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(More customer reviews)This book could have been a rescue tube in this heavily urbanized east coast. It puts out pretty nice collection of things you can do in weekends, places you can go and experience you can have. I'm pretty outgoing and am aware of "secret gems" in this area but I still found few more gems like Hot Ballooning in CT, renting a boat (no licenses req) for week long journey through Erie Canal and winter language classes at Mohonk Mountain House. I also found helpful trip reports for Block Island and Mystic Seaport which I was looking for quite a while. But beyond this, the book is pretty much unusable. The book is organized as series of very descriptive long long long trip reports. So unless you are willing to sit down and patiently read these 400 pages of trip reports, you won't know if you should choose this or that. The editor or whoever decided layout of book simply didn't used common sense. How a typical reader like me would use this book? I would typically open this book on Friday night and want to have a look at a table listing places and attributes such as cost, travel time, best season, outdoor activities, attractions, required reservations, etc. Then I would choose couple of places from this table, read their 20 lines max trip report, have a look at 3-4 photos, choose one place and just go. Right? It's common sense. Instead, this book has a long long glorifying travel essays as if they are competing for some literary prize. There are no summaries. Forget that, there are NO PHOTOS!! So unless you read the whole thing start to finish, you won't have slightest idea whether should you go there or there. At times even after reading whole thing you would be still confused which place to pick because each trip author tends to glorify their trip so much (even if it's just Newport or Newark)! Bummer. I think the book could have been cut down in 1/4 of size which would have increased its usability by factor of 10.
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The perfect guide for any city-dweller craving an unusual weekend escape, The New York Times Guide to Unforgettable Weekends is a compilation of over forty articles that have appeared in the "Weekend" section of The New York Times. Candid, personal essays are complimented by transportation information, and descriptions and information for various accommodations, dining and attractions. The guide covers a weekend getaway to suit every taste and budget. You can ramble through charming towns and follow New York's own wine trail in Ulster County. You can stay at a working farm in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania or a balloon-glide above Connecticut. With beautifully written articles to whet your appetite for weekend adventure, and comprehensive information on all aspects of the trip, The New York Times Guide to Unforgettable Weekends is the perfect companion for any New York-area adventure.
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