Scott Murray

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.

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. That was 2010. 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've driven every major scenic route in the region and discovered dozens of back roads that are even better.

I'm not a travel blogger. I work in healthcare IT. But 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.