One of the most difficult things to do while traveling is to capture the essence of your travels. For some of us, we take photos and try to remember that way. For others, travel journaling is the way to remember. Yet others just live, and remember.  None of these ways is wrong - but there is always a better way to do anything, isn't there?

Gustave Flaubert is considered one of the greatest Western writers (who among us hasn't read Madame Bovary?), due to his love of - and search for - finding the right words to express himself.  I recently read an incredible book about Flaubert - and, importantly - about Normandy and his sense of place and home. 

One of our travel guides partners, Not For Tourists, has several unique offerings for travelers on their website this week. Check out the following highlights from their Boston correspondents this week...

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NFT Boston Party: March 20th!  By: Aaron Schielke

Hong Kong Lounge

Seafood lovers - get ready to party.  Arriving by bikes, trolleys and cars, festival goers will immediately be drawn into the magical, island-style celebration that has become the Deering Seafood Festival. Greeted with the intoxicating rhythm of steel drums and towering stilt walkers, the party is about to begin on the biggest backyard on Biscayne Bay.