Six States, One Obsession
I'm Scott — born and raised in New England. I grew up driving Vermont's back roads in October, watching the mountains catch fire with color. 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, the farmland of Connecticut — these aren't destinations I discovered. They're home. I decided to build the travel guide I wished existed for the place I've always known.
I grew up here. Travel has always been my passion — and I enjoy the planning almost as much as being there. Researching destinations, mapping routes, finding that perfect little town no one talks about. But New England is different from everywhere else I've explored, because it's home. It wasn't just one thing — it was the layers. The way a single region can 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.
Growing up here, I drove the Kancamagus Highway when the sugar maples were at peak color and pulled over so many times I barely made it home before dark. Every year, the region pulls me 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 have a regular tech day job. But after 40+ countries of travel, I keep coming back to the same truth: some of the best places on earth are right here, where I grew up. I finally decided to put everything I know into something useful — a site with real local knowledge, honest prices, seasonal timing guides, and an AI trip planner built on a lifetime of personal experience. It's the resource I wished existed. It just took this long to build it.
A Lifetime in New England
Born and raised here. Growing up, fall meant the Kancamagus Highway with sugar maples blazing orange and crimson. Winters meant skiing Vermont. Summers meant the Maine coast. New England wasn't a discovery — it was the backdrop to everything.
Acadia National Park at sunrise. Lobster pulled from the trap that morning. Bar Harbor, Camden, Kennebunkport. What started as childhood familiarity deepens into a proper obsession — the coast is just as addictive as the mountains, and every season has something different to offer.
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 People Behind the Pages
Lobster shacks, lighthouses, and fall color that stops you cold.
Tech professional by day, lifelong New Englander by every other waking moment. Born and raised here — these six states aren't a travel destination, they're home turf. 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 more times than he can remember, and still gets emotional watching the sun rise over Cadillac Mountain. Enjoys the trip planning almost as much as the travel itself.
Born in the Philippines and based in San Diego. Cultural explorer who brings warmth, personal storytelling, and sensory detail to Discover New England. The one who finds the clam shack that locals actually go to, notices when the fog rolls in off Acadia's shore at dusk, and brings the emotional perspective that makes six states feel like a single unforgettable story.
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 a lifetime of actually living here. This is the resource visitors deserve — written by someone who has called New England home his whole life.
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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 a lifetime of local knowledge 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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