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Travel Tips

How to get there, when to go, what to bring, and how to taste wine without missing the point.

Fall Foliage in the Finger Lakes: When and Where

Travel TipsFall Foliage in the Finger Lakes: When and WhereIf you have driven south on Route 414 in the second-to-last week of October, you already know what this article…22 min read
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Bachelorette Weekend in the Finger Lakes

Travel TipsBachelorette Weekend in the Finger LakesYour maid of honour just looked at the Hamptons quote and the colour drained from her face. Three nights, four…23 min read
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Things to Do in Canandaigua, NY: A Wine-Country Town

Travel TipsThings to Do in Canandaigua, NY: A Wine-Country TownYou drove down from Rochester for the gardens. That was the plan. Sonnenberg in the morning, lunch somewhere on Main…30 min read
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Things to Do in Hammondsport, NY: A Half-Day Walk

Travel TipsThings to Do in Hammondsport, NY: A Half-Day WalkPulteney Square at five-thirty on a July Friday is the closest the Finger Lakes get to a movie set. The…20 min read
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Finger Lakes Camping: Where to Pitch + Which Wineries to Pair

Travel TipsFinger Lakes Camping: Where to Pitch + Which Wineries to PairThe campers I know who have figured out the Finger Lakes do roughly the same thing every June. They book…20 min read
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★ 4.7NYC: Empire State Building Tickets – Observatory & MuseumFrom $4745 minutes - 2 hours
★ 4.5Long Island Wine and Food Day Trip with Sommelier host from NYCFrom $1489 hours (approx.)
★ 5.0Mattituck New York Guided Farm and Wine Country Bike TourFrom $139
★ 4.5Underground Brooklyn Walking Brewery TourFrom $993 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
★ 4.8NYC: Long Island Sommelier-Guided Wine Tasting TourFrom $1599 hours
★ 4.5New York City: Champagne, Cheese, Caviar & Sightseeing CruiseFrom $1341 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
★ 4.7NYC: Tour and Tasting at Brooklyn WineryFrom $451 hour
★ 4.5New York Harbor Wine and Jazz Sail aboard Clipper CityFrom $1401 hour 45 minutes (approx.)

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