Getting Ready for Your 2008 New England Winter Vacation 

Article and photo (Salem Cross Inn, West Brookfield, Mass.)  by Eric H.

NEW ENGLAND USA  -- The cold weather will never stop a hardy New Englander from enjoying his or her outdoor surroundings and it shouldn't stop visitors either. Full Story...

New England's top destinations

Your guide to discovering New England

Article and photo (Wolfeboro, N.H.) by Eric H.

NEW ENGLAND USA -- You could live in New England for an entire lifetime and not get to see everything. With that in mind, imagine how daunting it can be for a tourist with one week's vacation to experience New England.

The good news is that you could stay in one village, town or city for a few days and capture the essence of what New England is all about. There's simply no need to feel obligated to race from place to place. Full Story...

The magic of Portland, Maine

Find out why this seaside gem has quickly become one of New England's hottest destinations

Article and photo by Eric H.

(PORTLAND, MAINE, NEW ENGLAND USA) -- Many years ago while touring Portland, Maine, a friend commented, "This is a nice city, but they have a long way to go, a real long way to go."

Having made tremendous headway towards revitalization in the 1980s and 1990s, Portland, for a few blocks, looked like a world-class city -- what people considered a small San Francisco. Situated on a peninsula jutting out into beautiful Casco Bay, Portland sits between rugged coastline to the east, north and south and scenic countryside and vacation-friendly Sebago Lake to the west.

With hills leading to the harbor and Casco Bay, fine old homes, tree-lined brownstone streets, 19th century red brick buildings, parks and a growing arts, entertainment, lodging and dining scene, Portland seemed, at times, like a premier urban New England vacation destination. The trouble was, however, that the overall area was wildly inconsistent where it was not unusual to find a charming area juxtaposed with abandoned factory buildings and street people sitting on the sidewalks with their heads hung low. Additionally, run down parts of Congress St -- a main drag in town -- served as kind of a reality check that Portland was not all that the growing number of picture perfect postcard areas suggested.

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New England Timeshares Whether you are spending vacation time in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Connecticut, you are going to need accommodations. Timeshares in New England come in the form of quaint cottages, colonial townhouses, campgrounds and cabins. New England timeshares have taken on the time-honored architectural style of the region and blend right in with the aesthetic landscape. A good option for you may be a timeshare rental, however if you are looking to buy vacation real estate you have services at your disposal to help you with the process. A timeshare closing company can provide professional guidance to ease the process of purchasing a timeshare.