'Tis the season for apple and pumpkin picking! Are you as giddy as we are yet? I wanted to list all of the orchards and farms that we have discovered over the years, places that have been the most fun, the most kid-friendly, and which have helped to create a beaut[...]
Farm-to-table may be a cool marketing pitch in some places, but in the Finger Lakes, it's a way of life.
Last minute trip to New York City on a budget? It can be done! Check out my weekend in NYC for no more than $200.
There are a lot of promises we make to ourselves about how we want the new year to evolve. What can we add, take away, improve on. For some of us, one of these promises is to be a better friend. It's something I always strive for too and like to compliment with ei[...]
Along the Hudson Valley and about an hour and a half from New York City (with no traffic) is the city of Newburgh, NY. To see it on its surface, one might see what most people refer to as "up and coming". However, look deeper and you will see a historic city, with[...]
I've lived in New Jersey now for about 4 years now. Like most hardcore New Yorkers, it's been a slow process to get me to let go of this idea that I have to venture into the city for good food, entertainment, or activities. I still get teased by friends for bec[...]
Every time I visit a new destination in France I think that I have seen the one that beats them all, until I visit another. I'm learning that it's difficult to compare regions with each other because they are all so different and each have something beautiful to o[...]
There are so many fun ways to experience a winery. Tasting the wine, is of course, top of the list. But how about a bit of easy bike riding through the vineyards as well? Now, before the shock of "drinking and riding" hits you, let me know that the riding is on an[...]
Exploring Los Angeles and finding plenty to love.
There is a difference between simply drinking a glass of champagne at home and drinking a glass after having toured the champagne house from which it comes from. Not to say that it tastes bad, just that it seems to taste better - or so is my belief after having to[...]
