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Last-minute road trips from Long Island 10/16/2014 If you never got around to planning a summer break, there are plenty of beaches, mountains, vineyards and amusement parks you can explore, all within driving distance of Long Island. Here are a few trips for the last-minute planner with a car.

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5 Glamping Vacations 06/08/2014 “Glamping” – glamorous camping – combines the best of a comfortable hotel stay with the adventure of an outdoorsy retreat. What’s not to love about that? Here, five places to test the fancy waters.

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In the Field: Camp Orenda 05/08/2014 It is quiet in the forest. Even footsteps are hushed by thick moss. Through the canopy, long fingers of light slide over knobby roots, petite flowers and unruly ferns on the forest floor.

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The Adirondack's Most Luxurious Campsite 04/23/2014 When David Webb traded the discomfort of New Zealand's mountainous backcountry for the relative comfort of New York's Adirondack woods, he brought the trappings of civilization with him.

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Orenda, the Adirondack's Only Authentic Backcountry Retreat 03/17/2014 Orenda, the authentic backcountry retreat, nestled in the heart of Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York, welcomes guests back for its 2014 season on Friday, May 9.

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Getting out of Dodge: Leaving NYC to go to NY 02/28/2014 Getting tired of the speed New Yorkers constantly run on? Want a weekend away, but can’t go too far? We’ve gone out and found four go-to spots (close-ish to the city), so you can get there by EOD.

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Best Fall Getaways in the Hudson Valley (and Nearby) in 2013 09/03/2013 Got a tank of gas? Escape the rat race at one of these five easy-to-reach retreats, each located in a picture-perfect fall setting

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Your next romantic getaway? Summer camp 07/18/2013 If the bearded nouveau woodsmen of our moment have one thing right, it’s this: nature is meant to be enjoyed comfortably. Casually. With a flagon of wine and a hike into the woods — if only as far as your chocolate-covered blueberries from Trader Joe’s will take you.

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Johnsburg campground singled out by Times 05/17/2013   Adirondackers might snicker at the term “glamping,” but David Webb seems to be getting the last laugh. The entrepreneur, who launched his version of glamorous camping in 2011, has captured the attention of The New York Times. In January, the Adirondack Mountains, and specifically Webb’s Camp Orenda in Johnsburg, made the Sunday Travel section’s …