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  • A regular old roller bag is fine. Bring a small day pack or fanny pack for sight-seeing or shopping. Boston is a city for walking so choose a comfortable bag for your take-alongs. Try to fit an umbrella in your bag.

    . . Summer: Summer can be very hot and humid, so dress and pack light. . Winter: We don't normally get a whole lot of snow in the winter, but it can be cold and icey so bring some shoes with traction. It's also pretty windy downtown, so a warm coat & hat are a must. . Spring/Fall: The weather is very unpredictable between seasons, so be prepared for freezing temps and mild weather all in the same week. .

    Boston can be as casual or formal as you want it to be. Pack for whatever you want.

    Always keep a camera handy. There are plenty of photo opportunities all around town.

    If you like to roller blade, bring 'em. There are bike paths you can blade on and in the Summertime, they close Memorial Drive on Sundays for bladers.

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    Pack For Weather: Dress for the cold weather!
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  • When we left Memphis it was rather warm outside, so I just couldn't imagine it being very cold when we got to Boston. All I took with me for warmth was a fleece pullover. It snowed the whole time we were there! Also very useful to take would be an umbrella. I've never had to use an umbrella to shield myself from the snow before, but everyone in Boston was doing it. I guess I'm used to being inside when it's snowing. I highly recommend taking an umbrella if you're going to Boston...especially in the winter months (even in April!).

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  • RowanGBR, Dracko, Scuba_Girl and me - Boston
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    In the Winter -- guess what -- it gets cold!!

    Parka, wind-proof gloves, scarf, hat, long underwear, insulated boots... you get the picture.

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  • Comfy shoes depending on where you are walking - old (and new?) tiled sidewalks can be very uneven so watch out. Bring a light sweater and/or a light wind jacket as the weather changes quite often throughout the day, and usually the temperature drops a few degrees as soon as the sun goes down. Best to layer.

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  • Boston is famous for its volatile weather...thus, the overused quote "if you don't like the weather in (insert name of city with crazy weather), just wait five minutes." In Boston, you can usually err on the side of cruddy weather. As for rain advice, I say leave your umbrella at home. I opt for a rainslicker with a good hood and waterproof shoes. The combination of wind and rain makes umbrellas usually useless.

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  • Depends on how much, exactly you bring and how long you expect to pack.

    WINTER: Winters are a sloppy mess here in Boston. Bring shoes you hate, or a good pair of rubber boots in case of bad weather. We have potholes and bad drainage, creating vast lakes where many people think streets once were. Bring very very warm clothing. Not only does it get cold, but it is a wet, wet cold that chills your very bones. SPRING: Spring is a bit dicey. Its always hard to say what the weather will do. Its probably best to bring some waterproof sneakers, long sleeved shirts and sweaters, sweatshirts, light jacket, jeans. Summer: Shorts. Summers can be very very hot, and very very humid.

    Everything's accessable.

    Be sure to bring lots of single dollar bills for the T. The T says it cant take dollar bills, but it lies.

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  • I don't know what type of bags or luggage you should bring, although I would recommend if you are checking your bags, to buy a color other than black, because having to look carefully at EACH black suitcase because they ALL look like mine, is one of my biggest pet peeves. I have started tying a little ribbon around the handle of it.... so that helps!

    As the title reads, "if you don't like the weather in New England,....wait a minute!" because it can be hot and sunny one day, and cold and rainy the next.... so pack for all types of weather!!

    Digital camera if you have one, and scan the pictures into your VT website to show everyone what Boston looks like!!!

    There isn't camping in Boston, obviously, but if you're here for a while and want to do that, there's great places up North about an hour away, in New Hampshire. For Beaches, again, the city beaches are not recommended by me,.... however, go a bit north or south of the city and there are beautiful beaches. Ipswitch/Gloucester area up north are great, and Duxbury/Marshfield/Cape Cod beaches in the South.....

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  • During the fall and especially the winter months remember to dress warm. Coats,hats,scarves, and gloves should be worn when visiting Boston. Also, for the tourist, remember to wear comfortable shoes.

    Dont forget chap stick and a camera!!

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  • I don't know about the rest of the year but at spring time I recommend that you are ready for a lot of rain, hot sunny weather and chilly nights. So who has been to Göteborg will recognize the climate. Bring good shoes, it's a town to walk around in!

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  • Boston, like anyplace else on the Eastern seaboard, is vulnerable to the Gulf Stream, and therefore, though normal summer highs are from 80-85, it is PLENTY humid (sometimes during REAL hot spells, folks go to Miami Beach to COOL OFF)! And the winter months see the kind of snow worthy of a ski resort. As with most of America east of the Continental Divide, the best time to visit is in the late March/late May and late September/early November periods.

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