Maryland Family Resort: Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay is a great Hyatt family resort on the east coast in Maryland. It is our favorite of all Chesapeake Bay Hotels. Sadly it’s no longer a Category 4 but on the off season you may be able to get lower category 5 rates. It’s an overall good value…
Things to do with Kids in New York this Fall
Things to do with Kids in New York this Fall. Whether you are at home or traveling fall is a great time to get outside explore and have fun. 1. New York Apple Picking New York is known as the Big Apple and upstate is filled with apple orchards and fun fall activities. The many…
Fall Activities at Fly Creek, NY 1 Day Itinerary
Fly Creek is a great day trip for anyone staying in Cooperstown, NY, only 3 miles away; Syracuse, NY; or the Capital Region. A surprising fact is that it is located within the Adirondack Park. Autumn is the perfect time to visit this small town and enjoy a wonderful view of fall foliage while enjoying…
Capital Region has the Best New York Apple Picking
People often ask what are the Best farms for New York Apple picking near me. Growing up in New York it’s a fall tradition to go apple picking. Apple happens to be my favorite fruit and I think I ate so many the fall before my son was born, that apples are now in his…
The Best Place for Apple Picking: Stanton’s Feura Farm
Stanton’s Feura Farm our FAVORITE place to apple pick. We used to go to other places but after a stop at this close to the home farm, we never went anywhere else. Located at 210 Onesquethaw Creek Rd, Feura Bush, NY 12067. This is a small farm that packs so much Quality into the overall…
Capital Region Hikes: Bloomingdale Brook Waterfalls Hike with Kids
Bloomingdale Brook Waterfalls Hiking Trail is a great fall hike near me. It is a great hike to see multiple waterfalls. Its located in the Rensselaer Tech Park in Troy, NY off Global-View RD. It’s across the Road from Regeneron just past WMHT. There are a parking lot and Signage. The Alltrails app or site…
Family Travel Hacking: Shopping Portals Earn FREE Travel
Shopping portals is a way to earn money and/or points through on-line shopping. You simply sign into the portal, find the store you want to shop and click. The site takes you to the store’s site that you want to shop. It tracks your purchases and in return you get rewarded. For more Tips and…
Things to do with Kids the Adirondacks
Things to do with Kids the Adirondacks. This Guide to the Adirondacks with Kids will help you plan a wonderful outdoor adventure in Upstate New York. The largest park in the country is the Adirondacks which covers over 6 million acres. It is equivalent in size to the State of Vermont and is 3 times…
Family Travel Hacking: Year 2
My first year of travel hacking set an extremely high bar of savings. The effort paid off big time. We started Travel Hacking February of 2018 and saved over $13,000 in Travel our first year. You can read all about it here. Our Second year we totaled over 950,000 miles/points even while cutting back our…
The Best Town Park: Henry Hudson Park and Waterfall
Henry Hudson Park , Bethlehem, NY is about 15min south of Albany is a wonderful hidden treasure including a waterfall kayak trip. Henry Hudson River Front Park offers typical part amenities such as pavilion, baseball field, playground and picnic area with charcoal grills, as well as restrooms. It also offers a boat launch as well…