I had the loveliest time roaming about the Catskills yesterday. First stop was for breakfast at Sweet Sue’s in Phoenicia, and wow, what a treat. This place is known for their pancakes and they have many eclectic options to choose from. I think this may have been the most epically […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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Growing up eating pizza in the Bronx made my standards of a slice very high. I have heard many suggestions for great places up here, and I’m sure they are quite good. However, I don’t know if I could ever love a slice more than from my home joint Crosby […]
On two very different days I visited two of my favorite local State Parks. On a cloudy cooler day I went to Grafton Lakes State Park to hike the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower trail. I loved foraging raspberries along the way, looking at the flowers, mushrooms insects, and animals. We […]
I love Brew on Lark St, it’s a really great new addition to the community. Here you can find a surplus of craft beers. You can create your own six-pack with different bottles of beer, fill up a growler with the beers on tap, or grab a few cold ones […]
This week I took a road trip to the Finger Lakes Region with my Mom! Day 1: We stayed in a little town called Horseheads, a central location to many of the areas we wanted to explore. We got into the area just in time for lunch and traveled in […]
I had a hard time finding Ballston Creek Preserve in Ballston, but I am so glad I did. Probably because I didn’t pay attention to detail and drove up and down the road looking for a grand entrance and parking lot that did not exist. You must park at Shenantaha […]
I love walking around the Empire State Plaza farmer’s market on a sunny afternoon and seeing what local vendors have to offer. I tried a really great sample from The Local Flavor Café and asked if they had a storefront. I journeyed to nearby Watervliet, barely 15 minutes away from […]
Cookies and Milk in Saratoga Springs will make you feel like you are in heaven if you are a dessert addict like myself. This place is done right. It looks beautiful, smells good, but most importantly the wide variety of treats taste AMAZING. There is a mix for any type […]
I had such a fantastic time white water rafting with Adirondack River Outfitters. I purchased a Groupon for two people which included the rafting, a light lunch, and a bbq dinner. We spent four hours with a great tour guide navigating 17 miles of the Hudson River (way up north, […]
Every summer I get a living social to go visit the Boat House in Schenectady. It’s still available if you want to go yourself! For just $15 you get two hours of kayaking on the Mohawk River. It’s a great area to paddle around. There are remnants of an old […]
I took a hike through Bear Swamp Preserve in Westerlo today and saw all sorts of interesting sights. The two mile yellow trail loops you around the swamp itself, and the trails are a bit swampy themselves in certain areas. Some areas are a bit overgrown, but the trail is […]
It was Sunday evening and I had just left the USS Slater after a long fun day of tours! I needed sustenance and a caffeine kick if I was going to make it through the evening instead of just sleeping through it. A trip uptown was in order to visit Professor Java’s quietly […]
If you are up for taking a nice cruise down the thruway, I’ve got a place for you to visit. Storm King Art Center is a huge sculpture park with some pretty impressive pieces. This park is set in a natural scene with rolling hills, a creek, and wildflowers. It […]
My 100th Post!! So happy it can be dedicated to the USS Slater. Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, the moment you have been waiting for is finally here! The USS Slater is back in Albany! Normally the USS Slater, an amazing WWII Museum ship, is open from April-November. This year […]
Maine was such an amazing adventure, so very worthy of a trip. Our plan was to visit Acadia National Park, a fair distance of seven hours from Albany. To break up the trip we stopped in Portland for lunch, the largest city in Maine. We ate at Duckfat, a small […]