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Maple Syrup: From Tree to Table
While you are enjoying your buttermilk pancakes on a cozy Sunday morning, drenching them with a sweet natural syrup, you may want to read this story of how maple syrup makes its way from a tree to your...
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Secrets of Lake Placid
The Lake Placid I am going to tell you about has nothing to do with the giant, 30-foot-long man-eating crocodile that terrorizes people as depicted in the movies Lake Placid, Lake Placid 2, Lake Placid...
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Farm to table in upstate New York
The city of New York is home to some of the finest restaurants in the world. But if you want to experience real food that is served directly from the farms, head north within the state to Lake Placid,...
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Top 5 Meals of 2015
It has become an annual tradition. Each year, I write a blog about the 5 best meals I ate. This is very hard to do since my job involves eating and traveling “for a living.” This year, I traveled to 14...
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Highlights of the New York Times Travel Show
The New York Times Travel Show is the largest and longest-running trade and consumer travel show in North America, featuring the Travel Industry Conference, Consumer Seminars, and an interactive...
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Weekend in Hudson Valley, New York
When I think of New York, images of the city’s bustling streets, neon lights, Broadway musicals, top chef restaurants and shopping at 5th Avenue fill up my head. The fact is the state of New York has a...
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Weekend in Westchester, New York
If you have made it up to Hudson Valley on your weekend getaway from New York City, also check out Westchester County. Taste some of the best maple in the world at Crown Maple at Madava Farms. Their...
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10 Reasons to Visit Dutchess County, New York
Perhaps you read my post about spending a weekend in upstate New York. The quick escape offers the best of natural surroundings, charming towns, farm to table dining, wineries and more. If you plan...
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Highlights From The New York Times Travel Show 2017
We are back from The New York Times Travel Show where I spoke, signed copies of my books, and networked with dozens of travel companies from around the world. This year, it was a record breaking show...
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A Guide To NYC’s Best Subway Art
Whether you’re a native New Yorker or a tourist looking to explore the wonders of the city, you’ll no doubt find yourself taking the subway. While there are certainly crazy NYC subway stories that’ll...
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