Exploring Maine Blog
Best Pizza in Scarborough
Adjacent to South Portland, Scarborough often gets overlooked or bypassed when folks are considering either a Maine vacation or relocation. But this beautiful coastal town has plenty to offer those who aren’t looking for the hubbub of the city—including plentiful dining options. Whether you’re looking for a sit-down, table-service kind of experience, or just want [...]
Best Coffee Shops in Portland
No longer of a status where folks assume you’re talking about Oregon when the city of Portland comes up in conversation, Portland, Maine has been in the process of sweeping changes over the last couple of decades. Going from a 40% vacancy rate in the late 90s to being dubbed “Best Restaurant City of the [...]
Best Ice Cream In Portland Maine
If you’ve read any of my other missives on this site related to anything culinary, you may have picked up on the fact that I’m more of a cake girl. But every now and then, the moment just calls for ice cream—and strangely, those moments aren’t all during the summertime…at least in my experience. So [...]
Best Hotels in Saco
Saco is a former industrial mill city undergoing a slow-but-sure pilgrimage toward an economic revival. While not exactly abundant with dining and lodging options yet, Saco is still able to offer choices in both realms. The city’s waterfront area is mostly residential, unlike its neighbor, Old Orchard Beach—whose shores are lined by hotels, amusement rides, [...]
Best Portland Hair Salons
Although it seems that the explosion of fabulous dining options has been soaking up all the limelight in Portland lately, there are other rapidly expanding realms that don’t involve comestibles or libations…like the hair salon scene, for instance. Covering the gamut of exclusive, high-end spa-like experiences down to places where you can just get a [...]
Best Pizza in Kennebunkport and Kennebunk
Often confused with each other, these two coastal towns each possess their own unique and appealing aspects. Kennebunkport is a draw for the well-heeled and world-traveled with high-end dining, lodging, and galleries in and around its hub of tourism, Dock Square. And while Kennebunk has its own nearby stake in that arena—Lower Village—it also has [...]
