Today Norm Goldman, Editor of www.sketchandtravel.com and www.bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as a guest Bethany Ericson author of New England Cabins & Cottages. Bethany is an expert on New England.

Welcome to www.Sketchandtravel.com and www.Bookpleasures.com Bethany and thanks for accepting our invitation to be interviewed.


NORM:

Please tell our readers something about yourself and your expertise pertaining to the New England states.

Bethany:

My pleasure, Norm. Thanks for the invitation. I grew up in New England, with family about the region, so I had travelled quite a bit of the area from early on. I lived near Thoreau's Walden Pond cabin, summered in a cabin in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, and have always been fond of exploring the rivers, ocean, mountains and woods in every season. However, while writing New England Cabins & Cottages I was constantly surprised and amazed by the beauty of the area I thought I knew so well, and I fell in love with it all over again.

NORM:

Where are the New England states?

Bethany:

New England is made up of the six most northeastern states in the United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. It is bordered by Canada, New York, and the Atlantic Ocean.

NORM:

Why would you consider a stay in a cabin or cottage in the New England states a good choice for a romantic getaway or honeymoon destination?

Bethany:

Well, the added privacy is obvious, but it's also easier to feel part of the natural area you are in when you are in a cabin or cottage than when you're in some anonymous hotel room. When your natural area could include crashing waves, blinking lighthouses, mountain top vistas, or the astounding fall foliage, this connection to your surroundings really adds to the exuberance of your visit. Imagine you are in a characterless hotel somewhere and the forecast is for pouring rain