New York

Pros: Extremely diverse in scenery, culture, and history.
Cons: Hey, to some it's New York. To me it's home.

I have lived all my life in NY. I have been fortunate to travel around the state quite a bit. There is so much to say and so much to tell. LONG ISLAND Living on Long Island I'll first mention it's shoreline. We have over a hundred miles of ...

Pros: Good Portions, Excellent Selections, Reasonable Prices.
Cons: None.

Yesterday evening, I accompanied friends in search of a restaurant that we hadn't been to before. We weren't really sure what we wanted for dinner, but figured something would catch our eye. While walking down 2nd Avenue, we found a restaurant named...

Pros: People People People
Cons: Sea Critters

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Do you ever wonder just what twist of fate brings people together? This is a question Surg the great ponderer has often wondered. Some say fate or karma, others believe a Higher...

Pros: Delicious Food. Excellent Prices. Quick Service.
Cons: Cramped Dining Room.

I was on the Upper East Side of Manhattan looking for a good place to find a hot meal. While walking along Broadway in the 80's (2381 Broadway at the corner of 87th street), I stumbled upon a Vietnamese Restaurant called Saigon Grill. I enjoy...

Pros: Quiet. Good, Cheap Wings. Friendly Service.
Cons: None.

Searching for an Irish Pub in New York is like trying to locate a pine tree in the forest. They are virtually everywhere. However, what makes a person who is looking for a Christmas tree by-pass many excellent specimens in search of that...

Pros: Great relaxation, Great outdoors
Cons: Tons of people come here to relax

Lake George is a 32 mile long lake featured in upstate New York. Are you sick of working long hours and getting stuck in the mile long traffic jams? Get your family, jump in your car and head to upstate New York. This picturesque countryside is...

Pros: You can have a good time in Manhattan and not go home broke.
Cons: You have to do some homework first.

This review is dedicated to 4-1-1, as he inspired me with his comment on my last review. Some buddies and I did some serious and expensive pampering and partying in Manhattan, and 4-1-1 observed that his experience of New York is that it...

Pros: Exciting, fast-paced; lots to see and do; you can have a great adventure
Cons: It's very easy to get lost and it can be difficult to catch a taxi!

No matter how many times I go to New York City I always feel like the same country bumpkin who went there for the first time 25 years ago as a college girl.

Last December, I went to New York City on business with a...

Pros: The Big Apple is a kaleidoscope of cultures, landmarks and neighborhoods.
Cons: Because of the terrorist attack this area will never be the same.

The Big Apple

New York remains a tourist attraction city of legendary proportions. A city made famous in books, music, poetry, and movies, it is a city of boroughs, bridges, steel canyons and concrete buildings, where dynasties...

Pros: Good Food - Reasonable Prices!
Cons: None

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Review Topic:  Sights & AttractionsThis is a local pub/restaurant which has recently opened but the owners, there are four men who jointly own it, own 3 other bars/restaurants in...

Pros: Authentically demonstrates life in Elizabethan times, allows visitor involvement, actors stay in character for the entirety of the festival
Cons: None

This absolutely magnificent summer festival is in its 24th year in Sterling, New York, and, for the life of me, I don't know why I never was aware of its existence before 1997. I only know I am extremely glad I heard about it when I did and look forward...

Pros: Lots of entertaining things to do
Cons: Too much traffic during July to September

My home town of Saratoga Springs NY, is the home of the worlds finest Historic thoroughbred Horse Racing Course. It happens every summer from July through September 4th. since 1863. This track attracts thousands of tourists from all over the United...

Pros: Great Way To Meet Other Epinionors
Cons: NONE

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions


As you may know by now if you have been reading about the "Epinions Gathering" we had in White Plains, NY last weekend that ACDC711 (Denise) and I organized, we had a great...

Pros: Great entertainment, FREE
Cons: Standing on line to get tickets. Minor distractions like helicopters, chilly night air.

There is just something wonderful about sitting outdoors in a theater watching a play with chirping blackbirds and sparrows in the background readying themselves to sleep; or glimpsing a black crown night heron, flush black against the sky, skim over the...

Pros: Joining Epinions Just May Be Life Threatening
Cons: But Who Cares

Review Topic:  Restaurants

Traveling up towards New York State in October is one of the most breathtaking sights you will see. Fall colors line the highway in a constant flow of reds, oranges, yellows, and browns. Although it...