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JetBlue Launches Nonstop Flight From NYC To Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach’s 23 miles of Atlantic surf, sand and sunshine have made it a popular getaway for generations. While this all-American beach town is a favorite with those who like to party under the pal...
Exploring the Great Outdoors at Floyd Bennett Field
...For a unique NY adventure, camp at Floyd Bennet Field in Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn. This living museum offers the only year-round campgrounds within NYC....
How to Make the Most of Summer in the Catskills
Some destinations feel purely like vacation spots, others feel instinctively like home. The Catskills are a place you can settle into and stay awhile. Pick a couple of towns and really get to know the...
Escape to This Monet-Inspired Inn in Plymouth, MA: Mirbeau Inn and Spa
For the discerning traveler, few pleasures rival stepping across the threshold of a great hotel. Enter the Mirbeau Inn & Spa in Plymouth, MA and you know you’ve found gold. This new intimate property...
Exploring the Point of Montauk, Long Island
Stepping off the train into the salty fresh air, you just want to linger in that moment of arrival where work and stress have vanished, and all you can think about is getting to the ocean and eating w...
Maine’s Acadia National Park to Hold Car-Free Days
April 16, 2015— One of the contradictions of America’s national parks is the need for a personal vehicle to explore their pristine pleasures. Maine’s Acadia National Park has been a pioneering force i...
How to Make the Most of a Lake Placid Weekend Getaway
Catch an Olympic buzz with a Lake Placid winter adventure. It’s located in the heart of the Adirondack Park, the largest public protected land in the continental U.S. It offers a smorgasbord of snow-c...
Five Girlfriend Getaways Near NYC
Has texting replaced face-to-face girlfriend get-togethers? Even when we “do brunch” there’s not much actual face time as we bury our heads in our ever-present devices. Girlfriend getaways to the resc...
Wild Blueberry Picking in New York’s Harriman State Park
Blueberry season is at its prime in July and August in New York. Strap up those boots, pull out your Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map, pack a picnic and leave room for dessert. The Appalachian Mounta...
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram