Image for article Orenda Rated #1 for Top Romantic Weekend Getaways for New Yorkers

Orenda Rated #1 for Top Romantic Weekend Getaways for New Yorkers 03/07/2013 A new trend in camping that combines "roughing it" with a more luxurious environment is on display at places like Camp Orenda, a luxury "glamping" site that recently opened in the Adirondack State Park.

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Weekend Getaways: Fall Foliage Glamping 10/30/2012 There’s a small window each fall when sleeping in the great outdoors still has appeal: the air is crisp but not cold, the sky is shockingly blue, and the trees are showing their colors.

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Five of the Most Expensive Campsites in the U.S. 10/30/2012 You won’t build up any backcountry cred at these posh spots, but even the most hardcore need a little time off. Here are our favorite places to camp in style.

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One last fling 08/26/2012 What's on your summer bucket list? Check out ours for some end-of-season ideas. The last day of summer — Sept. 20 — seems pretty far off, if you follow your traditional desk calendar.

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Luxury Camping: 5 Places to Go ‘Glamping’ in the U.S. 07/12/2012 If you’ve never heard of it before, “glamping” is exactly what it sounds like: traditional camping with a little glam. As a woman who was once the girl who requested a “clean stick” on which to roast her marshmallow during a family camping adventure, I understand the appeal of glamping.

Image for article This week’s wanderlust… Camp Orenda

06/30/2012 Camping without any of the work near Lake George? Um, yes please. With four canvas tents like the one above, that’s just what family-friendly Camp Orenda offers.

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Taking the Kids and Making Time for Romance 04/19/2012 We succumbed to the sales pitch for the "romantic," albeit pricey gondola ride early one evening on Venice's famed canals, but our gondolier, decked out in the traditional striped shirt, didn't sing, much less talk to us. I don't think he spoke English and our Italian didn't go beyond buon giorno.

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02/27/2012 What do you get when you put two young kids, an overworked father and a high-maintenance wife (love you, honey) into an SUV and send them for a camping trip into the great outdoors? A disaster? It certainly could have been.