Autumn in the Catskill region offers about as picturesque an escape from the city as possible. With cool, often frost-tinged nights, yet warm, sun dappled days, the weather is ideal for taking in the kaleidoscopic spectacle of changing leaves. As a photographer, I couldn’t resist the chance to capture some peak color ...
Part Airbnb, part farm, and part music studio, the Outlier Inn in Woodridge, NY is one of the most inspiring weekend getaways New York has to offer. Whether it's the geodesic dome for a yoga retreat, or a tiny cabin to hunker down and write an album, each space is totally unique and designed to inspire ...
Though I'm now embarrassed to admit it, our invitation to Nantucket felt confusing. The only preconception I had of the island were thanks to J. Crew magazines—and therefore the only mental pictures I could conjure up were of model types wearing "Nantucket red" (aka pink) polo shirts with popped collars on fancy boats. ...
Every summer, some 75,000 people visit the tiny hamlet of Roxbury, New York. You'd never know it though; its Main Street is a short half mile long, and only a handful of restaurants and shops are consistently open. But no matter—visitors aren't flocking to Roxbury for a bustling Main Street. Instead, Roxbury offers a quiet haven to ...
When Escape Brooklyn is looking for a quick, easy getaway, we head to the Catskills. When we're looking to really get away, though, we head to Vermont. Though our inner New Yorkers hates to admit it, it's just so much more beautiful there! Vermont doesn't allow billboards, neon signs, subdivisions, or roadside ...
Built by owner David Pivnick, the Scandinavian Inspired Chalet is located in the Shawangunk Mountains just two hours from NYC. Clocking in at about 100 miles from Brooklyn, it’s a closer alternative to the nearby Catskill Mountains, and the house itself is less than ten minutes from our favorite hike in New York State: Sam’s ...
By size, Vermont is the sixth smallest state in the U.S.; it’s also the second least populated. Technically speaking, for city dwellers, there are very few places in North America that are more of an “escape” than a visit to Vermont. But for us, the draw wasn’t only to escape ...
Middlebury is a small town in western Vermont where the craft food and drink scene is just as enticing as the scenery. In either direction, you're surrounded by massive mountain ranges–with the mighty Adirondacks to the west, and the lush Green Mountains to the east. And while this tiny town that's tucked between ...
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 ...
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 ...