Now we all love the city that never sleeps but those who know know that upstate New York do it fa ya.
And while as a hard-up student I travelled upstate on the Greyhound bus I have since become an Amtrak convert.
Letting the train take the strain (you know how we were promised in Britain)!
On my coastal journey down New England.
Taking in the sights of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Now I’d put that journey past the Gatsby yachts right up there in the list of Great World train journeys.
With the ten-hour Adirondack trip which was named in top ten.
It runs from NY through the wine country of Hudson Valley and Albany and the mountains to Montreal.
Caravana love
You can, of course, get off along the way and it’ll be worth it.
Stay at the Hotel Caravana onsite at a retro drive-in movie theatre.
And transform movie night into a sleepover experience.
Newly available as Hotel Caravana at the Four Brothers Drive-In Theater, in the heart of Hudson Valley.
The two vintage airstreams are named ‘1967’ (sleeps up to four) and ‘2041’ (sleeps two) and have been fully renovated with a funky décor.
Of course as hard as parents try they know that nature will always take second place among teenagers to video games.
Game for a laugh
Why not then do a trade? And give them a day out at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester.
The Rochester attraction will this year welcome a new World Video Game Hall of Fame exhibit.
And a 90,000-square-foot museum wing dedicated to video game history.
From strolling down Sesame Street to leaping into the world of American comic book superheroes.
The museum is home to the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world.
Unraveling the history of play through toys, dolls, board games, books and electronic games.
Of course if your idea of outdoorsy fun is cohabiting with the locals then Upstate has an experience to rival any.
Wolves at the door
Sleeping with Wolves is a popular adventure experience that takes place in the summer.
It offers guests a chance to safely camp out overnight with more than 30 wolves.
Those that call the Wolf Conservation Center in the Hudson Valley home.
In response to its increased popularity, 12 new weather-proof camping pods will debut in 2023.
And that will allow the experience to extend from spring to autumn.
See, we told ya, Upstate New York will do it fa ya.
And all major airlines travel to New York with us again advising you to skip pre-clearance.
By flying out of Dublin with Aer Lingus with a sample trip next month circa €700.