What a great time to be in New York! This seems to be everyone’s favorite time of year- the air is so crisp and fresh, the leaves with their red and yellows are just brilliant, and summer traffic is gone. But some of the smaller hotels and motels are closed, and the big box hotels [...]
A “snowbird” is what we New Yorkers typically call other New Yorkers who flee the state for warmer pastures when winter hits. Snowbirds maintain their New York homes usually from March to November, then they– like migrating birds– go south for the winter. Some New Yorkers are rich enough to own a second home, while [...]
New York State has some very lovely lake-side beaches, but the only “real” beach (ocean front) is on Long Island. Long Island is so heavily populated and so difficult to navigate that New Yorkers often go elsewhere for an Atlantic Ocean experience. Some folks go all the way down south, but there are some lovely [...]
Mexico is a beautiful country. It’s no surprise it is a major destination point for American travelers. Many New Yorkers I know, and many relatives of the family, have moved to Arizona and are very close to the Mexican border. They tell me Mexico is exquisite to visit. One relative even had her dental work [...]
My daughter The Historian and I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural dinner of the Alexander Hamilton Institute at the Turning Stone Casino, as guests of the gracious Robert Paquette and Douglas Ambrose, professors at Hamilton College and co-founders of the Institute. What an exhilarating experience! It was also my first time seeing [...]
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I read an interesting post today over at Aaron Dalrymple’s blog. It was about how the “average” traveler books hotels. I have a fondness for demographics and other such studies, so I read on:
I’m not sure how earth shattering this is, but this post from HotelMarketing.com refers to a study showing that most people [...]
I used to live in Cherry Valley. Come to think of it, I think I’ve lived in every little bitty Upstate town. Oh, I am exaggerating. A little. Last year about this time, the family took a drive out to Cherry Valley to see the Judds Falls.
Cherry Valley is a tiny little place and [...]
In the summer of 2006, we spend a weekend in Albany, NY, our capital city. My husband did not want to stay in a cheesy motel, so he chose the Marriott Residence Inn near the airport, in Latham, NY. He was willing to pay the expense of staying at such a luxurious hotel (in my [...]
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April is almost here (yeah, right) in Upstate New York! No, actually April seems like a million miles away…. but it’s never too early to plan for the official Utica Riggie Fest! The Hotel Utica has a traveler’s package running right now. They call it the “Epicurean Escape.” It looks like a real “feed your [...]
I was glancing over headlines at my local online newspaper. One of them read “Styx in Turning Stone’s Showroom.” One question: this is supposed to be a draw?
The Turning Stone is a big Upstate resort run by the Oneida Indian tribe. They are the biggest employers in the county, actually. They started out as a casino, but have expanded into a huge resort with golf course, hotel, and other resort-y things. I have never been there (I don’t gamble or golf), but [...]
