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Walk This Way: The 4 Best Walks in Boston
Boston puts its best foot forward in summertime. Compact and brimming with attractions, it’s an excellent walking city, especially with a warm breeze nipping at your neck. To really soak in the citysc...
Spring Skiing at Mount Stratton Resort in Vermont
This could be Austria I thought, as Mount Stratton came into view. It isn’t so much a ski resort as a ski city. The mountain has slightly fewer trails than Mount Snow, but with all the lodging, facili...
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...
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...
Six Glamping Getaways Near NYC
A broad online search for a spring weekend getaway offering easily accessible peace and quiet opened up a world of unexpected accommodations recently. After fathoming the flurry of options—through Hot...
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Back to the Belgrade Lakes With E.B. White’s Words in Tow
In his timeless essay, “Once More to the Lake,” E.B. White recalled the “peace and goodness and jollity” of the Belgrade Lakes in Maine. His words still ring true for this author who spent good portio...
Rail City Adventure: What to do in Saint Albans, VT
Boarding the Vermonter in NYC, it may be hard to resist hopping off in Waterbury or Burlington. Yet at the line’s terminus you’ll find yourself in the quaint and quirky city of Saint Albans. From the...
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 
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