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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 River Valley, look no further than this Top 10 List, which includes a locally run bed and breakfast in which to spend your evenings.

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Monte’s Local Kitchen & Tap Room


With roots in the restaurant business extending back to 1906 first with Angelo'

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In upstate New York, right near the state capital Albany, Schenectady has a long heritage of commerce and industry dating back to Dutch traders, and later when the Erie Canal and the city's strategic location at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers made it a thriving trade port. Evidence of this early prosperity abounds in the Stockade Historic District, the oldest residential neighborhood in the United States. Walking the streets is like stepping back in time with whole blocks of orig

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Tucked above Main Street overlooking the shores of Mirror Lake, The Resort at High Peaks was originally built as the Lake Placid Hilton in 1980 to accommodate Winter Olympics crowds. Much later in 2008 it experienced a rebirth with a complete overhaul redeveloping every aspect of the property except its original footprint.

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The Resort at High Peaks exudes a lake front retreat vibe rather than in-town hotel until you descend a stairway to the street below putting you in the thick of all the action

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The New South Wales onetime goldrush, no spa town of Daylesford (pop. 2,600) is a quaint area about 115 km (71 miles) north of Melbourne, and it accounts for more than 80 percent of Australia's mineral water springs. I love wine and I love relaxing, and Daylesford offers plenty of lovely opportunities to enjoy both.

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My own favorite thing here was the wine tour. The tour has three stops for tastings at local wineries, as well as some small snacks. The winemakers were all very hospitable

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by Samuel Cook



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This past week, I took the opportunity to take my first real vacation since the summer of 2007. It is ironic that an executive of a travel company never gets to travel himself, but such is the reality of running a business - I have had to put my passion for traveling on the back burner as I have built a business around serving the needs of other travelers. My last vacation was a whirlwind trip around the United States to visit friends and family before I deployed on my secon
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