John Oseid

Long before we enjoyed our modern swift means of transportation and luxuriated in our new work at home era, living close to the job was the next best thing. Robert H. Sayre knew that well, and wisely built his fine 1858 mansion within short distance of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania’s vast steelworks that came to define much of industrial America. As the closest of associates of industrialist Asa Packer, Sayre rose from chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad to becoming a founding hand at the ...

Just east of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud, hamlets in the mountainous Pays d’Enhaut region are easily reachable by train and less buzzy than their neighboring posh Bernese villages.
Switzerland’s French-speaking Vaud is one of the nation’s largest cantons, occupying an enviable stretch of northern and eastern Lake Geneva. But just head on a short jaunt up the mountains and suddenly you are in quintessential pre-alpine villages in the Pays d’Enhaut district that lies in the Vaud Alps at t...

The Swiss city of Montreux is known for hosting one of the world’s great summer music festivals. With its Lake Geneva setting and facing stunning Alpine peaks, it’s a prime destination year around.
The small Swiss city of Montreux on Lake Geneva is famously linked to its legendary July jazz festival. The grand event can serve, though, as a launching platform for plenty more themes and sites to explore here along what they call the Montreux Riviera, and venturing up to the stunning Prealps tha...

If Switzerland hardly jumps to mind as a wine producing nation and the white grape variety Chasselas rings no bell, expect that to change as the stretch of steep Lake Geneva shoreline called Lavaux gains ever more recognition.
Between Lausanne and Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Lavaux’s south-facing terraced vineyards are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Vevey makes an ideal base for exploring this section of the broader area known as the Montreux Riviera.
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You might know the Swiss city of Lausanne best as the Olympic Capital. You may be aware too that it enjoys stunning views of the French Alps across Lake Geneva. Among French-speaking cities, however, this capital of the canton of Vaud may not be big on your travel radar just yet. Some big new cultural openings and urban developments should change that fast.
With its various quartiers from the lakeshore to the upper old town spread over plenty of hills like a mini-San Francisco, you’ll appreci...

A former motor lodge, Scribner’s Catskill Lodge was reinvented as a mod rural getaway. With its Pupstater welcoming program and nature all about, it also happens to be a top dog friendly property.
Times are good for the growing number of pet loving travelers out there who are enjoying ever greater and smoother accommodations for their furry companions. Less than three hours from NYC, and a short drive from Woodstock, Scribner's Catskill Lodge takes the pup good times next level.
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Some 150 years ago, kilns and factories that made New York’s bricks went up on the Hudson River. Today, the Hutton Brickyards site is now a woodsy retreat whose vast acreage will make your dog happy.
It’s a good bet that few New Yorkers have any idea where the bricks all around them in the five boroughs ever came from. Simple answer: A short way up the Hudson River. Today, one of the biggest brick making operations that goes back a century and a half is now the Hutton Brickyards, a retreat ma...

Dogs, like us, are quirky characters and come with all variety of tastes and habits. Your wonderful dog may or may not hanker to break routine and go on holiday. Your dog typically may not enjoy swimming either, nor even appreciate an oceanside get away. But your highly-adaptable dog can change their spots, and definitely will get a kick out of your stay together at the Montauk Yacht Club in the far reaches of the Hamptons.
In this new world of super dog friendly establishments, you couldn’t ...

As travel ventures go, arts and cycling are about as incongruous as you can imagine. Or, are they? Not in Bentonville, the small Northwest Arkansas town known mostly by outsiders for its Walmart connection. The city is booming with newcomer residents, and in a few short years visitors have been packing museums and hitting bike trails galore. And, you can do it all in one day.
Let’s start in the middle, as in Bentonville’s main square that is getting revitalized on all four sides. After severa...