A road trip through New England is one of the great American travel experiences. On this occasion, I decided to concentrate on Vermont.
Chuck Royce, an immensely successful fund manager, has a vision for a place he calls home, a stretch of the Rhode Island coast with vast beaches, a rocky shoreline and dignified New England homes. In 2010, he brought back to life the Ocean House resort in the stylish enclave of Watch Hill.
New Englander Mike Lata took an "easy little road" from the Boston area to his current home in Charleston, where he serves as chef and co-owner of FIG and The Ordinary. After stints in Martha's Vineyard and New Orleans, Lata spent five years in Atlanta before he was recruited to work in Charleston in 1998.
With the arrival of spring, our thoughts invariably turn to the dune-fringed coastline, wooded hills and idyllic villages of New England.