When I visited Newport a few weeks ago, our main goals were to (1) go sailing and (2) walk the Cliff Walk. What we didn’t know was how many great things we’d find in between! We ended up making an impromptu stop at the Breakers because we wanted to see the view from their back… Read More Ceilings of the Gilded Age
Last week I posted about the beautiful Newport Cliff Walk. It turns out that’s actually not the only place you can traipse through the backyards of beautiful houses to walk along an ocean bluff. There’s another such walk and it’s on the island of Nantucket. If you head to Nantucket’s easternmost edge and the town… Read More Best Cliff Walks Part 2: ‘Sconset, Nantucket
Newport, which sits at the southern end Aquidneck Island in the state of Rhode Island, is perhaps best known as the long-time host of the America’s Cup sailing regatta and for the Gilded Age mansions that cluster on its southern cliffs. Also on those cliffs? Newport’s Cliff Walk. Oceanfront land ownership and access have long… Read More Best Cliff Walks Part 1: Newport, RI
I visited Martha’s Vineyard primarily for the beaches and the boats (I’ve been hooked on ferries since living in Seattle–hello Whidbey and Orcas Island!) but I was amazed by the architecture. Sure, there are extravagant houses. This is Martha’s Vineyard, after all, vacation place of presidents. But what I’m talking about are the cottages of… Read More Martha’s Vineyard Camp Turned Dreamy Cottage Community
Susie Trexler 