Gay Friendly travel in Upstate New York - featuring Ithaca

Ithaca Commons, Ithaca NY

 Enjoy culture, diversity, and spectacular views in ITHACA, NY!

As a child, I can recall camping trips to Ithaca, visiting Buttermilk Falls and Robert H. Treman State Park.  Riding bikes and swimming during the day, then eating smores while laying flat on the picnic table staring at the blanket of starts glistening in the clear night sky.  It wasn’t until much later in life when I was able to appreciate the fascinating culture and delectable diversity offered in a community as gorgeous as Ithaca.

It is no surprise to me that Ithaca made the list as “Most Liberal Places in America” by www.epodunk.com, or that The Utne Reader named the city “America’s most enlightened Town.”  Home to the prestigious Ivy League Cornell University, it would not be unusual to see a local walking through the infamous Ithaca Commons with dreadlocks, a backpack and no shoes in this college town.

To read the entire article and browse all the amazing Ithaca scenery through photography in Connextions Magazine, click http://www.calameo.com/read/000390467541dafb755b3

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