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10 Best Things To Do On Long Island This Summer
If you think Long Island is just a place where wealthy people spend their summers, we’ve got news for you. Long Island is full of world-class options for entertainment and dining year-round. It is als...
Day Trip: Hudson Valley on a Budget
...As one of the Hudson Valley’s most picturesque Rivertowns, Irvington sits along the waterfront against a backdrop of rolling green hills and colonial and Greek revival architecture....
Post-Feast: Where to Waddle Off the Turkey Calories
The feast has ended and you’re ready to move beyond your seat at the Thanksgiving table. Here are a few local ideas to waddle off that turkey: If the weather is warm, visit the New York Botanical Gard...
Top 10 Earth Day 2013 Celebrations Around NYC and Beyond
At offMetro, we long for the day when there is no more Earth Day. When a holiday reminding ourselves to treat the planet better is no longer necessary. But we’re not there yet, so for now here are our...
The Best Things to Do Around Burlington, VT
Burlington, Vermont is an eccentric, collaborative, laid-back town on Lake Champlain. It’s got history and youth culture, vibrant art and music scenes, and sustainable restaurants that rival the best...
Maine Things: Pounding the Streets and Shores of Portland
Portland, ME is a smallish city with an even smaller town feel, but within its compact size it packs a lot of punch. Whether you’re a sailor or a landlubber, an obsessive foodie or a strategic hunter...
Island Life: Ocracoke, North Carolina
From our adventures on Hatteras Island, we continued on to Ocracoke Island, home to fewer than 1,000 residents and in a world all its own, replete with a unique “hoi toid” (e.g. “high tide”) dialect.S...
Five Great Places to Visit in 2016
We’ve criss-crossed the East Coast in search of inviting and invigorating places to explore in the New Year. The following destinations are of special interest to those who place a premium on affordab...
Six Glamping Getaways Near NYC
...nk Ridge, for the bonfires after hiking, and for Renee and Billiam’s hospitality, culinary skills, and kindness—they often pick guests up at the nearby Metro North Poughkeepsie station. Cottage in Wood...
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