A Must Visit Town in New England

A must visit town in New England 

Newport, RI (a must visit)

so apparently I am really good at starting blogs and just storing them in my drafts. 

Now that I am trying real damn hard to be a better blogger, 

I am noticing all this gold of blog posts I have stored in my drafts and 

am starting to filter them through by sharing them as a 

Throwback Thursday Blog Post. You are welcome. 

We had no idea what to expect. When we first moved out to New England 

we created a list of all the places we wanted to go and were recommended to go. 

We decided to just start hitting them all and figuring out on our own if we 

liked them or not afterwards. No googling before hand, you told us to go 

and we would go. This lead us to have some interesting outcomes, as expected.  

Here is a look at our Newport, RI trip and what we found out about this gem of a town. 

I will share a list of the other places we enjoyed as well! 

The Cliff Walk

This view is of the cliff walk but to the side you don't need to waste 

your time going on :) Just being honest. Unless you parked over along the beach 

(paid) than yeah you probably want to go this way to be able to leave. 

If you are looking at the water from the stairs, walk to the right along the mansions.
When you get tired of walking, keep walking. You will hit section of rocks, climb
(by climb I mean walk carefully over them) and keep going!
P.S. Parking is going to suck! Get there early so you can enjoy the walk without
heaps of people and park along the streets (read the signs so you do not get towed)
within the homes if there is no parking
near the entrance of the Cliff Walk. Plus, when you park back away
you can take some times to explore the campus of the school- which is BEAUTIFUL!

Here are those stairs I just mentioned. When you walk down them you will 

see another section where people climb down and walk along the rocks. 

See, here is that section. Be careful here people! The rocks can be super slippery! 

If you come down the stairs and go to the right (always slippery) you can 

cut back around the corner where there is a good photo spot. There is a 

place where waters comes out of and the waves crash. 

We were told that it was a hike and cliff walk so we were prepared...as 

in wearing clothing we would hike it. Ha! Let's just say we were freezing 

and under dressed compared to everyone else around us. 

Lucky for us, we could care less. 

The cliff walk is of course along the back side of heaps of  beautiful old mansions. 

We have still not done a mansion tour but have heard they are are beautiful. 

Well- duh! 

They are mansions! Personally I wouldn't pay to do that but hey 

people love that shit. Ryan & I have seen our fair share through out 

Europe so we like to find a place to sit outside and people watch. 

Great people watching here! 

There was this hug field of flowers that was beautiful. As we walked by we would 

see head popping up here and there. People were laying in the field taking photos...

any blogger would understand this but it was so funny to see. It made me think of that

Mack O Mole game.

Food in here is so fresh and tasty. In the town you will find heaps of 

cute little shops and restaurants. We personally love 

Jo's American Bistro, The Mooring - sit outside on the patio, it is worth 

the wait just order a bloody mary and relax then enjoy the Lobster Roll 

(at lunch time). Everyone I was with couldn't stop talking about 

that damn lobster roll. 

Here is a map of the area you will want to spend most of your time after 

the morning cliff walk. 

Other awesome New England places to visit:

Boston, MA (duh.)- 

I have many posts about how amazing Boston is to visit and live. 

One of our most favorite things to do here is simply grab a coffee to go from one of the thousand coffee shops here and walk around starting in the Boston Common, down to Fenway and back to Faneuil Hall Marketplace in time to grab another coffee (for me) and some BBQ Chicken Mac & Cheese for Ryan. 

When we do this, we hit a different coffee place every time. WE have our favorites but I will let you be the one to make that choice. Oh & if you are gluten free & vegan, there is a little tiny place near Faneuil so don't freak: COCOBEET and if you are craving some sweetness, stop by SWEET Bakery where you can grab some delicious GF & Vegan cupcakes! There is also another market, The Boston Public Market right near Faneuil Hall where there is other foods and artisans. 

Oh, & the North End. You must go explore the North End. During the day will be a very different experience from at night, especially TH-Sat. nights. You will feel like you are in Europe somewhere, just be prepared for long waits and crowds. Call ahead if you want to eat anywhere there without getting hangry. 

Summer is when I recommend Boston as most places have open doors to the outside. There are endless amounts of great places to sit an enjoy some drinks and delicious food. Boston is more of a day drinking city. Most places are closed by 11:00 pm downtown & there are NO specials on alcohol. If you see a Happy Hour sign, do not be fooled. If you want a loud, cheap beer environment try Jacob Wirth. Go check out their events and such to see when the next Sing-A-Long is. We love that place.

Portland, ME- 

If you are craft beer drinker, plan to stay here for 2 days. They have trolley brewery tour that will bring you around to various breweries! 

Portsmouth, NH-

We just (Feb. 27, 2016) did a day trip to here (and Kittery, ME). We loved this little town! Portsmouth is one of the nation's oldest cities and it is just adorable! Full of cute little shops, lots of cafes, bakery's and great spots to grab some fresh seafood. We ate are Martingale Wharf right on the water. It was delicious! I had a blacker (GF & Vegan) burger with flipping tasty french fries! This city is very walk-able making it even easier to enjoy. They have another cute little place Book & Bar where you can grab a good read, a refreshing beer and even s sandwich! 

Kittery, ME-

We went here not having any idea what to expect. We just went to go. We started off by just driving and we ending up at a forte. We got up and notice it was on the honest system to paid a $3 entrance fee. None of us had cash and I am a huge Karma believer so we just admired it from afar :) We got back to driving and ending up at Fort Foster. Cars were parked down the entire stretch of the road. We had no clue what this was or where these people were going but we joined in. we entered and walked directly to the left along the fence. We just kept following a little trail. We came across a wider trail and just kept going. Once we hit another trail on our left, we took it. We follow that for not too long before we hit a beach! What a happy surprise! It was not the beach we think of coming from FL but it was beautiful! Rocks galore! 

Burlington, VT-

Another craft beer drinker haven along with anyone who enjoys nature and being outdoors. VT is on the top of my list for all places we have been. So peaceful and simply beautiful views all around you. Highly recommend going here in the fall! 

New England is loaded with outdoor adventures and getaways. Let me know if there is something particular you are looking for so I can help you have a great visit!

Check out my friend Sarah's blog, Park The Prepster blog for more information about Boston. 

Let me know how your New England exploring goes. 

Later Loves.