Travel: Oh, the things you can do in Chicago
The Second City By Allison Kelley/Explore Many might not immediately think of Chicago as a place for a weekend getaway. But a quick two-hour flight from Albany to the Windy City gets you to one of the...
View ArticleLast Call: Karen Score, why I love India
By Stacey Morris/Explore Saratoga Springs resident Karen Score grew up in downstate Orange County where she earned a sociology degree from SUNY New Paltz. Rather than join some of her classmates...
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Travel by Twitter By John Adamian/Explore Travel has changed — it’s been rewired, really — just like almost everything else in the digital era. The Internet and the advent of bargain ticket sites...
View ArticleJust the Two of Us: It’s a beautiful day in Pittsburgh
The Steel City is a Great Getaway By Nick Keppler/Explore “When I say beautiful Pittsburgh, I mean beautiful Pittsburgh,” clarified Peter Sagal, host of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me...
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path: New York City’s secrets
Get Off the Tourist Path and Discover These Gems By Rachel Kleinman/Explore Every year, like a bad, perennial houseguest, winter overstays its welcome in New York City. And with its frigid polar...
View ArticleOff the beaten path: It’s time to return to this underdog city
The First Springfield By Alan Bisbort/EXPLORE Although Springfield, Mass. is called the City of Firsts, the first thing you have to do is find it. That may sound crazy since it is right there, off the...
View ArticleJust the two of us: Why Stowe is a great summer weekend getaway
The Hills are Alive… By Stacey Morris/EXPLORE The thing about Stowe, Vermont, is that it’s far from everything and close to nothing … if you’re counting strip malls and shopping centers as something....
View ArticleFamily Fun: Want to go somewhere fun but not too far away? Check out these...
Day-cation By Leigh Hornbeck/EXPLORE During the school year, many families maintain a demanding schedule of sports practices, music lessons and other extracurricular activities on top of the demands...
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