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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 4227489" data-attributes="member: 13098"><p>I've never been to Boston, nor has Eeralai, and obviously our kids haven't either. So earlier this year, we decided we would take a family vacation up into the New England area of the country. </p><p></p><p>After planning and looking around for places to stay and all that, we ended up with reservations in the Cape Cod area. It sounds so upper crust - "Why yes, we are vacationing up in Cape Cod this season." But really, we were able to get a reasonably good deal on a place to stay for a week, for a family of five. So we took it! </p><p></p><p>Cape Cod looks neat. We don't have much in the way of beaches out here in New Mexico. Sand? Oh yes, we have that. We just don't have a lot of ocean to go with it, so no beaches. So we are planning to do a couple of things in Cape Cod. </p><p></p><p>But we wanted to check out the Boston area, see? I know there is a lot to do in Boston. Lots and lots of touristy things. And that is cool! But it isn't all that we want to see. </p><p></p><p>We have talked about New England in a very broad sense, and Boston in a much more focused way, as places that might be interesting to live. It is harder and harder for me to find jobs that stretch my skills and help me learn and move upwards in Albuquerque. Albuquerque isn't a bad town, but it isn't the type of place that companies are looking to move their corporate infrastructures to. Albuquerque is a tier 2 city, not a tier 1 city. In a broad sense, I define this as a place which has decent infrastructure, but not such a strong infrastructure as to appeal to global companies. </p><p></p><p>Flights in and out of Albuquerque? Yeah, we have them. Just not on the same schedule as bigger markets.</p><p></p><p>Network bandwidth? Yeah, we have it. For the telcos that are marketing in a tier 2 market, they even make investments into the infrastructure sometimes. But not as often, or as rapidly, as the tier 1 markets. </p><p></p><p>I could go on, but the short version is that if I want to grow my career options, I need to expand the areas that I look for jobs. So that is what I am doing. If we get to have a family vacation in a place where we may eventually want to live, that is great! And if we determine that we might not want to live there, but had a blast visiting, then that is a good vacation. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>So my question to the people who have lived, or are living, in the Boston area, what do you recommend for checking everything out? Aside from the touristy stuff, I mean. Any advice on how I can take the family through and get a feel for the real pulse of life up there? </p><p></p><p>We will be in Massachusetts around May 25 and will have a week up there. Some of that time will be on the beaches of Cape Cod. Some of it will be driving around checking out places like the Boston metropolitan area. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your input!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSF, post: 4227489, member: 13098"] I've never been to Boston, nor has Eeralai, and obviously our kids haven't either. So earlier this year, we decided we would take a family vacation up into the New England area of the country. After planning and looking around for places to stay and all that, we ended up with reservations in the Cape Cod area. It sounds so upper crust - "Why yes, we are vacationing up in Cape Cod this season." But really, we were able to get a reasonably good deal on a place to stay for a week, for a family of five. So we took it! Cape Cod looks neat. We don't have much in the way of beaches out here in New Mexico. Sand? Oh yes, we have that. We just don't have a lot of ocean to go with it, so no beaches. So we are planning to do a couple of things in Cape Cod. But we wanted to check out the Boston area, see? I know there is a lot to do in Boston. Lots and lots of touristy things. And that is cool! But it isn't all that we want to see. We have talked about New England in a very broad sense, and Boston in a much more focused way, as places that might be interesting to live. It is harder and harder for me to find jobs that stretch my skills and help me learn and move upwards in Albuquerque. Albuquerque isn't a bad town, but it isn't the type of place that companies are looking to move their corporate infrastructures to. Albuquerque is a tier 2 city, not a tier 1 city. In a broad sense, I define this as a place which has decent infrastructure, but not such a strong infrastructure as to appeal to global companies. Flights in and out of Albuquerque? Yeah, we have them. Just not on the same schedule as bigger markets. Network bandwidth? Yeah, we have it. For the telcos that are marketing in a tier 2 market, they even make investments into the infrastructure sometimes. But not as often, or as rapidly, as the tier 1 markets. I could go on, but the short version is that if I want to grow my career options, I need to expand the areas that I look for jobs. So that is what I am doing. If we get to have a family vacation in a place where we may eventually want to live, that is great! And if we determine that we might not want to live there, but had a blast visiting, then that is a good vacation. :) So my question to the people who have lived, or are living, in the Boston area, what do you recommend for checking everything out? Aside from the touristy stuff, I mean. Any advice on how I can take the family through and get a feel for the real pulse of life up there? We will be in Massachusetts around May 25 and will have a week up there. Some of that time will be on the beaches of Cape Cod. Some of it will be driving around checking out places like the Boston metropolitan area. Thanks for your input! [/QUOTE]
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