Fall New England trip (VT, NH, or Maine)

we loved the drive to North Conway and the Kancamagus Highway. Picked apples in Vermont and went to Vermont Country Store.

Kennebunkport, Maine is a nice community.

Portsmouth NH was a quaint town. Beautiful part of the country and only about an hour from Boston Logan

We've been to Stowe, VT a few times and have always really enjoyed it. Great restaurants, a really nice little downtown area to shop, get coffee, etc. We also really enjoyed the Von Trapp Family brewery which is very close (within 15 minutes). They have a nice tap room with good food and a great outdoor space to enjoy the weather.

Leaf peeping is really amazing there as well. Highly recommend.

We typically fly into Boston, and drive up to Portsmouth for the night or two. It's a nice town to walk around if you've never been.

We've been to Stowe a few times, Littleton, NH is nice, but weekday diner restaurants close early so it can be a jam to eat (we learned to eat dinner there at 5pm) Lincoln, NH was nice, but there seemed to be a hell of a lot of India H1B visas visiting last time....it was insane.

We love New England in the fall because it gets us out of the last ditch of Louisiana heat.

****Get the National Rental Car Executive membership if flying into Boston. That time of year the rental car lines are backed up and can take an hour or two just to get a car. Executive membership lets you walk out to the cars in the designated area, pick one out and drive off. Which is a HUGE timesaver. Some other companies offer similar deals, but I use National.

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the town square area had numerous homeless, addicts and panhandlers. Something I’ve not seen before.

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We watched the same thing happened in Portland, OR. It's crazy, but a lot of it was caused by people who moved in from Cali and didn't really respect the clean, low-crime environment they were moving to. They basically subsidized homelessness and it exploded on them. Nobody has the guts to stand up to the crazies who support this stuff.

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when we went to stowe/waterbury we were advised to avoid burlington, that was a few years ago. i dont think we missed anything anyway our trip was providence>stowe>waterbury>woodstock>providence providence airport might be the easiest flights we've ever taken

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We’ll likely fly in and out of Burlington for proximity to Stowe/Waterbury.

I know they are pretty close to one another, but do you recommend the town and/or staying in Waterbury or Stowe. Is one better than the other or offer more attractions?

Well only be there 4 days, is it worth splitting up? Meaning, 2 days in Stowe and/orWaterbury and 2 days in Woodstock? Or, should we just focus on one of the two (Stowe and Waterbury vs Woodstock). Logistically, I don’t think it makes much sense to fly into Burlington and then drive directly to Woodstock. Also, driving back from Woodstock directly to Burlington to catch a flight, while not long, isn’t ideal.

Logistically, I’m thinking it may be best to stay and explore both Stowe and Waterbury for the short time (4days) that we’re there as opposed to cramming Woodstock in.

What do you think?

Perfect - thank you so much. Seriously. It’s greatly appreciated and that’s what we’re looking for…strolling around, taking it easy, wandering into shops, having good beer and food, enjoying the sights, outdoors and just unwinding