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There’s an easy answer for where you should travel with your sister — everywhere! After all, adventuring with your sister is awesome. You get to know each other better, you laugh over each other’s weird choice in gas station snacks, and you share a variety of fun experiences that can only happen when you get…
New York City is big and crowded and loud and chaotic and — we promise you — like nowhere else on earth. But even for seasoned travelers, navigating the city can be a daunting task. There are almost too many options to choose from, and everything from ease of use to pricing varies widely. While…
Washington Square Park, New York/Oyster New York City hotels tend to fit two extremes: over-the-top luxury property or generic chain hotel. The former comes with an astronomical price tag, and the latter usually leaves guests feeling overlooked and underwhelmed. But there’s a better way: the New York City guesthouse. This option is as close to…
Times Square, New York City/Oyster One of the most visited cities in the world — and the one with the most tourists in the Western Hemisphere — New York is a top vacation destination. The sheer volume of visitors in such a small area makes crowds often unbearable in the majority of tourists hot spots,…
Bridges can be traced back to ancient times. Many are built to serve a useful function of providing passage over an obstacle, like a body of water, but there’s something romantic about them, too. After all, they connect places to each other, and they are accessible for anyone to walk over, preferably hand-in-hand. That said,…
When spring and summer roll around, diners and drinkers around the world love to indulge outdoors. (And if you’re in a destination that enjoys temperate climes year-round, you can even do so in the winter!) Since we’re big fans of hotels, we’ve taken a look at properties across the United States, from cities to the…
Though I’ve crisscrossed six continents, I always avoided cruise ships. I could appreciate why many people (especially families) love the convenience and all-inclusive aspects of a cruise ship vacation, but I liked the independence and freedom that traveling by plane and sleeping in hotels provided. I could pick how many days I stayed somewhere and…
The Whiteface Lodge/Oyster Labor Day signals the unofficial end of summer, but don’t feel sad, because that just means it’s a prime opportunity to cap off the season with an amazing getaway. To help you decide where to go, we’ve rounded up some fresh ideas for a long weekend trip. The following destinations are perfect…
New York is mostly famous for the Big Apple and the Hamptons, but there’s so much more to the Empire State. Many Americans — and even New Yorkers themselves — could hardly fill in a map of the state outside these two areas. The New York City-ers’ assumption that upstate New York is an indiscernible…
Los Angeles gets all the attention for being an urban city with beautiful beaches, and while that’s partially due to Southern California’s pleasant year-round climate, it would be a mistake to ignore New York City‘s easy, breezy summer beach access. The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation maintains 14 miles of free beaches, with lifeguards…
