Showing posts with label chestnut hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chestnut hill. Show all posts

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Virtual YouTube Tour of Boston

The Poor Student has linked all of the Scootin' in Boston videos with annotations to let you see Boston in a "choose your own adventure" kind of way. Let's say you're watching the video of Hammond Street and would like to go straight on Beacon Street to see Boston College, instead of turning onto to Hammond Street. Just click on the annotation and a new window will open with the video of that ride. Of course we haven't covered all of Boston yet, so the coverage right now is limited. However, you can see quite a lot of Boston from the comfort of your desk, in case you're getting ready to visit Boston or maybe you're just nervous about driving around the non-parallel streets in Boston.
(Scroll down to see a map of some of the routes that have already been covered by The Poor Student.)

Playlist of all Scootin' in Boston videos:



Here is one of the annotated videos:

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Scootin' in Boston - Rockin' the Hammond Parkway

In this episode of Scootin' in Boston, the Poor Student rides the Hammond Parkway and West Roxbury Parkway from Chestnut Hill to Roslindale, MA. We go through four rotaries and the speed limit changes a few times. It's a nice ride. Here's the map. Start on Beacon Street and go south.

Enjoy!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Scootin' in Boston - Bentley to Cleveland Circle

In this video, the Poor Student scoots from Bentley to Cleveland Circle (in Chestnut Hill), passing through Waltham, Newtonville, and Newton. To make your tour more interactive, the video has been annotated (as of July 7, 2013) so that you can click on annotated links within the video if you want to turn right onto the Hammond Parkway or Hammond Street. The new videos will open in new windows. This is the route (start from the top-left):

Start at Bentley University
The video starts with a brief tour of the Bentley campus and a trip to the gas station to pump gas. If you've ever wondered what pumping gas into a scooter looks like, check this video out! The Poor Student also shows you which roads are messed up and which ones are well-maintained. Enjoy the ride!