It’s All There in Copley Square

Known as Art Square until 1883, Copley Square was Boston’s original center for educational and cultural institutions, a reflection of the city’s progressive aspirations. With Magellan’s carefully curated selection of luxury hotels, there is no ‘bad’ place to stay in Boston. But for a tightly-packed short stay, the Copley Square area, in the Back Bay […]

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Boston’s Art and Architecture Make the Best Photo Opps

Public art and architecture is not only food for the head, heart and soul, it offers unparalleled backdrops that can make otherwise average photographs pop. Quick tips for better photos: Utilize color, unique form, reflective surfaces, patterns and unusual angles to form the shot. Shoot early or late in the day when shadows are longer and the light warmer. Consider how you […]

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Boston Kids: 8 Outings for Growing Brains & Bodies

What to do with kids in Boston? Plenty! It's a big city with a small city feel, easy to get around in, with a bounty of accessible parks and public spaces even at its most urban core. 1. Bike the Freedom Trail The Boston Freedom Trail is 2.5 miles long and connects 16 significant historical landmarks [...]
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The Luxury of Book-Buying Gift Services

It may be an obvious statement that books – particularly those that are unique or rare – make excellent gifts. However, shopping for just the right ones can be both time-intensive and challenging. These three purveyors of new, old and antiquarian books offer exceptional personal service to create a buying experience that is enjoyable, enlightening and a fit […]

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Lit Crawl 2016 – The World’s Largest Literary Pub Crawl

Books. Food. Drinks. You can rearrange those three words in whatever priority is most important to you, but the outcome is the same: the holy triumvirate of an interesting social experience known as Lit Crawl. It was the brainchild of San Francisco’s Litquake Literary Festival in 2004 and additional venues have launched in Manhattan, Austin, […]

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London by the Book

If you are a book lover, you will require no incentive to lose yourself inside the world of new and used bookstores wherever you travel. For the merely curious, however, London’s bookshops and extraordinary libraries can offer a respite from the often grey and rainy weather and an opportunity to broaden one’s understanding of the city. Each shop is […]

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