We love living in NYC and everything the bustling city has to offer. However, sometimes you just need a weekend away. Whenever we see a free weekend we start brainstorming for a road trip. Lucky for us, NYC is surrounded by so many great spots to visit. Below we’ve compiled a list of the best road trips from NYC. Beacon, …
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Hiking Mount Jo is one of the few opportunities to take in views far exceeding the effort required to summit. If you’re looking for an Adirondack hike that is under 2 hours and suitable for beginners, while yielding spectacular views, then this is the hike for you! Mount Jo is a 3 mile round trip hike in the heart of the …
Lake Placid is famously known as the two-time Olympic host city, years 1932 and 1980. However, there is so much more to it. With covid changing and cancelling all our 2020 travel plans, we have had to pivot many times. We did not plan much before getting to Lake Placid, but boy were we blown away! We are firmly in …
When we found ourselves needing to re-think our plan for our week off, I kept coming back to photos of this hike. So, did we plan an entire trip to Lake Placid around hiking Indian Head and glorious summit photos on Pinterest? Yes, yes we did. Before we get into the details, here are some fast facts about the Indian …
In the heart of the Catskills is an incredible 260-foot waterfall that is well worth the short trek to see. While there are many waterfalls to be found in upstate New York, we show you why we consider hiking Kaaterskill Falls as a must do activity! The waterfall can be accessed from both the top (option one below) or the …
Seattle has been on our list of “must see” cities for a while now, and with covid numbers holding relatively steady, we jumped on the opportunity to visit! If you missed our first post, we spent the first half of this trip exploring Olympic National Park, which we highly recommend. If you just finished reading about our experience in ONP, …
Post summary: The ultimate two-day guide for visiting Olympic National Park! Learn how we packed in all the hot spots, including hikes through mountain ranges, rainforests, and premier coastal beaches of the Pacific Northwest. Olympic National Park (ONP), a designated World Heritage Site, offers a collection of diverse ecosystems to explore. Located in the Pacific Northwest, travelers can take in …
This summer we have made every effort to escape our small NYC apartment as much as possible. With a rental car booked, a long weekend and no plans, we did some quick research and decided to head up the coast to explore Mystic, CT. We went into the weekend with very little knowledge about Mystic and ended up being blown …
Greenport, New York has been on our weekend bucket list for a while. We went in the summer with high expectations and they were certainly met! Greenport may now, unofficially, be one of our favorite summer destinations. Greenport is located on the Northern Fork of Long Island. Compared to its Southern Fork counterpart, The Hamptons, it’s much quieter and has …