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typically open from 9 or available at airport shops warm coat, scarf, gloves,
10am and close at 6pm and some department and a hat that protects
in busi ness districts and and electrical stores. The your ears are necessities,
at 9 or 10pm in shopping majority of laptops and and boots are advised.
centers (they close at travel appli ances are dual­ While New England is a
6pm on the weekend). voltage, and many hotels year­round destination,
Some banks open on have dual­voltage sockets tourism is busiest from
Saturday morning, but for electric shavers. US late June through mid­
outside of the bigger phone systems use an October, and from around
cities many are closed RJ11 connector. Christmas through to late
on the weekend. February in ski country.
Weather Cheaper accommodation
Time Difference can often be found from
New England weather late April into late May,
New England is in the can vary quite widely. and late October, but some
Eastern time zone: GMT Daytime temperatures rural attractions may only
minus five hours. from December through be open on weekends at
Daylight saving time February are usually these times of the year.
(EDT) begins at 2am on freezing or even colder,
the second Sunday in while July and August Visitor Information
March and reverts to daytime highs can often
standard time (EST) at exceed 80ºF (27ºC), Discover New England
2am on the first Sunday accompanied by high focuses on the tourism
in November. During EDT, humidity. September and resources of the six New
the local time is GMT October are usually cool England states. The
minus four hours. and dry, while November Maine Office of Tourism,
and March are chilly and Massachusetts Office
Electrical damp. Spring weather of Travel and Tourism,
Appliances ranges from warm sun to Vermont Department of
windy rain. Northerly Tourism, New Hampshire
Electrical appliances in areas are generally 10ºF Travel and Tourism,
the United States operate (7ºC) cooler. Rhode Island Tourism,
on 110–120 volts, 60 Given the changeable and Connecticut Office of
cycles, and use a polar­ weather, it makes sense Tourism each have useful
ized two­prong plug with to dress in layers, with a online tourism guides to
flat blades. In order to use sweater or jacket for cool the region, with a range
non­US single­voltage summer evenings. Be of helpful resources. The
appliances you will need sure to pack a folding Greater Boston CVB
an adapter and voltage umbrella, sunglasses, (Convention and Visitors
converter, both of which and comfortable walking Bureau) website also
are quite commonly shoes. In midwinter, a offers useful advice.
DIRECTORY
US POSTAL Wall Street Journal Maine Office of Tourism
SERVICES ∑ wsj.com ∑ visitmaine.com
US Postal Service Yankee Magazine Massachusetts Office
∑ usps.com ∑ newengland.com of Travel and Tourism
∑ massvacation.com
NEWSPAPERS VISITOR INFORMATION New Hampshire Travel
AND MAGAZINES Connecticut Office and Tourism
Boston Globe of Tourism ∑ visitnh.com
∑ bostonglobe.com ∑ ctvisit.com
Rhode Island Tourism
New York Times Discover New England ∑ visitrhodeisland.com
∑ nytimes.com ∑ discovernewengland.org Vermont Department
USA Today Greater Boston CVB of Tourism
∑ usatoday.com ∑ bostonusa.com ∑ vermontvacation.com

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