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Welcome back to Scenic Six. Happy New Year! A blank calendar is deliciously full of possibilities for travel and local readers are already dreaming of international journeys in 2025 (more on that below). If you are in the same headspace, there’s a current sale on flights from Boston to Europe (also detailed below).



As for me, I am eyeing beautiful Hawaii for a family trip this year. Where would you like to go? A new Boston flight route was just named one of the most exciting of 2025 If Scotland is on your radar, a new nonstop seasonal route between Boston and Edinburgh was just named among the most exciting new airline routes for 2025 by The Points Guy. It is exciting.

Gorgeous Edinburgh quickly became one of my favorite cities after a 2023 trip there with my husband. We strolled the historic Royal Mile, ate at a traditional Scottish bar, and hiked Arthur’s Seat. Take me back! Boston service begins in May.

Here’s where readers are dreaming of traveling in 2025 Local readers are so ready for a foreign adventure in 2025. In a Boston.com poll, 78 percent said they want to travel internationally this year.

Where do they want to go? Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany, and more. Read more about the travel goals of readers this year . Peek inside a historic Berkshires h.

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