About Boston Discovery Guide

And why I built this website

Hi, I'm Susan, publisher (and writer and photographer) for Boston Discovery Guide.

Perhaps you're reading this page because you're wondering about Boston-Discovery-Guide . . . Who has created it?  Why was it built?  What kind of information can you expect to find here? 

One thing that you may have already noticed about Boston-Discovery-Guide.com is that it's not a typical travel / tourism website.  It's written by a person, not a corporation or a robot. 

I don't have any ties to the travel or tourism industry, or for that matter, any place that I write about on this site.  I simply enjoy living here, and sharing information so that you get the most from your trip to Boston.

I've been to the places I write about, eaten in the restaurants, shopped in the stores, enjoyed the theaters and museums, explored all the neighborhoods, and cheered for the Red Sox and all the other local Boston teams.  Before we moved here, we even stayed in lots of the hotels. 

Who's "we"? 

Well, during the staying-in-hotels phase, "we" included just my husband and me.  We came to Boston a lot for work and began to discover so many interesting things to do and see in Boston.

So we continued to come to visit friends, to have fun, to explore . . . and finally, we realized that we wanted to live here.  Out of all the many places where we'd traveled, lived, and worked, Boston is where we wanted to call "home."  So we packed our bags (plus tons of boxes) and moved here.

Now "we" also includes our two daughters, 10 and 14 years old.  And we've made another discovery about Boston - it's very family-friendly.  If you're thinking about visiting with children, you'll love all the interesting attractions, museums, and other activities here that appeal to children.  Best of all, lots of them are free, or inexpensive.

But why publish a website? 

It's all about sharing information . . .

Whenever we travel - yes, the four of us continue to travel a lot - the first thing that I do is look for information on the web.  I always want "real" information - written by someone who lives there, knows the area from the inside, and occasionally shares an opinion or insight. I like to learn about all the major attractions, plus interesting places off the beaten path. 

What I usually find is "official" tourism information, businesses selling the products or services, and restaurant and hotel "reviews" where at least half the opinions sound like people promoting their own business or trashing the competition. 

So that's how Boston-Discovery-Guide.com came about . . . it's the type of website I always want to find when we're traveling somewhere.  I hope it helps you get the most out of your visit to Boston!

What's next?

I add lots of information to Boston Discovery Guide every week - so get our RSS feed to get the latest updates.  Just click the orange RSS button under the Navigation bars on the left, and you'll get the latest new information and updates as soon as they're posted (click here if you're not sure what an "RSS Feed" is).  

You can also get our free monthly newletter, Boston Tourist Tips, where I answer questions and share the latest and greatest information.

Please help spread the word about this site by sharing it with others by using the social networking buttons at the top of the right column.  If you have your own blog or website, please add a link to us  - every bit helps!

Comments?  Questions?  Suggestions?  I'd love to hear from you!

By the way . . . if you have any questions or comments, or if there's a topic or information that I've left out or that you'd like to see written about on Boston-Discovery-Guide.com, please let me know. 

You can use this Contact Form to get in touch with me.  In case you have concerns about providing your e-mail address, don't worry - I use it only to reply to you.  I find spam as annoying as you probably do, and never send unsolicited e-mail.

Hope to hear from you soon!