September 30th, 2009
Lonely Planet discovers drinkboston
I’ve used Lonely Planet’s travel guides on various trips, but never have I actually appeared in/written for one — until now.
Mara Vorhees, a Somerville resident who wrote the 2009 edition of Lonely Planet’s Boston City Guide, cold-called drinkboston a little while ago to see if I wanted to write a sidebar for the guide’s Drinking section. Uh, does a cold martini taste good at 5:00 p.m? Called “The ‘Boston’ Cocktail Mystery,” the sidebar riffs off of a post I once wrote about the curious hodgepodge of vintage cocktails with “Boston” in their name. Mara was also nice enough to mention me in the section’s intro as an expert on the local drinking scene. Neat.
There’s a lot of good stuff in this guide, even if you’re a local. For $17.99, it’s worth keeping around the house for when out-of-towners come to visit. Especially if they happen to be fond of drink.
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Hey, that’s supercool.
September 30th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Perfect! Been thinking about getting a guide to keep around for house guests. Congrats!
October 1st, 2009 at 9:27 am
Nice! How fun!
Now all visitors to Boston have to do is come to drinkboston.com, click on the “Best Bars” link at the top, and plan their trip!
Done and done.
October 1st, 2009 at 10:03 am
Well done! Next up, the NFT Guide?
October 1st, 2009 at 11:34 am
I can only hope, Saucy! Thanks, y’all.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
That’s really cool Lauren, congratulations.
October 1st, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Congrats! totally rad.
October 1st, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Yes. (that’s in response to the question in the post)
Congrats on the write-up. A travel guide for the home town I’ll have to pick up.
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 am
Congrats: well deserved! Lonely Planet has always been my favorite of the big-name tourist books, the best at guiding travelers off the beaten path, with the best historical/cultural tutorials.