Micro-Hotels: Sightsee in New York on a Budget
A stay in one of New York City’s most affordable hotels…the Pod Hotel.
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The Shawangunks: Hiking in Upstate New York
Esha Samajpati and her husband Pinaki Chakraborty climb the trail to Gertrude’s Nose on the Shawangunks Ridge in Upstate New York.
Lake Placid, New York: Olympic Memories and Adirondack Splendor
Lake Placid, New York: Lake Placid, New York, outdoor activities, memories of Olympic Games, and, of course, the best places to dine and to abide.
Manhattan’s Lower East Side: The Big Onion
By Lisa St. John The blaze of the afternoon city sunlight bathes the brownstones in a glow of ruddy orange. Leaving the American Jewish Historical Society on 16th Street and heading to the Tenement Museum via the best dumpling shop in town, I cannot help but see the Chinese/Hispanic Grocery…
Climbing the Shawangunks in Upstate NY
New York: Chance St. John writes about climbing in New York State’s Shawangunk Mountains.
New York: The Hamptons NY on a Budget
Visit the Hamptons for people on a budget. New York’s swanky Hamptons on Long Island can be a great place for a budget vacation, visiting the Hamptons.
Flushing New York’s Wonderful YMCA
Don’t Flush It all Away! This Queens, New York, YMCA is worth finding. By Susana Molinolo The Flushing YMCA’s website promised ‘a home away from home’, but my sister and I have seen plenty of dorm accommodations and couldn’t help but envisioning a crappy room with military beds, and cold…
A Visit to Pollywogg Holler, a NY State Ecolodge
Pollywogg Holler is a NY State Ecolodge That’s Wonderful in Winter By Sue Freeman The Holler beckoned us one wintry day. Pollywogg Holler is an Ecolodge that sits amid the extensive trails of Phillips Creek and Palmers Pond State Forests in Allegany County, New York. It began in the early…
Sleeping in the Hay: Farm Stays in New England
A city slicker gets used to life on a farm, farmstays in New York and New England. A directory of farms that accept guests to come stay on the farm.