Tara Taft is a travel writer and photographer living in the Boston area. She shares stories and photos of her travels on her blog, snapshotsandsojourns.com. When she's not traveling, she lives with her family near Boston. Nancy Cowan has traveled to many of the same places her mother did but does not think she would ever be brave enough to share her journals with her daughters. She lives with her family west of Boston. Katherine Tucker Cowan (Kit) spends the warm months with her husband, Ross, at their home on Martha's Vineyard, where they enjoy gardening, sailing, and golf. They also have an