November 17, 2009 - Is it possible to take a two week sailing trip in the Caribbean at the height of the season for less than $1000 including breakfast and dinner (not including air fare)? The answer is yes... but... you'll have to help with sails, cooking and cleaning up - not a meaningful distinction for anyone considering a bare boat charter. Experience is not necessary. Read Matt Gross's story about his experience on the 75' schooner SV Illusion here.

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July 24, 2009 - In case you've been sleeping the big news is that Barack Obama and his family will be spending their summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard at the end of next month. The Vineyard Gazette reports that they will be renting the 28.5 acre Blue Heron Farm off South Road in Chilmark. The property overlooks Town Cove, the westernmost finger of the Tisbury Great Pond. Similar properties rent for between $35,000 to $50,000 per week. Here's the full story by Sam Bungey.

To truly enjoy a vacation on MVY one should spend at least a month or six. But if you've only got a day and half and your travel style is less than presidential, then what should you do? NYT's Danielle Pergament writes about what a mere citizen could enjoy in just 36 Hours.

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July 9, 2009 - In Today's NYTimes Joyce Wadler presents some truly horrible stories about vacation rentals. Read the gory details here. If you've had a similarly bad experience please share it with us so that others may commiserate and learn how to avoid the same fate. Post as a comment here or send to mike@morebeach.com

June 19, 2009 We've been inviting my cousin Jeff from New Jersey to visit us on Cape Cod for over a decade. He says, "yes, yes, that sounds great." And then he asks, "how's the night life?" Huh? Night life on Cape Cod? We're still waiting for him to come. Jeff, you see, grew up and lives in Long Branch on the Jersey Shore. According to the New York Times the Jersey Shore has cool bars and nightclubs from Asbury Park to Cape May. Here's a photo essay.

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