<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Massachusetts</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/archive/unitedstates/ma?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><description>Massachusetts</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Boston's Alcott Trail:  Little Women Slept Here]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9462-2004Oct29.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9462-2004Oct29.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's a crisp fall morning in Boston's Beacon Hill, and the Secret Service agents outside what is inevitably described as Sen.  John F. Kerry's "elegant brick townhouse" are busy turning away the groupies and the just plain curious. "Is he home?" a German tourist plaintively asks of no one in particular, as another woman sneaks a snapshot by the presdiential candidate's front steps.]]></description><author> K.C. Summers</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Democrats, Stars and Bars]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55196-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55196-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ask the typical mayor for a political tour of his city and you're likely to find yourself staring at a couple of statues, war memorials and grave sites. But when I invited Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to preview what awaits the Democratic delegates coming for their national convention, he picked a bar.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where's the Party?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55345-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55345-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Even political junkies need something more exciting than a balloon drop. As the national conventions approach, two Post correspondents give the inside scoop on the pols' favorite spots outside the confetti zone.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Massachusetts, 40 Winks and 40 Whacks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27314-2004Mar26.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27314-2004Mar26.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    WHAT:  The Lizzie Borden Bed &#38; Breakfast/Museum]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now Playing at a Theater Near You: Old Ironsides]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41255-2003Nov14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41255-2003Nov14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Old Ironsides is ready for its close-up.<br>The venerable USS Constitution -- long a tourist fixture of Boston's waterfront -- makes its big-screen debut this weekend in "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," the Russell Crowe naval epic adapted from the late Patrick O'Brian's...]]></description><author> Steve Hendrix</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massachusetts's  Own Road Show]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64042-2003Aug15.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64042-2003Aug15.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Antiques are getting a bit old, aren't they? <br>Antiquing used to be about the thrill of the hunt. Nowadays, all you have to do to find a replacement for Grandma's Roseville vase is type "Roseville" into eBay and wait for the list to scroll. And what about all those folks on "Antiques...]]></description><author> Jennifer Huget</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'New' Nantucket]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43817-2003Jul11.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43817-2003Jul11.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nantucket-bashing is much in vogue these days. Among island residents and property owners from a certain era, it has become increasingly popular to lament days gone by, when the island wasn't so populated, so trendy, so expensive.]]></description><author> John Rosenthal</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Ann: Against The Summer Tide]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16561-2003Jun20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16561-2003Jun20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[About 30 miles north of Boston, the land forms a finger pointing east into the Atlantic, as if gesturing where it wants to go. This almost-island, formed of granite, moors and salt marshes, is Cape Ann, the northern complement to the better-known Cape Cod. People flock to this "other cape," as locals refer to it, for beaches and fried clams, antiques hunting and whale watches. My husband's family -- lobstermen all -- lives here, and I've visited many times, but this time I went as an unabashed tourist, determined to see this familiar landscape with keener eyes.]]></description><author> Allison Hoover Bartlett</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Net Gain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10374-2002Nov5.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10374-2002Nov5.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The new Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., adds a little orange to a New England fall.]]></description><author> Eugene L. Meyer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martha, Martha, Martha]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45346-2002Jun25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45346-2002Jun25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic coast? Pass. For beach Brahmins trapped in the D.C. area, Martha's Vineyard is just a hop away.]]></description><author> Andrea Sachs</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOSTON 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52331-2002Jun14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52331-2002Jun14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>Tired of the humidity and hordes of Independence Day on the Mall? Then head to Boston, where the Yanks celebrate America's birthday with snap (fireworks), crackle (oyster crackers and chowder) and pop (symphony). </em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Berkshires,  Art Blooms Early]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28272-2002May3.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28272-2002May3.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[During the summer, the Berkshires offer a full plate of music, dance, opera and performance art, along with Broadway and film stars moonlighting on area stages.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLYMOUTH 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41449-2001Nov16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41449-2001Nov16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WHAT: It's five days before Thanksgiving. You can stay home and slave over the stove making dressing or be spontaneous: Head north in search of the true Thanksgiving. Better yet, plan a trip to Plymouth, Mass., for the warm-weather months.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOBY-DICK 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50020-2001Oct12.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50020-2001Oct12.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WHAT: The 150th anniversary of "Moby-Dick," Herman Melville's gripping whaling saga about the conflict between good and evil, which was published Nov. 14, 1851.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Town New England]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40837-2001May17.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40837-2001May17.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A village sampler on the road from Providence to Cape Cod.]]></description><author> Peter Mandel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head Out on the Highway]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35933-2000Nov16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35933-2000Nov16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Travel section helps plan readers' holiday driving routes.]]></description><author> Carolyn Spencer Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WASHINGTON TO CAPE COD, MASS.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44672-2000Nov20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44672-2000Nov20.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ellen and Bill Carpenter and their 1 1/2-year-old cockapoodle, Dottie, are heading from the Washington area to Falmouth, Mass., on Cape Cod, where they'll leave their car and take the ferry to Martha's Vineyard.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Test: Amtrak's New Acela]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61607-2000Nov10.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61607-2000Nov10.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Taking a test ride on Amtrak's new high-speed northeast corridor train.]]></description><author> Cindy Loose</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bedtime in Beantown]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40835-2000Aug5.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40835-2000Aug5.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/ma</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:53:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The guest rooms are spacious, the lobby plush and the address puts guests just steps from a half-dozen theaters and Chinatown. But the most heartening aspect of the Doubletree Club, Boston's newest hotel, may be the price. At the introductory rate of $189 for a double room, it's a welcome find in a city where rates at even modest digs frequently exceed $200 a night.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item></channel></rss>