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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  • Evelyn Kanter November 1, 2012 at 7:46pm

    Daryl -- I've been updating what's happening in NYC with 4-6 posts daily on my NYC on the Cheap website, including where to volunteer and how to apply for a FEMA grant.  www.nyconthecheap.com  We New Yorkers are tough, resourceful, and kind in emergencies.

  • Darryl Musick November 1, 2012 at 4:59pm

    What a week in New York. We continue our look at the Big Apple at The World on Wheels with our updated New York Transit Report, now with links to post-storm transit service statuses: http://tinyurl.com/bagntc8
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Darryl Musick October 29, 2012 at 4:36pm

    It's another New York week at The World on Wheels. Come along as we start off with a Yankee game, find a great hotel near the UN, and visit the WTC site: http://tinyurl.com/8vetzmj
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Jim DeLillo September 15, 2012 at 7:22pm
    Mt. Marcy Summit in One Day
    Photojournalist will be hiking the highest point (5,344 ft) in New York State.
     
     - Mt. Marcy, September 21-23, 2012.
     
     Trip will include staying at the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) bunkhouse at Adirondack Loj, and traversing the 7-mile Van Hoevenberg Trail, High Peaks Wilderness Area, New York, gaining 3600 feet of elevation gain and returning in the same day. The journey is steep, rocky and demanding. 
     
     Seeks assignment detailing 1st person account.
     
    Reviews possible of personally owned equipment including  Katadyn Hiker Pro Microfilter, Jansport Katahdin 40 Internal Frame Pack , Platypus Big Zip II Hosers 3 - 3 liter/100 oz., Smartwool(tm) socks, or assigner supplied test product (if received prior to departure).
     
    Photo package available.
     
    Local color of Keene, NY can be added.
  • Bhupendra Raj Dhami July 14, 2012 at 1:17am

    YOU ARE WELCOME TO TRAVEL NEPAL TO SEE MT EVEREST.....

    I'm offering you to this trip ...

    I have been guiding with tourism Nepal more than 15 years in Nepal as my hobby and profession in my life. Since few year back with the support of like minded friends we are socializing outdoor adventure in Nepal. AND our

    website is :


    http://www.himalayanmentor.com/

    info@himalayanmentor.com


    Nepal visitors are welcome to contact for updated information....we are always love to hear from you and keen to share our expertise...

    Thanks//

  • Tripatini July 11, 2012 at 11:16pm

    Where is Cazenovia Lake and why is it well worth a visit? Find out in this post now on our blog.

  • Tripatini June 27, 2012 at 3:47pm

    Now on our blog: a look at New York's fascinating Revolutionary War sites.

  • Tripatini June 11, 2012 at 10:18pm

    Now on our blog: the Orthodoz Jewish food & feel of Boro Park, Brooklyn.

  • Tripatini February 9, 2012 at 3:05am

    Hello, one of our fellow Tripatini members is looking for affordable lodging suggestions convenient to Saratoga Springs during summer track season. If you can help, please reply not here but at this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.  Thanks!  

  • Ed Wetschler November 4, 2011 at 8:58pm
    Every museum-goer wants to know: So I asked this curator which pieces she'd like to stick in her bag and take home.

     

    http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/new-york-s-corning-museum-o...

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