daytrip

A day in…the Santa Cruz Mountains & Soquel Cove!

ByCaroline May 25, 2020August 21, 2022

The Santa Cruz Mountains are dappled with houses among wooded forest. This is what I picture Marin County, thirty years ago before it was turned over by tech yuppies looking for a rustic home. The “Mountain Folk” as my friend who lives there adoringly calls herself and her neighbors, are friendly and remind you of…

A day in…Andover, MA.

ByCaroline May 19, 2020August 21, 2022

The urbane, classic New England town is located about 25 miles north of Boston via route 93. It is home to one of the most prestigious and oldest prep schools in the country, Phillips Academy, colloquially known as “Andover” to its preppy student body. The downtown sidewalks are lined with historic brick buildings and…