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…
Bloomingdale Brook Waterfalls Hike with Kids is Quite an Adventure
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 Renselear 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…
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…
The Best of the Adirondacks
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 larger than Yellowstone National Park. There’s approximately 2800 lakes in the Adirondacks along with numerous hiking trails providing endless adventures. There’s so many options of where to…
Travel Hacking: My Second Year
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…
The Best Travel Products for 2020
If you are itching for a safe getaway here’s some of my favorite Travel Products during Covid. Many of these items we will continue to use for years to come. Cooling Neck Gaiter These are great because they make breathing easier than any face cover we have tried. Neck Gaiters make it easy to cover…
Hannacroix Creek Preserve Hike and Waterfall with Kids
Located in New Baltimore, NY about 20 minutes south of Albany, NY. There are 4 main trails in the Hannacroix Creek Preserve. For details of each trail check out their main website. If you are looking for nice trails for hiking with kids, this is a great one. Join the AffordableFamilyTravel.com Crew on facebook to…