The Best Hiking Near NYC That You Don’t Need a Car For

By |2021-01-08T16:27:20+00:00March 27th, 2016||

No doubt about it: Denny and I are spoiled New Yorkers. We have a car. But for a long time–the first years of Escape Brooklyn, actually–we didn't. Instead, we somehow managed to launch a travel website without one, making the most public transportation like the MetroNorth, NJ Transit trains, and even Adirondack ...

A Guide to Bovina, NY

By |2021-05-07T16:27:22+00:00March 27th, 2016||

"Bovina?! What the hell'er you doin' there? Ain't nothin there but cows!" asked a local with a guffaw. We'd just told him our plans to spend the weekend there after asking directions from Delhi. Though a tad dramatic, the guy's reaction wasn't unwarranted, because what he said was true. On the drive into ...

Catskills Cabin Month: A Recap

By |2021-05-06T06:45:13+00:00February 12th, 2016||

Here at Escape Brooklyn, we get a lot of emails asking for personal recommendations–whether it be hotels, questions about relocating, and very often, what our "insider" scoop is on the coolest rental properties out there. Though I promise you, we don't have any secret spots (okay, maybe one or two or five really special places), ...

Thaddeus House, a Double A-Frame in Glenford, NY

By |2021-05-07T16:29:20+00:00February 3rd, 2016||

Thaddeus House–aka “Spacious Catskills A-frame" on Airbnb–is a retro-chic dream come true: a double A-frame home, built by hand in the 1970’s, just outside the groovy mountain town of Woodstock, New York. We love this house because it's one of those special places that perfectly marries the exterior to the interior, with period correct everything–from ...

A Henry David Thoreau Inspired Cabin in Forestburgh, NY

By |2021-05-07T16:29:49+00:00January 26th, 2016||

American author Henry David Thoreau moved to the woods in 1848 for two years, two months, and two days to answer the call of what he referred to as “living deliberately.” He explained his quest for self-reliance, seclusion and simplicity in his most famous piece of literature, Walden, where he moves into a tiny cabin in the woods ...

Silent G Farms in North Branch, NY

By |2021-05-06T22:11:53+00:00January 18th, 2016||

Guest house, farm house, party barn, recording studio, zen garden, pond, wood-fired sauna, and a hot tub on 20 acres. No, this isn’t David Bowie's hidden place you heard about in the Catskills–it’s Silent G Farms, just two hours from New York City in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. On the bucolic, sprawling 20-acre property ...

Travel Inspiration: The Art of Antiquing

By |2021-05-06T06:50:03+00:00January 8th, 2016||

2015 was a good year for us–thanks to the support of our friends, families, and partnerships, Escape Brooklyn changed from side project to full-time work for us. One of those partnerships we're excited about is with Enterprise Rent-A-Car.  Along with a total redesign of their website, Enterprise recently launched a travel inspiration blog, ...

Basilica Farm & Flea

By |2021-01-06T20:22:58+00:00January 3rd, 2016||

The holidays have finally come and gone in 2015, and so small business owners from coast to coast are breathing a sigh of relief. For many, the months of November through January are spent preparing–and ultimately surviving–the busiest time of the year. For us, it was no different. For three back-to-back weekends during this past ...

Escape Brooklyn in Upstater Magazine

By |2021-05-06T06:57:25+00:00December 19th, 2015||

In the past, Upstater.com was a real estate hub geared toward New Yorkers who were looking for weekend homes or relocation upstate, mostly in the Hudson Valley. It was (and still is) a great resource for people–it's short and often witty real estate listings got right to the point, and even ran a ...

Bell’s Christmas Trees: A Holiday Tradition

By |2021-05-06T07:01:42+00:00December 2nd, 2015||

Before we started venturing beyond New York City every weekend, for a long time Denny and I's Christmas tree tradition was something that held little joy, because as much as we–okay, I–love putting it up, decorating it, and enjoying it for a month, there was no getting around a 30 minute walk in the ...

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