Unless the locals covered you in meatballs and sang “Nessun Dorma” upon arrival, this vacation could hardly be more Italian. For this is a “Vespa vacation” — a two-wheeled tour of the nooks and crannies, the winding back roads and the off-the-beaten-track hidden gems of breathtaking Umbria, a beautiful region located in Central Italy.For many job-hopping careerists, smuggling a resignation letter in their bag like a guilty secret, there are few workplace rituals so hard as saying so long.Though Lilith Fair returned from an 11-year hiatus to a very different musical landscape, it is one that Sarah McLachlan and Co. helped lay the blueprints for more than a decade ago.
For those travelers who like to take off on a whim, we’ve got four special destinations for you for a special Fourth of July weekend.
Rustic weekend
New Hampshire’s Rosewood Country Inn
The Victorian-style country inn’s Fourth of July package includes two nights, a three- course breakfast, complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres on Friday, and a good old fashioned BBQ on the Fourth ($238 per couple depending on room, 800-938-5273 www.rosewoodcountryinn.com).
Beachy weekend
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The resort town is offering a whole slew of Fourth related activities (for a full list go to www.visitmyrtlebeach.com/July4) but the Elliot Beach Rentals’ special really might be worth looking into — you can receive up to 40 percent off their ocean front homes and condos with their Dynamite July Fourth deal (call 800-525- 0225 for more information. Through July 6).
Swanky weekend
Hotel Gansevoort, N.Y.
The uber-swanky Hotel Gansevoort will host their hip “Get Up Get Down” rooftop brunch party on Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. And the best part is that after 8 p.m., guests of the hotel can stay to watch the Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular from the rooftop (212-730-0100, www.hotel
gansevoort.com).
Patriotic weekend
Fourth of July dress rehearsal package at the Liberty Boston
For those who love their fireworks accompanied by a live cymbal crash (who doesn’t?), look no further than this special package. It includes a room, breakfast, and two exclusive tickets to the July 3 dress rehearsal of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular ($445, 866-507-5245, www.libertyhotel.com).
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.
