Blogs from Adirondacks, New York, United States, North America

NEW YORK CITY After spending 3 days in NY we can really say we love the place, more so than we expected we would. It is a cool and foremost crazy place where you can expect anything at any time at any place! The first day we started out with a stroll through Central Park which started close to the hostel, It was pretty much as you would see in any movie which was shot in and around NY, joggers EVERYWHERE!!! We were jumping from side to side just to avoid them :) After 2 hours walking through the park we ended up at the beginning of 7th Av. (just like Dari said we would:) although a full 75 meters of course) This is where it should all be happening, Time square, Broad way, and ... read more

More evidence of 'Global Warming'. Todays Autumn Colours tour was temorarily disbanded because of rain and snow. Unseasonal here just as it was when we were in Tokyo in April and even in Melbourne as we speak... Believe the nonsense if you like. Anyway, it was another interesting day for us - and a lot of fun. We are now comfortably in our room at Lake Placid. A stopover at Fort Ticonderoga was fascinating albeit cut short meterologically. This is where the French took on the Brits and won temporarily in a rout apparently. We didnt see as much as we might have but it was good. We were meant to do a cruise on Lake Placid and a tour up the Olympic ski-jump tower but it was all cancelled and instead we drove around and ... read more

Keith and I left Montreal on the 9:30am Amtrak train headed to Westport, NY. When we stepped outside it was icy and completed covered with snow. Even the taxi driver complained about it being so cold. Of course my camera battery went dead when we headed out and I couldn't find my charger. We took a few pics with my phone but they don't show the beautiful scenery that we saw on the train. The view was just unbelievable (Lake Champlaine frozen over with ice fisherman here and there, beautiful snow covered rivers and trees). We arrived to the train depot in Westport, NY around 2pm. This depot had Norman Rockwell written all over it. When we arrived we soon realized we did not have a ticket to get to Lake Placid. So, we paid Bob ... read more

This fall I have an internship in Gloucester, MA. To make the 11+hour trip more interesting, my good friend, Sara joined me on an East Coast roadtrip. The goal was Boston to visit a friend from high school. We decided to make things more interesting by stopping through Adirondack National Park in New York state. Honestly, I would recommend everyone spending some time out there. It's the largest(I think?) National Park and it's absolutely amazing. We made stops in Old Forge (thanks for the recommendation, Travel Channel), where we stocked up on local goods at the farmer's market and stopped in at the Cohen Brother's hardware store. Heading out along route 28, we happened upon many adorable, mountain towns. As evening approached we searched for a camping spot. In spite of packed campsites, we were directed ... read more

Leaving Traverse City, we drove through Ontario and headed east to Lake George in the Adirondacks, where Ken and Ellie re-joined us for a few days. They graciously returned 9 bottles of wine that we didn't want to carry across Ontario due to Canada's alcohol tax. Of course, we thanked them by sharing a bottle or two or three. We then headed south to spend time with Andy and Kay (who joined us in Yellowstone a few months ago) and who have a lovely country home and 50 acres outside Troy, NY. Diane backed the bus all the way up their long driveway to the barn, where a 50-amp outlet was available. The fall color was spectacular this year. We visited Saratoga, West Point, several quaint Vermont towns, local farmers’ markets, and found a wonderful art ... read more