Category Archives: new york state
bye bye ithaca header
Time for a new header photo and to reveal the location of the previous header photo above – the gorgeous Enfield Glen gorge at Treman State Park near Ithaca, N.Y. Can any one figure out what the location of the … Continue reading
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New York City – Japanese noodles, a Fireside chat, drink at doc’s
During our annual whirlwind tour of NYC during thanksgiving we have: – eaten very good japanese noodle soup at a restaurant that begins with an M on West 55th Street. (I’ll dig up that name when I can.) – Strolled … Continue reading
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Tips from the Hamptons
My brother has mastered the art of finding inexpensive or relatively inexpensive ways to vacation in the Hamptons. Staying with incredibly generous relatives certainly is a great start. Beyond that, he found a great book sale that operates on Saturday … Continue reading
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From Vermont to Water Mill NY just like that
As a midwesterner – this is what I love about the east coast. Within four hours we went from rural Vermont to the beach in the Hamptons. I woke up this morning in an 19th century inn in Grafton Vermont, … Continue reading
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What’s new in Niagara?
The NYTimes answers this in a 36 hours piece by a former editor of mine. And since we may be passing through Niagara Falls on our way home from the east coast this summer, here’s a few things I want … Continue reading
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Greetings from Watermill (NY)
It’s beautiful out here this time of year and a little less crowded. But there is still lots of traffic in the Hamptons and turning left on two-lane Highway 27 still requires lots of time and patience. As a good … Continue reading
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Potato Lake, MN
So many lakes, so little time. We’ve partial to the Finger Lakes in upstate New York, specifically Cayuga Lake in Ithaca – where we’ve vacationed every other year for um 14 or so years, sharing a cottage with old college … Continue reading
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Healthy Deli?
Yes, it seems like a contradiction in terms – healthy deli – but apparently some Jewish delicatessens are making a stab at providing more healthful food – some even going so far as to ban salami. (Say it’s not so.) … Continue reading
Filed under Dining, michigan, new york state, oregon, portland
Off to NYC
I leave at the crack of dawn (6:40 a.m. flight) for NYC tomorrow – and although I’m not looking forward to such an early flight, it is a direct flight which should be dandy. No major plans to play tourist … Continue reading
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Road Trip/Pilgrimage
Heard about an interesting travel book today on Rick Steves’ NPR show about how to make your road trip into a pilgrimage. Religion is the first thing that pops into my mind when I think “pilgrimage” but it doesn’t have … Continue reading
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