New York – A Casual Traveler

2025 Vanderbilt Mansion, Duchess County NY

Admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:13:48 +0000

This was a local visit for us. We stayed and dined at the Culinary Institute, then visited this beautiful estate. To see more information, visit Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service).

2024 Holiday Season at Coe Hall

Admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:40:22 +0000

Holiday decor was so festive at Coe Hall at the planting fields. Visit Planting Fields Foundation for more information about this place.

2024 Hudson River Day Cruise

Admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:55:58 +0000

A full day trip up the Hudson River from Wall Street, NYC. It was a fun filled day with friends which was bright and cheerful. We started by taking the LIRR to Manhattan, stayed overnight in a local hotel and sailed upriver to wine tastings at two different vineyards, then a smooth sailing home. We …

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2024 Elephant invasion of NYC

Admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:42:08 +0000

For a few weeks in 2024 over 100 elephants handmade by indigineious artisans. To learn more of the project please visit The Great Elephant Migration | A Coexistence Story. below are a few photos of our joyful experience with the display.

2022 Tour of Roosevelt Island, NYC

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2018 August Old St. Patricks Cathedral

Admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 23:01:49 +0000

The former cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York, located in the Nolita neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.

2020 January Vander Ende-Onderdonk House

Admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:23:41 +0000

Who knew that this gem of a homestead in Queens, New York. From the 1700s, its has been maintained and restored beautifully. Our tour-guide, Emily was choc-full of information.

2019 September The Vessel

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2019 July weekend with Nature

Admin — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 17:33:03 +0000

Life is meant to be lived! Here are some photos from our Whitewater rafting trip this past weekend. I highly recommend Nick from Whitewater Challengers as your raft guide. He made sure we had a great experience and he was full of Hudson River facts. We used Booking.com to find local accommodations at Gore Mountain …

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2019 July 13 Manhattanhenge

Admin — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:37:52 +0000

Truly an experience to be had. Im not sure what was more beautiful, the sunset or watching all the people taking photos of the sunset.

2019 June 15 Fortified

Admin — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:58:26 +0000

A local park that should not be missed.

2019 May Memorial Day Parade

Admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 02:20:31 +0000

It’s always an enjoyable day, but the sunshine this year made the day especially great!

2019, May A Day in and around Rhinebeck, NY

Admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 02:01:33 +0000

Rhinebeck is a short ride from NYC, it has a great walking town with antiques, great restaurants and stores. A relaxing day for sure. Here are photos from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome These are photos from the Hudson River Walkway

2019, May 25 TWA Hotel

Admin — Tue, 28 May 2019 15:51:08 +0000

A truly spectacular walk down memory lane.

2019 May Bayside Historical Walk

Admin — Tue, 28 May 2019 15:37:47 +0000

2019, May 9 Memorial Day Parade Fundraiser

Admin — Wed, 15 May 2019 00:47:04 +0000

2019 March Westhampton St. Patricks Day Parade

Admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:28:16 +0000

The weather cooperated to give us a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day Parade experience.

2019 February Tenement Museum NYC

Admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:29:52 +0000

We visited this museum on a sunny, cold winter day. We did both an inside and outside tour. Make it a stop when in the NYC Metro area www.tenement.org

2019 February Reidlebaurs Weekend

Admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 02:49:48 +0000

Always a fabulous time, a place to get away from the chaos of life!

2017 December Downton Abbey Exhibit, NYC

Admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:49:09 +0000

I’m a huge fan of the Downton Abbey Series and was so excited to see this exhibit when it was in NYC. Find Downton Abbey Exhibit near you.