‘If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.’ Well, Mark Twain, I waited a couple of days and I liked the weather a lot: bright blue skies, warm sun and a cooling breeze off the Atlantic during a September weekend in Newport, Rhode Island.
Two days is not long to explore the delights of the town, so here’s my advice for a -whistle-stop tour.
Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it
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