Six States, One Obsession
I'm Scott — a guy who got hooked on New England the first time he drove through Vermont in October and watched the mountains catch fire with color. That first fall foliage road trip turned into an annual pilgrimage, and the pilgrimage turned into a full-blown obsession with every corner of these six states — the lobster shacks of Maine, the covered bridges of New Hampshire, the cobblestone streets of Boston, the quiet harbors of Rhode Island, the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts, and the farmland of Connecticut. Fifteen years of back roads, wrong turns, and perfect moments later, I decided to build the travel guide I wished existed.
Travel has always been my escape from the rat race — and honestly, I enjoy the planning almost as much as being there. Researching destinations, mapping routes, finding that perfect little town no one talks about. New England hooked me differently than anywhere else. It wasn't just one thing — it was the layers. The way a single region could give you world-class seafood, Revolutionary War battlefields, mountain hiking, coastal lighthouses, and the most spectacular fall foliage on the planet, all within a few hours' drive.
My first trip was a fall foliage loop through Vermont and New Hampshire. I drove the Kancamagus Highway when the sugar maples were at peak color and pulled over so many times I barely made it to my hotel before dark. I went back the next year. And the next. Each trip went deeper — the Maine coast, Cape Cod in the off-season, the Berkshires in summer, Newport's mansions, Boston's Freedom Trail, skiing in Stowe. I've eaten lobster rolls at shacks from Kennebunkport to Provincetown. I've hiked Acadia at sunrise and watched the fog roll into Portland Harbor at dusk.
I'm not a travel blogger. I work in healthcare IT. But New England keeps pulling me back, and after 40+ countries of travel, I've realized that some of the best trips I've ever taken were within a day's drive of Boston. I finally decided to put everything I've learned into something useful — a site with real local knowledge, honest prices, seasonal timing guides, and an AI trip planner that builds itineraries from over a decade of personal experience. It's the resource I wished existed when I planned that first foliage trip. It just took this long to build it.
15 Years of New England
A spontaneous fall road trip through Vermont and New Hampshire. The Kancamagus Highway at peak color. Sugar maples blazing orange and crimson against a perfect blue sky. Scott pulls over a dozen times, arrives at the hotel after dark, and is already planning next year's route.
Acadia National Park at sunrise. Lobster pulled from the trap that morning. Bar Harbor, Camden, Kennebunkport. The realization that New England's coast is just as addictive as its mountains. The annual foliage trip becomes a multi-season habit.
Rhode Island and Connecticut complete the set. Newport's Gilded Age mansions, Mystic Seaport, the quiet charm of Narragansett. Scott has now explored all six New England states and starts keeping detailed notes on every trip — routes, costs, timing, the spots that guidebooks miss.
Skiing in Stowe and Killington. Summer in the Berkshires. Off-season Cape Cod when the crowds disappear. The White Mountains in every season. Boston's neighborhoods beyond the tourist trail. Portland's food scene before it got famous. 40+ countries of travel, but New England keeps pulling him back.
Scott starts capturing everything — seasonal timing data, real prices, back-road routes, and the details that turn a good New England trip into a perfect one. The idea crystallizes: why does no New England travel site give you this level of honest, practical detail?
The travel guide Scott wished existed finally becomes real — with seasonal guides, an AI trip planner, honest pricing, and the accumulated knowledge of 15+ years exploring every corner of the region. Not a side hustle with recycled content. A real guide built by someone who genuinely loves these six states.
The Person Behind the Pages
Healthcare IT professional by day, New England travel obsessive by every other waking moment. Based in Southern California but magnetically drawn to the Northeast. Got hooked on fall foliage in 2010 and never recovered. 15+ years exploring all six states across every season — fall color, winter skiing, spring thaw, summer coast. Has eaten lobster rolls at more shacks than he can count, hiked every major trail in the White Mountains, driven the Kancamagus at peak color five times, and still gets emotional watching the sun rise over Cadillac Mountain. Enjoys the trip planning almost as much as the travel itself.
What You'll Never Find Here
Discover New England exists because I got tired of travel content that's secretly a press trip recap or a sponsored hotel review dressed up as honest advice. Every leaf-peeping route, every lobster shack, every hotel recommendation on this site comes from trips I've actually taken and money I've actually spent. This is the resource I wished existed back in 2010.
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More Than a Travel Blog
Discover New England isn't a collection of "Top 10" listicles. It's a living resource built on 15+ years of real experience and technology that actually helps you plan a better trip. Here's what makes it different:
- Fall foliage tracker with peak timing by region — know exactly when to go and which routes to drive
- An AI trip planner that builds custom itineraries with real prices, not hallucinated estimates
- Seafood guide — the best lobster shacks, clam chowder, and oyster bars from Maine to Connecticut
- History trails — Revolutionary War sites, maritime heritage, and the stories behind the cobblestones
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