Google recently released its list of its most popular searches during 2022, and when it comes to scenic spots in the United States there are some surprises. For starters, “scenic spots” in Google’s definition does no
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As a member of the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), I was fortunate to attend a webinar on the Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes presented by Kevin Costello, president and C
Spring and summer are prime music festival season, and after being largely suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the most part they've come roaring back in 2022. The United States being the huge country that it is, there are d
With a population of just over 32,000, in Upstate's Finger Lakes region on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, a 3½-hour drive from capital Albany and a bit over four hours from New York City, Ithaca is a prominent college town but also a a “gorge
If whilst strolling along a side street in the downtown New York City neighbourhood of Tribeca (also spelt TriBeCa), taking in the cityscape, you think you might’ve just passed Leonardo DiCaprio, with his head down and slouching under a Yank
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Everyone has a bucket list and a city they would like to visit, and there is certainly a lot in the Big Apple that will capture your imaginations, whether you're traveling on your own, with friends, your significant other, or your kids,.I
Five hours north of New York City, this small, cozy Adirondacks town - which has hosted two Winter Olympics, in 1932 and 1980 - is a winter resort on par with the likes of St. Moritz and Chamonix. Read why from Travel+Lei
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At this time of more limited travel, if you live in the United States it may be less easy visit other countries on your bucket list. But thanks to the USA's longstanding history of immigration, there's plenty of international culture, c
Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame
Louis Kaplan is channeling his childhood. While a youngster, he collected baseball cards which he stored in boxes and treasured as souvenirs of the USA's favorite pastime. Decades later, he’s reliving that time
“You’re going to a what?” asked my friend apprehensively. Yup. A hotel. Three of them actually for a total of six days as part of an " Empire State Road Trip" in upstate New York in early September, sponsored by the Harbor Hotels Collection.
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When the couple, here for their 20th visit, commented that it was the first time they had taken the house tour -– one of the staples of the Mohonk Mountain House experience -- I asked what they had been doing all those years. Liz and Dan Gleason f
As most of us know, Columbus Day in the United States and other countries, and Indigenous People's Day in much of Latin America, marks the 528th anniversary of the Christopher Columbus expedition's first landing in the Americas (actually 12 Octob
This 500-acre outdoor museum is open until its closure for the season December 13. Plus virtual lectures, panel discussions, and other special 60th-Anniversary programs can be viewed on the Storm King's website.
Located in the town of Cornwall,
Read more…Sightseers at a setting near Boston enjoy a leisurely stroll through a magnificent 18th-century garden. A man in Texas plays president as he reads a speech from a teleprompter. Children in California take a pretend horseback ride with Ronald Rea
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Back before, during, and after the American Revolution (1776-1983) and the years leading up to it, New York City was as now the largest and one of the most important cities of the nascent United States of America – and in fact even served as the
Dan and Mary Stroudt oooh and aaah at the multicolored scenery below the hot air balloon in which they’re riding. The journey is very different for Mark and Marylee Sutherland as they help to paddle a rubber raft along a stretch of whitewater in t
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For many around the world (and even in the United States), New York City is essentially synonymous with its central borough, the island of of Manhattan, which hogs much of the wealth, glamour, and attractions of this metropolis. And of course
The Big Apple is one of the world's most visited cities - more than 14 million each year - for very good reasons, including its energy and its attractions. So many of them, in fact, that it would take thousands of words to cover them all. But if
Ah, the Big Apple, on the travel bucket-lists of so many people around the globe. When you visit for the first time, you will definitely want experience highlights such as seeing the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building; taking a stroll thro
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Planning a weekend trip to any destination can feel overwhelming especially when must-see historic and culinary attractions combined with ample time for relaxation are on the agenda. If you're visiting Dutchess County in New York's mid-Hudson Riv
