Will Fall Foliage Be Worth Seeing This Year in New England? Here's An Expert's Forecast
Posted on 09/03/2019, 4:15 PM
New England’s fall foliage show is right around the corner. Leaf peepers are polishing their binoculars, planning their routes, and booking their B&Bs. In preparation for this popular season, I spoke with Mel Allen, the Editor of Yankee Magazine, to get his take on what road trippers can expect in the coming months.Pauline Frommer: I need to start this interview by saying that the website of yo...
The Best Shopping in New York City
Posted on 08/17/2019, 8:00 PM
Some of our favorite New York stores to fulfill your shopping needs.
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Vacation Rental Law Hits Hawaii Hard—How to Navigate Tough Rental Regulations
Posted on 08/14/2019, 2:00 PM
Long before Airbnb was a twinkle on founder Brian Chesky’s browser, New York State had a law severely limiting short-term rentals. Called the "Multiple Dwelling Law," it has, in its many iterations, banned short-term rentals of less than 30 days in the state, including New York City, since 1929. The law was strengthened in both 2011 and 2018; today, it applies to apartments in buildings with more t...
A Nantucket Vacation: Making it Affordable and Easy, From Hotels to the Best Beaches
Posted on 07/29/2019, 6:30 AM
Nantucket can be a tricky destination. Here's how to have the vacation of a lifetime without raiding the kids' college fund....
Living the Good Life (Affordably) In and Around Traverse City, Michigan
Posted on 07/25/2019, 9:15 PM
In some ways, the Inn at Black Star Farms recalls Tara from Gone with the Wind. Guests are greeted in a marble-floored lobby embedded with a black star (hence the name) in front of a grand curved staircase wide enough for hoopskirted damsels to make a glam entrance. The property is not, however, from that era or located in the South. It's in Michigan's Leelanau County and was built in the 1980s fo...
An Adult Returns to Sleepaway Camp at Interlochen Arts Camp in Northern Michigan
Posted on 07/22/2019, 10:00 AM
Proust had his madeleines. But for me, the sight of a vanilla-and-chocolate swirled cone being served through a window marked “Melody Freeze” was a memory prompt. With the first lick, I was 14 years old again, at a time in my life when music and theater meant everything. I was at Interlochen, known in my adolescence as the National Music Camp, a place I’d once thought was only for kids like me. But...
New York City Tour Packages: The Best, The Worst, and How to Find Them
Posted on 07/15/2019, 12:45 PM
Pauline Frommer examines the top Manhattan packages to see which ones save the most money....
16 Reasons Why You Should Visit Northern Michigan
Posted on 07/11/2019, 11:45 AM
What can you see and do in the Traverse City, Michigan area? Probably a lot more than you think....
Free and Dirt-Cheap Things to Do in New York City
Posted on 07/07/2019, 8:00 PM
Some free—or nearly free—ways to savor the Big Apple.
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Best Places to Propose in New York City
Posted on 06/30/2019, 8:00 PM
You've got the ring. Now it's time to pick the perfect spot to pop the question in the Big Apple.
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