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The Empire State's a gloriously mixed bag: exciting New York City, lovely Long Island beaches, historic Hudson Valley mansions, the Adirondacks and Catskills Mountains, Finger Lakes wine country, Niagara Falls, Saratoga Springs, Lake George, the Erie Canal, and plenty more.

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NYC in ´Google's Top 10 Most Searched Photogenic Spots in the US in 2022´

Eileen Tan/Dreamstime.com 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 not include iconic places like Vermont’s Technicolor White Mountains in fall or the yawning Grand Canyon in Arizona (and by the waym more about canyons later). Instead, Google users were primarily interested in where to see and photograph some of Mother…

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Discovering wine and more in New York State's Finger Lakes region

Luke Petrinec/Steuban County CVB 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 CEO of the Steuben County Conference and Visitors Bureau, and Dave DeGolye, the bureau’s communications manager. I was only somewhat familiar with this wine region, so was pleased to learn more about its wineries as well as to be introduced to all its…

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2 big NYC events included in "The USA's Top 10 Music Festivals"

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 dozens of options for all musical tastes. Here's a sampling of the top ten, in order of dates (all given for this year, but will be similar in 2023): read post

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Upstate Ithaca: a place of gorges, greenery, gardens - and goats

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 “gorges” city. I say that because it's surrounded by rocky gorges, many of them with waterfalls - more than 150 within a ten-mile radius. Within the city limits themselves, a one-third mile hike uphill – the Cascadilla Gorge Trail -- is exhilarating not…

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Ed Wetschler December 10, 2009 at 1:06am

A convincing review, Jose. Thanks for the tip.
José Balido October 18, 2009 at 6:51pm

Just saw "New York I Love You" last night. Fab writing, fab dialogue, and visually, the movie is sheer poetry (and, to my taste, much better than the original "Paris, Je T'aime"). After 18 years in New York, this movie made me fall in love with the city all over again. I recommend it to all and sundry, but especially those who have doubts about living in or visiting the Big Apple. Fave stories: Julie Christie as a fading diva and Shia LaBeouf (who really needs to spell his surname à la française, LeBoeuf!) as the physically-impaired Russian bellhop she falls for; and possibly film's first love story between a Hassidic woman (Natalie Portman) and a Jain diamond dealer. But there were moments all throughout that were, er, gems.
David Paul Appell October 7, 2009 at 7:56pm

This week's blog post comes from the wine country of Long Island: check it out!
José Balido September 19, 2009 at 1:43am

Hi folks!
Susan Hartzler, Editor-In-Chief of DIY Doggie, is looking for properties to review in the new publication DIY Doggie. The premier issue will be live on the iPhone and iPod Touch with dedicated iTune's applications on October 5. They will add a travel section in the November issue reviewing hotels and resorts that are dog friendly. She's currently looking for a property in New York City to visit in October for the November issue. DIY Doggie will be available for download to 48 million people. If you have any suggestions, please post them here! Thanks!
Ann Dys September 10, 2009 at 10:48pm

Anybody up near Saratoga Springs this weekend? Don't miss the 2009 Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival, September 10 - 12 at our incredible Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC)! It's one of the events of the year (apart from all the horse races, of course!). The food & drinks are awesome, and maybe I can't afford a Ferrari, but it's fun to look!
Ann Dys July 14, 2009 at 4:22pm

This is a big anniversary year for the Hudson Valley, where I'm from -- the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's ship sailing up the river for the first time. And as one of the events, a new gallery has been opened at Olana, the quirky mansion of painter Frederick Church in Columbia County outside the city of Hudson. Great stuff -- now they've got an exhibit of Church's sketches of the Hudson from his estate, many of which haven't been seen by the public until now. If anybody's in the NYC or Albany areas, definitely worth a visit.