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City Breaks to Boston

City breaks to Boston offer a unique experience to visitors, with a rich insight into American history available in one of the oldest settlements in the USA. Boston is the largest city in New England and also home to fifty colleges and universities, meaning the city is both full of history and full of youthful flamboyance.

Book the perfect city break in the USA, by trying a Boston city break. Tourist attractions include the site of the Boston Tea Party, Cambridge (the largest college town in the world), an array of historical attractions and walking tours and the famous Cheers bar, from the well-known television series. City breaks to Boston offer visitors the chance to explore America's vivid history, while enjoying a most beautifully maintained city.



Essential Information on Boston

Time Zone

The USA is divided into six time zones. Eastern Time is GMT -5, Pacific Time is GMT -8, Central Time is GMT -6, Mountain Time is GMT -7, Alaska is GMT -9, and Hawaii is GMT -10. Other than Arizona and Hawaii, all states observe daylight saving time in summer between March and November when clocks go back one hour.

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Power Adaptor

120 volts, 60Hz. Plugs are mainly the two, flat-pin type, though three-pin plugs are also widely used. European appliances without dual-voltage capabilities will require an adapter, which can be purchased in most major departure airports.

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Communications

The international country dialling code for the United States is +1. The outgoing code is 011, followed by the relevant country code (e.g. 01144 for the United Kingdom). The US has numerous area/city codes, which must be dialled before the local number required (e.g. New York Manhattan, 212, and Washington DC, 202). Mobile networks cover most of the country, including all urban areas, however unless you have a tri-band phone it is likely your cellular phone from home will not work in the United States. The largest GSM networks are T-mobile and Cingular. Internet cafes are prevalent in most towns and cities.

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