One of my favorite things to do on vacation is wondering around new areas without an itinerary…read more This was a lovely spot to walk around and check out shops! There was plenty to do! Mom and I wondered for a few hours in just this area alone!

Cutest area and full of life. I love Boston. The streets are alive, the people are just moving and…read moredoing their thing. It's such a neat place.

Open air market with various vendors. This market is located in what I thought was the "art…read moredistrict", it is located on site of a building that houses various artists works. I was lucky enough to meet a few of the artists while they were actively working on a new piece. As for the market, it isn't just artist, but more some community members that are showcasing their products. I saw candles, blown gas, food products, options to grab a bite to eat, and jewelry, etc. I didn't purchase anything, due to having to travel back home, but each tent I visited they were nice and answered questions about their products. Will definitely visit again but not on a day of rain. My visit was cut short due to rain, but they were still out there rain or shine they are open!

This is a great open air market. There are so many vendors here ranging from groceries, crafts, and…read morefoods to eat right in the moment. They had so many artisan vendors lined up on the other side of the market too. There truly is something for everyone here. We ended up getting some fruits and veggies from one of the farms, chicken breasts, and some artwork to bring back. We also grabbed a couple of snacks and the fresh squeezed lemonade here was incredible. They had the Wimbledon match on the big screen and a live music act the whole time we were there. There was plenty of shade from the sun and picnic tables to sit and relax. This is a fun place to check out when you live or visit Boston.

This is a fancy mall and convention center space we stumbled on while just wondering around…read more They have a great selection of places, like a Dunkin, Nespresso shop, and other great stores for any budget! Think Mall of Millennium in Orlando, but even fancier!

This Copley Place has had several transformation's since it first opened in the 1980's!…read moreBut as the years pasted many stores and bookstores and movies screens had left into oblivion, new and more vibrant stores opened and now thriving in the beautiful place! Very open and spacious and lots of stores to browse and shop! Very easy to find centrally located by car, train and subway! You will find great service and do many selections and truly great values! See for yourself !

My favorite shopping mall with the fact it's located my hometown where I grew up in, when I first…read moremoved to the states when I was only five years old! The old version of the mall was good as it grew with time growing up with it. The store just got better and replaced with no better stores and more high-end stores. There's a really big food court and a POP MART, which I love and a part of the mall where they have regular retail stores stuff and not just high-end stores.

Natick Mall has really changed since when I was a child. It still at heart is a mall, but now it…read morehas lots to offer. I think the most prevalent thing I've noticed is how there are a lot of entertainment options now. Dave and Busters was the first to open, followed by Level 99. Now there's also a Puttshack and a Bosee Pickleball club. I think this adds a layer because it turns into "just a mall" to a social gathering spot where you could shop, eat, or have fun. There's something for all ages with this. Now when it comes to the shopping, there's still your average clothing stores, there's beauty and jewelry stores like Sephora and Pandora, and also a Macys if you want a department store. There's also a wing with more high-level luxury stores, like a Zara, Louis Vitton, Tiffany, and David Yurman. I think this area is nice if you want luxury but not to travel into Boston. There's a lot of empty stores in this wing too so hopefully they get filled soon. Food options are good too, they have a food court, Cheesecake Factory, P.f. chang's., California Kitchen pizza, and the food inside of the entertainment places too. Overall this mall has been renovated a lot, and I think for the better. It encompasses a lot and you don't have to come here just to shop, but you can if you'd like. I will say though they have plenty of parking which includes free garages, people are still unkind around the holidays and you might be circling around for a while before you find a spot. Parking is always hard here no matter what and I know people who avoid this mall because of it, which is sad but I get it. I heard if you come on a weekday morning it's better.

I own Rodeo Realty. We purchased account Tech four years ago. We still can't get it to work…read moreproperly. We had an old program that we bought in 2001. That company is out of business. We are still using it because we have never been able to get account tech working. I've made numerous calls and rarely get a call back. You have to threaten them to get a call. Mark is a slick salesman, but nothing he has said has worked out. They can't even do an MLS feed! Fortunately we have been able to keep our old program running or we would have been screwed. I'm into this system for something like $75,000. It will never work. I don't even care about the money. It's the aggravation. I hired one person to just try to figure it out. He is an expert but he can't get it working either. If you want to pay for something that has absolutely no chance of working I'd recommend Account Tech, otherwise don't make the mistake I made!

The New Orleans Retreat promised "the opportunity to workshop your budding manuscript with... craft…read moreseminars and intensive multi-genre workshops, while still leaving writers with plenty of time to mingle, write and explore the city of New Orleans." In reality there was no workshopping, no time to write, and no possibility of exploring New Orleans because the organizers stuck us out in an uncomfortable house in an ugly suburb devastated by Katrina. The teaching was good. I'll give the "retreat" one star for that. But participants traveled from the far corners of the earth to advance our manuscripts in a "uniquely inspiring international city" and we left wondering what NOLA actually looked like. "Retreat" by definition means time away from everyday life to nurture your writing in a beautiful setting with good food when you need to eat. The Cambridge Writers' Workshop NOLA Retreat was none of those things. Writers, beware!

Five stars is not enough. I went on the Granada writing retreat (Aug 2-6, 2017). It was kind of a…read moreleap of faith because I knew almost nothing about this organization. This trip exceeded all possible expectations and was one of the most rewarding and memorable experiences of my life. Andalusia is the kind of place that sets your spirit aflame, and having a backdrop like that for this retreat was amazing. The quality of the instructors and the instruction was stellar. All were accomplished, gifted writers who were genuinely interested in helping us to develop as writers and to hone our craft. The faculty clearly put an enormous amount of effort into the classes. They were so stimulating and enjoyable that no one wanted them to end. Every single class gave me practical and valuable tools that I will use in structuring, writing, revising, and submitting future work. And SO many fantastic resources for future study. My writing was nurtured, which is the reason I went, but the greatest and most unexpected gift was how nurtured the writer in me felt. And it's all because of the incredible container and atmosphere that the directors, Diana and Rita, created. From the first night, there was a sense of community that felt so authentic - a real family feeling. When we were not reading and writing, our wonderful hosts took us to see a flamenco show in a Romani cave, to watch street musicians along the River Darro, a on a tapas tour. It was all a huge feast for the senses and imagination. I feel full to overflowing as a result of this experience. Going on this retreat was one of the best decisions I've ever made, as a writer and for my own personal development. I will definitely attend another retreat with CWW in the future. Phenomenal program and organization!

Great details in website and wonderful experience. Definitely recommend if you are interested in…read morevarious art like photography, paint, jewelry, pottery, etc.

The powers that be have absolutely ruined this event. The vendor booths used to be laid out in an…read moreeasily walkable grid, and for many years, we truly enjoyed walking through it. Now, however (and beginning in 2021), the vendors who actually still sell at this event (and there were fewer this year and last) are spread out in a new and highly illogical street pattern which forces visitors to walk great distances in order to see what vendors are there. Last year, when we took the hike up to where some of the vendors were now hiding, we were "rewarded" with seeing what we felt with were sub-par vendors compared to what we saw in all years past under the "old" layout. It was surprising and strange. We went back yesterday for the 2022 event, and sadly, the new set-up remains in place. (We were hoping that the 2021 event was some sort of covid-related anomaly). On top of all this, while walking around the event yesterday, we were told by a vendor (who had been moved to an odd spot against her wishes) that there were other vendors severable blocks up the road in another direction, which surprised us because visitors would have no idea they were there - there was no signage to tell you that. So vendors are now just all over the place, requiring you to spend a lot of shoe leather just to find them. Lastly, some of the best vendors were not there last year or this, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is due to the crazy new set up. In a nutshell, this was our last visit to this event, and we are sad about that.