Meryl Pearlstein

“Vacationland” is the name given to the state of Maine. Most vacationers to the Northeastern state gravitate to its beautiful, rocky coast when they plan their visit, stringing together several small towns to create the perfect road trip.

But it wasn’t just as a vacation destination that Maine garnered its fame. The Maine coast mesmerized painters like Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, and Edward Hopper. Their paintings depict a mix of a steadfast, bucolic lifestyle with the harshness of seafaring...

Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo - the best Mexican restaurants in New York City.

Playing through the end of the month, Adam Kraar’s is a study in family relations. The off-Broadway play makes its world premiere courtesy of Boomerang Theatre Company.
Julia Karpovsky’s father Lawrence is brilliant and talented. Living away from his family, somewhere across the globe, with his daughter Julia and a very absent mother, he is always on a plane or smoking a pipe to seemingly hide from something, Laurence is struggling with his wife and also having difficulty establishing a relat...

If you missed the Parrish Art Museum’s exclusive Spring Fling event this month, don’t fret, there’s much more to come from Southampton’s beautiful art museum.
Resuming with the May 14, Two Forks & a Cork event, patrons can enjoy tastings of dishes from some of The East End’s best food purveyors and restaurants along with wines and spirits from seven North Fork and Hamptons vineyards. Participating restaurants include Lunch, Golden Pear and The Cheese Shoppe. Vineyards showing off their new re...

And with the receding specter of COVID still looming, there’s more than enough reason to travel in a socially distanced environment that allows flexible family vacations.
Road trips became increasingly popular over the past two years, and the conversion of 50s and 60s motels into retro sleep stops has responded to the need for more accommodations as travelers hit the roads instead of the skies. While the term “rubber wheeler” has come into vogue as an unfortunate substitute for the more refin...

The western corner of Massachusetts is a culture-rich outdoor paradise that reminds you why the Gilded Age took hold here. Stretching from Connecticut to Vermont and only 3 hours from Boston or New York City, the Berkshires cover a range of small towns with attractions for all seasons. Once you’ve explored for your summer holiday — which we’ll focus on here — you’ll want to revisit for fall foliage at its most glorious, in winter for the area’s ski slopes, or perhaps in spring to hike the mor...

You really don’t need to take out a mortgage to visit New York City. While Broadway tickets, hotel rooms, and fine dining can max out your budget, there are many wonderful freebies to fill your Big Apple experience. Enjoy these tips for ways to spend your time and get the flavor of the city without taking out your credit card.

1. Soak Up The Views

While you could spring for a ticket to the Top of the Rock, The Edge, or the Empire State Building to see the city’s famed skyline, you really don’...

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This month honors the achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States and recognizes the struggles from the pandemic and the overt demonstrations of hatred and anti-Asian sentiment that have plagued the AAPI community.
You can start by showing your support by frequenting the Asian and Pacific communities in New York City and helping their businesses stay alive: Chinatown in Manhattan, Chinatown in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, Chinatown in Flushing in...

Between planning meals and excursions, vacations can start to feel like work. But when you’re at an all-inclusive resort, everything is taken care of and you don’t have to think about it. You don’t even have to leave the premises!

All-inclusives in the U.S., in general, aren’t like those in the Caribbean and Mexico. Club Med Sandpiper Bay (read on for details!) is the only truly all-inclusive resort in the U.S., but many other resorts offer all-inclusive packages that cover accommodations, me...

This month honors the achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States and recognizes the struggles from the pandemic and the overt demonstrations of hatred and anti-Asian sentiment that have plagued the AAPI community.

You can start by showing your support by frequenting the Asian and Pacific communities in New York City and helping their businesses stay alive: Chinatown in Manhattan, Chinatown in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, Chinatown in Flushing in Queens, and Koreato...

Here’s Why You Should Go

If you’re a child of the ‘70s, you’ll probably get an earworm when I mention John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads. That’s also perhaps because that’s all you know about West Virginia. And maybe coal mines.

A QUICK HISTORY LESSON

The coal mining history runs deep in West Virginia. Trains and mines have been the lifeblood of the state since the 1800s. Much of this history isn’t pretty, but it’s fascinating to explore. You can visit Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine for ...

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Do you love theater? The good news is that Broadway is blooming again. More Broadway shows have been added since the beginning of the year with 15 new ones taking the stage by the end of April to allow for Tony Award consideration.

Here’s the latest roundup of ongoing and new shows. Some are still in previews with openings planned in the next several months. See as many as you can be...

Beaumont is known for being “Texas-friendly, with lots of bayou fun.” For many en route to and from Houston, this southeast Texas town offers a welcome break from I-10 for some good food, colorful murals, world-class art, and a taste of Texas’s oil history.
But it’s the taste of pure Texan chow and Texas-sized hospitality that brings me to visit for more than just a little while. Here are some of the fun places to park your cowboy boots and sit a spell.

1. Rao’s Bakery
A hometown bakery with ...