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I do not accept any paid guest posts, freelance writers, or paid link placement on this website. These requests will be ignored.
Please note that New England Wanderlust does not offer planning and itinerary services at this time. Read below for more information on reaching out with a quick question, though! 😊
Work With Me
New England Wanderlust is available for collaborations and partnerships with hotels, restaurants, tourism boards, and any business related to New England or New York. Please e-mail me at hello[at]newenglandwanderlust[dot]com for more information on how I can help you with your PR goals.
FAQ
Q: I’m planning a trip to New England, can you help me with my itinerary?
A: As much as I would love to help you with your itinerary, this isn’t a service I’m able to offer at this time. Itinerary planning requires a lot of time to make sure it’s absolutely perfect, and tailored to your preferences, so it would become a full-time endeavor all on its own, and wouldn’t leave me any time to work on this website.
Since this is something that’s so highly requested, I’m hoping to offer giveaways in the future for my e-mail subscribers for customized itinerary planning. If that’s of interest to you, I encourage you to sign up for my e-mail newsletter community to be the first to hear about this if and when I’m able to offer it.
In the meantime, if you have a specific question that you can’t find an answer to on my website, I welcome you to reach out to me. I’ll do my best to help you, or I may direct you to a post on my website that has the information you’re looking for. Due to the volume of emails I get from readers, please know that I’m not able to respond to all of them. I try really hard to, though!
Please allow some time for me to respond to your e-mail, and know that due to the amount of emails I receive, I can’t always respond to every email (although, I try to!). Sometimes I’ll get back to you freakishly fast, and sometimes I’m traveling and don’t check my e-mail as often, which means it can take up to 10 days for me to get back to you.
Q: Do you have a printable version of your itineraries?
A: This is one of the most asked questions I get, and the answer is yes (mostly 😉). Blogging platforms don’t have a great way for me to automatically offer a printable version of my itineraries, so I’ve gladly made them manually myself. Many of my itinerary posts, as well as some day trip guides, now have a printable version that’s FREE for my e-mail newsletter subscribers.
While I’m not able to create printable versions of all my posts, I’ve made them for my most popular ones. You can access them all by clicking here. If you don’t see what you’re looking for there, then unfortunately I don’t have it.
Q: You do accept guest posts?
A: I accept guest post pitches on a case-by-case basis. If you think you have a great idea for a guest post about the New England or New York region, I’d love for you to send me an e-mail using the address above.
To be considered, your post will need to be completely original, and exclusive to New England Wanderlust (as in, it can’t be published elsewhere currently or in the future). It must also offer expert insight and tips into your chosen topic – you must have visited the destination and know it well. Lastly, you’ll need to also have at least 5 original, high-quality, hi-res photos you can submit of the destination you’re writing about. If I think your pitch will benefit my readers, I will reply to your e-mail, and we’ll get started!
Q: I’m a photographer and would love to have my photos featured on your website – what should I do?
A: If you’ve got an awesome photo from the New England region that’s a natural inclusion in one of my posts, I would love to feature it – I’ll even give you a do-follow link to your website in the photo caption, along with photo credit, of course. I love to support local artists when I can, so don’t be shy.
Just reach out to me at the e-mail address listed above, and let’s chat!
Q: I see New York content on your site. You do realize that New York isn’t part of New England, right?
A: Haha! Yes, I do know that New York isn’t part of New England 😉 But since I was born and raised in Upstate New York, and because that’s where I currently live, I have so much information and tons of tips to share about this amazing state, too. I decided to include it as part of this website because New York is very close to the New England states (one of the reasons I love where I live!). And since many people incorporate New York into their New England trip, I felt it was a good idea to share all my knowledge and experience on this state, too. Consider it a one-stop shop for you as you plan your own northeast itinerary!
Q: Where do I even begin planning my New England trip?
A: Most e-mails I get are from people planning a New England trip, and not even sure where to begin. The advice I always offer is to decide what kind of areas you want to visit, as New England can be broken down into: cities (Boston, Portland, etc.), countryside, mountains, and coastal.
I usually recommend prioritizing which type of region is your highest priority, then your second highest, and so on. Chances are, you may not be able to see each type of region during your visit, unless you’re here for a week or longer, or you plan a road-trip style trip with one-night stays in each location.
I also suggest you think about the time of year you’re visiting as New England is very seasonal, and that alone can often dictate your entire itinerary.
From there, you can begin to build our your perfect trip!
For those traveling from a distance, I recommend using Boston as your starting and end point, as the city is incredible, and packed with iconic things to do. It’s also easy to get to most New England destinations from Boston, and you’re likely to find good deals on flights to/from Boston Logan Airport.
If you’re looking to see a lot of the coast, Massachusetts and Maine are my favorite places for that, with Rhode Island being a close runner up.
Vermont, Acadia National Park, Massachusetts, and the White Mountains in New Hampshire are my favorites for fall trips to see the foliage, with Vermont and New Hampshire being absolute must-see’s in the fall.
Connecticut is wonderful year-round, and tends to be the most expensive state to visit when it comes to accommodations, and is usually out of the way for most people’s plans. It’s worth visiting, but for first-timers unsure if it fits into their itinerary, I typically lean toward recommending that you skip it, versus making a lot of effort to get there. I find you usually get more bang for your buck in other areas, but I do love CT, and this really is just personal preference.
This is the advice I offer to anyone looking to get started with planning.
Q: When is the best time to visit New England?
A: I’m the biggest advocate for embracing all four seasons, and that’s why I love where I live! I honestly think all the seasons are incredible to visit in New England, so I don’t think there’s necessarily an overall best time. This will depend entirely on your preferences, and the kind of trip you want to have. But generally, most people choose to visit May – October.
I have a detailed post on the Best Time To Visit New England, so I recommend checking that out 😊
Q: I want to visit New England for fall foliage but I only have a few days. Where do you suggest I go?
A: Vermont, and base yourself in Stowe or Woodstock. These two towns offer lots to do, but are only 1.5 hours from one another, are quintessential New England towns, and are accessible to some short road trips around the countryside to scope out some amazing foliage views. You’ll be able to pack in the most for your time, and also see the best New England has to offer for fall foliage at pretty much every turn. There’s a reason they’re both often recommended in the fall – they live up to the hype, in my opinion!
These two towns are extremely popular, though, so you’ll want to plan for crowds during the fall season. I do think it’s worth it, though.
You could also do the White Mountains in New Hampshire, but I find that Vermont has more New England charm, and is best for first-timers on a tight schedule.
Q: Is New England hard to visit in the winter? I want a magical winter getaway!
A: As with any destination that gets snow, you’ll always want to factor that into your vacation. But, New England is amazing in the winter, and it’s one of my favorite times of the year in this region.
If you ski, there are lots of resorts and ski destinations to choose from. And if you don’t ski, you’ll fall in love with all the charming towns that turn into snow globes in the winter, and be able to enjoy things like ice skating, cozy inns, incredible dining experiences, sleigh rides, winter festivals, and so much more.
For this kind of trip, I recommend that you get trip insurance in case your flights are delayed or cancelled due to inclement weather. I also like to remind people that while we do get a lot of snow, it doesn’t snow 24/7, and it’s generally still easy to take road trips and get around (unless we get a blizzard, of course!). I’ve taken many road trips through New England in the winter, and very rarely have I run into a problem where the roads weren’t suitable for driving.
Q: Is there an expensive and/or cheap time to visit New England?
A: Generally speaking, the coastal destinations will be most expensive late June through early September, with May/June and September/early October being shoulder season. They’ll be the cheapest during their off-season, which is November-March/April.
Mountain regions are typically the most expensive in the fall and winter for foliage and ski seasons. Usually, hotel prices will drop a bit once peak foliage is over in November, and then go back up just before the holiday season when snowfall begins. In the spring/summer, you can often find good deals at hotels in the mountain regions.
Bigger cities like Boston and Portland are kind of all over the place when it comes to pricing, but generally, I find that they’re most expensive in the summer and fall, and offer their lowest prices in the winter and early spring.
Early spring in all New England states tends to be one of the least expensive times to travel because we’re in a season of transition. April and early May offers some nice, inexpensive rates while the last of the snow goes away, and the warmer weather starts to make its first appearances. This is also known as mud season, as everything could still be a bit wet and muddy from all the melting snow. But this is a nice time to visit if you’re on a budget and don’t mind unpredictable weather.
I also love to recommend traveling in November, which is another month of seasonal transition where you can find cheaper rates at hotels. This is often referred to as stick season, and the trees have lost all their foliage, but it’s not quite winter yet. I often will stay at more upscale hotels this time of the year because they’re usually quite discounted in November!
Q: Why do you live in New York, and not one of the New England states?
A: Both my husband and I are from Upstate New York, and when we decided to move back east after five years in Chicago, we landed in this area to be close to family as we all got older. It’s our goal to one day live in Maine or Massachusetts near the coast, but for now, we love our little farmhouse in New York’s countryside while still being closer to family, as well as everything New England has to offer.
It’s still been like a dream to spend a lot of our weekends and vacations exploring New England!
Q: Are you on social media?
A: Kind of. I’m on Instagram, and I used to make travel videos for YouTube – I’ve even left some of them on my channel. But, that’s really it. Generally, I find social media to be overwhelming even though I’m a Millennial 😂 I’ve never even signed up for Twitter or TikTok! I don’t post a ton on Instagram because I like to put all my efforts into this website, but I do post stories from our trips (New England and beyond), and try to share a few recaps, photos, and updates on our farmhouse renovation there.
You’re welcome to join me on Instagram by clicking here.
Q: How do you get pictures of yourself when traveling?
A: If I’m traveling with my husband, we take pictures of each other, or we set-up a tripod with an interval timer – this is a function some cameras have that will automatically snap a photo every second until you tell it to stop. The tripod/interval timer method is also how I get pictures of myself when I’m traveling alone.
I also use a drone for some of my photography, which makes it easy to be in the photos, too.
Finally, I sometimes book photography sessions with a professional photographer if I think it will be difficult to set-up a camera on a tripod in a certain destination (like busy cities, or windy conditions, for example). I love finding photographers on sites like Flytographer, AirBnB Experiences, and Instagram, and recommend you consider a professional session to document your time during a trip! I’m a big advocate of not needing a special occasion to document a happy or empowering time in your life.
But, I usually take most of my photos myself because I enjoy the creative process.