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A Beaux-Arts bash in Providence, a stylish base camp in N.H., and a Grand Canyon getaway

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Her travel advice? Keep your papers safe, ‘mind your manners,’ and eat like vacation calories don’t count

We caught up with Oneika Phillips, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is currently in the revival of “1776,” to talk about all things travel.

Beyond Bean: 10 things to love about Freeport, Maine

This town on Casco Bay offers much more than fleece and fly rods. We shopped around to see what else Freeport has in store (pun intended), and found excellent craft beer, lobster rolls, whoopie pies, and wonderful hikes with ocean views.

A summer escape to a cabin in Maine is the very best way to do nothing

There will be occasions for adventure. For now, a cabin by the sea in East Belfast will do.

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Multiple surveys find a majority of passengers still favor wearing masks on planes
No matter the opinion on masks, or the political party, the great unifier is the urge to travel this summer.

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Beal’s Lobster Pier is turning 90 (and it’s still a catch)
The Mount Desert Island landmark restaurant has hosted visitors from around the world, and generations of families, who come for fresh-caught lobster (and other seafood), enjoyed by the ocean.

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Can I get my money back?

She wanted a refund for her Vrbo rental. The owner blocked her.

When Charysma Adams showed up at her Vrbo rental for a one-night stay, the access code didn't work. But when she asked for a refund, the owner blocked her. Can she get her money back?

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In a list released Tuesday of the Best Places to Visit in the United States, Bar Harbor (above) ranked number 16, while Boston landed at 19 on the list.

When it comes to summer vacations, Maine has Massachusetts beat, according to US News & World Report

In a list released Tuesday of the best places to visit in the United States, Bar Harbor ranked number 16, while Boston landed at 19 on the list. But what destination came in first?

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The free Lowell Folk Festival, July 29-31, includes about 20 performers on four stages in downtown Lowell. Performances feature blues, polka, Cajun, and more than a dozen other types of traditional music. Pictured here: Mariachi Mexico Antiguo.

A music fest in Lowell, a wellness fest in Sun Valley, and a speaker to go

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Three Sisters Sanctuary is a Willy-Wonka-meets-Dali-meets-Tolkien kind of place with an eclectic collection of art and other stuff.

Gardens, art, and whimsy combine to offer a place of solace — and delight

Three Sisters Sanctuary "got started because of grief," its founder says. But "instead of choosing the dark side of grief, I chased the light." And visitors can take it all in.

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John Douglas Thompson, onstage.

‘Martha’s Vineyard, here I come!’

We caught up with award-winning performer John Douglas Thompson to talk about all things travel.

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The exterior of the Cambria Boston Somerville Hotel.

A design-forward hotel finds a home in Somerville

The developer of the Cambria Boston Somerville hopes to bring some character to the city’s hospitality scene.

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Signs like this one at Nauset Beach warn beach-goers about sharks. If you see seals in the water, get out — seals are shark food. You don’t want to end up in danger due to a case of mistaken identity.

Here’s where to get the lowdown on the Cape’s most feared — and misunderstood — visitor

Shark awareness, and learning to coexist with sharks, is becoming a way of life on the Cape. Nobody knows this better than the folks at the Atlantic Great White Shark Conservancy.

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An aircraft passes the full moon over Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2022.

I canceled my flight to Frankfurt, but now I can’t use my credit

Melissa Crespo received a $2,060 ticket credit when she canceled her flights to Frankfurt. But now her online agency has told her she can only use 25 percent of the credit at a time. Can it do that?