Some years ago when Escape Brooklyn first started, we stopped into Audrey's Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast to check out what was considered the #1 rated pet-friendly B&B in America. We were greeted by a sweet old lady, who gave us a tour of the historic home, and even begged us to stay for ...
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 ...
Few people are lucky enough to successfully live the “city during the week, upstate on the weekends” lifestyle on a consistent basis. One member of that lucky group is Michelle Nomi Warner - chef, cooking instructor, and restaurant operations manager in New York City. At various points in her life a set ...
Not to to state obvious, but here at Escape Brooklyn we appreciate both ends of the travel perspective, from campy lowbrow to luxury highbrow. And though this property is mostly the latter, it's rare to find someplace that combines both. But alas, we did! Just two hours from New York City in Port Jervis, ...
Whenever our travels take us up Route 17 we always make a detour into Roscoe to stock up on vodka and gin at Prohibition Distillery. Housed in an old firehouse and using the bootleggers of prohibition as their inspiration, these craft distillers proudly use New York State corn to produce naturally gluten free spirits. Let's ...