: Landmark Trust USA

CHANGE OF SCENERY – III — 5-8 FEBRUARY 2023

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Ray Boas

Why CHANGE OF SCENERY III ? – well I decided not to title this post CHANGE OF SCENERY REDUX, but this was my third relaxing stay at Rudyard Kipling’s Carriage House in Dummerston, Vermont, following:CHANGE OF SCENERY – 13-16 JANUARY … Continue reading →

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ON TOP OF MT. GREYLOCK – 19-20 OCTOBER 2022 and a LANDMARK BONUS 24-27 OCTOBER

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Ray Boas

I got out again, and repeated previous pleasures albeit things are not always the same. Bascom Lodge atop Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts, built in the 1930s by the CCC, closes this week for the season, as does the road soon … Continue reading →

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CHANGE OF SCENERY – 26 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH 2022

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Ray Boas

Looking back, I have not had many adventures to share with you the past year plus, and we know why. But I just got home from another “Change of Scenery” at Kipling’s Carriage House – essentially replicating an adventure from … Continue reading →

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AT REST with AMOS AGAIN and other EXPLORATIONS – 11-14 NOVEMBER 2021

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Ray Boas

This has been a tough year to do anything. COVID has closed travel opportunities, and what has remained open has become expensive, and crowded. I “do not do crowds” and want to stay safe for travels in years to come … Continue reading →

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Three Nights at “A JEWEL BEYOND PRICE” – 13-16 MAY 2021

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Ray Boas

If you have attentively followed my meanderings, you may remember that I discovered NAULAKHA on Flag Day, 2015. And then toured it during an open house in June of 2019. Landmark Trust USA has a number of historic, impeccably preserved … Continue reading →

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TWO PLUS WEEK REPORT — 21 FEBRUARY 2021

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Ray Boas

I enjoy writing. I write to remember. I write for enjoyment. And, I enjoy writing to share. This past week I have done a great deal of writing for the March issue of my CLARION newspaper, and I cannot stop … Continue reading →

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CHANGE OF SCENERY – 13-16 JANUARY 2021

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Ray Boas

For safety, of course, options for travel, diners out, movies, and the like are limited, and best should simply be avoided. But a CHANGE OF SCENERY can help, and I have found a great way (for me) to enjoy a … Continue reading →

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A BREAK – ONE HOUR and TWO CENTURIES AWAY – 10-12 NOVEMBER 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Ray Boas

  I needed a break, we all need a break. But, I am afraid that taking a traditional break, and get-away could be a year away. Just a change of scenery is rejuvenating, and helpful, even if like me, you … Continue reading →

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“A JEWEL BEYOND PRICE” – NAULAKHA – A VERMONT TREASURE – MAY 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Ray Boas

“Did you know that…” Rudyard Kipling, who was the most famous author in the world, built his home, Naulakha, in 1892 in Dummerston (just north of the Brattleboro line) where he lived for four years. Here he wrote some of … Continue reading →

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