The Arnold House in Livingston Manor, NY

By |2021-05-07T06:15:43+00:00June 1st, 2015||

  The Arnold House is a nine-room hotel just outside Livingston Manor in the western Catskill Mountains, just two hours from New York City. For such a small town, we found ourselves much busier than usual. Though it was hard to pry ourselves away from our cozy room, we still managed to squeeze in a farm ...

The Mitchel House in Halcott Center, NY

By |2021-05-07T06:27:31+00:00March 31st, 2015||

Some four miles from the nearest (tiny) town, The Mitchel House is in Halcott Center, just under the three hour mark from NYC. From the outside, you might not guess it, but this beautiful four-bedroom is utterly unique, filled to the brim with antiques. It's also centrally located in the Catskill Mountains, far enough away from ...

Pop-up Farm & Flea at Basicilia SoundScape

By |2021-05-06T15:37:18+00:00September 24th, 2014||

For those not aware, we launched a webshop back in May called The Brew and Compass. We sell a curated variety of vintage and new products that are travel-themed... or just too good to pass up. We were showing off our merch to our friend James Anthony at the Graham and Co. who insisted we join them for ...

Escape Brooklyn Summer Camp

By |2021-05-06T21:11:34+00:00July 9th, 2014||

Our first ever group trip was a success: everyone survived their adventure away from the city! Campers came from Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Greenpoint and even Baltimore for a weekend of camping, hiking, grilling, swimming and boozing it up in the great outdoors. The location was set in the heart of the Hudson Valley, at Malouf's ...

Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York

By |2021-05-05T13:22:44+00:00June 15th, 2014|Escape Listings|

Rockaway (or any NYC beach) is the total "duh!" of getaways during the summer. Not only is it a nice change of pace from the city, but it's also really, really easy to get there. The Take the A train toward Far Rockaway to Broad Channel, then transfer to the Shuttle train that will take you to 90th, ...

A Guide to Barryville, New York

By |2022-09-05T17:27:24+00:00May 15th, 2014||

Nestled on the New York and the Pennsylvania border, Barryville is just a two hour drive from New York City in the Delaware Water Gap area. Though it's a small town, Barryville offers all the ingredients for a memorable weekend, with many amenities walkable from our hotel pick, the Stickett Inn, ...

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