Flight of Fancy

Blake’s 30th Birthday – Pine Plains, NY

By Alexander Schlosser

22 People, three days, one wonderful location

Dreamlike – that is probably the best term to describe the location of Blake’s 30th Birthday. 28 Rooms, nine bathrooms, five parklike acres – the short description that Blake sent us a couple of weeks beforehand sounded too good to be true. And yet: It was even better in person.

Write your story here. (Optional)

Pine Plains, NY

A population of around 2.500, two main roads, a small handful of shops – the town of Pine Plains in Upstate New York doesn’t seem to be the most exciting place when you take a quick look at its description on Wikipedia. However, it only takes a short walk from the city center to realize that it has more to offer: Beautiful buildings from the Gilded Age, generous green spaces and the excellent restaurant Stissing House – all this just two hours north of New York City nestled in the hills of the Hudson Valley.