New England husband-and-wife team Michael Blanding and Alexandra Hall offer comprehensive coverage of Rhode Island, from isolated Block Island to urban Providence. Blanding and Hall provide unique trip ideas, including Eating Your Way Through the Ocean State, Nature Lovers' Tour, and 7-Day Best of Rhode Island. Whether you want to sail Narragansett Bay or visit Newport's International Tennis Hall of Fame, Moon Rhode Island gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
About Michael Blanding
Michael Blanding grew up west of Boston, attended Williams College, and was a staff writer and editor at Boston Magazine for five years. Now a freelance magazine writer, he has also taught journalism at Emerson College, Northeastern University, and Tufts University. His first book of investigative nonfiction, The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World’s Favorite Soft Drink, was recently published.
About Alexandra Hall
Alexandra Hall grew up on Boston’s South Shore and studied at Wheaton College and Le Cordon Bleu Institute in Paris. After several years as a senior editor for DailyCandy and editor for Fashion Boston, she is now back at Boston Magazine as executive editor for lifestyle.
Together, Alex and Michael have written for publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit, Town & Country Travel, New England Travel, Yankee, Boston Magazine, Elle Decor, Continental, Business Traveler, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and AlterNet. They were married on the rustic shores of Maine's Moosehead Lake, where Michael wore a kilt and Alex donned red heels and white feathers. They now live in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood with their cat, Catsby, and their six-year-old son Zachary and four-year-old daughter Cleo, who have fast become two of the best-traveled kids in the world.
