Solo Travel FAIL: why I didn’t enjoy upstate New York | Katie Carney
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- **Solo Travel FAIL: why I didn’t enjoy upstate New York | Katie Carney**
Ughhhh babes, not only was I already in a bad mood, but I also just DIDN’T connect with this city at all! Even if I was in a good mood, I still don't think I would have liked it. 😫
Have you been here? Let me know in the comments what you liked about it (or didn’t like about it).
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Personally I separate Albany from "Upstate NY". There are a lot of nice towns, state parks, places to visit in upstate. The Adirondacks and Finger Lakes have many great places to go, with lots of nice hamlets around and between them. Quite different than Albany, which I think is mostly a dump and won't miss if I never visit it again.
There is more in the state than Albany, but it is included in this portion of the state, just like you cannot take it out of NY and move it to NH.
@@krone5 True!
In the lake Bonaparte area right now. Beautiful
Katie, I lived in Albany for 19 years and could not agree with you more, it isn't vibrant or friendly, the vibe is blah. Don't apologize for your true gut feelings. Be well
Live 30 minutes from albany, my towns nice, been around the state (Saratoga, Troy, Rochester, Amsterdam) Albany isnt special very boring, nothing to do really.
Albany got ruined and tainted after the 1980s when all of the miserable people from New York City and downstate New York moved up to Albany
@@Garrett-Prodsame
I agree - I moved to the Albany area in 2006 and the vibe in that city is what I'd say a political serious-like vibe. I'm glad to read its not just me that feels that vibe. I wonder if its the old buildings that are bland in color but intricate in style. The people are serious until you are friendly first.
I usually go to Saratoga, Clifton Park, Broadalbin/the Lakes/Adirondacks for some nice vibes with the locals. I live in Amsterdam which is coming along for friendliness and does have a good community town here in many parts.
@@InnovationTree very bland up here its not just you
Albany NY had its hay day in the 1980s and early 1990s. The city became terrible after a huge influx of hard guys and tough guys from New York City and downstate. New York infiltrated the city and made it miserable to live in. Also, a lot of students from New Jersey went to SUNY Albany and they made the town even worse. If this video is made in the 1980s, it would be totally different.
That's interesting to learn! Thank you for sharing.
45 min north of Albany is a super quaint town called Saratoga Springs 💓
That's where I grew up and lived until I was 25!
Yes that’s an awesome town!
Yeah and alot of human shit all over the place and , homeless people, drug addicts and douche bag college kids. Fuck Saratoga
How far did you go up? Corning, NY, Ithaca, NY, Watkins Glen, NY and the finger lakes is the way to go. Very pretty up there. A bit cold now but nice. Oh and a lot of winerys
^This right here.
Don’t tell her where to go!! We don’t need more people moving here. Outsiders have already ruined enough.
@@deenababie she a tourist 😂 and tourists spending money in towns like that is a good thing
Albany is especially blah on the weekends. It’s very much a commuter city. Check out Saratoga if you’re in Capital district on the weekend. Way more fun things to do!
Exactly, commute to job in Albany and then enjoy my time outside in my almost rural home on the weekend.
The NYS Museum is my favorite up there. But it's usually best to drive through Albany on your way to some better place.
I went to school in Albany. I never had a bad experience but I could not wait to leave. Like you, "I just could not put my finger on it." It just felt so different.
My favorite part of Albany is the uhaul truck on the roof of some building.
It’s still there as well as the building with the huge dog on the roof
LOVE your hair, today! You can ALWAYS tell when the "vibes" are right for you, and when they're NOT--regardless of good mood/bad mood!
I can tell you why nobody honks: it's because we don't want to get shot! We are Texans, but I remind my husband all the time to not honk at anyone. There are too many crazies on the road.
We are Texans also and considering moving to the Albany area. Two things that are concerns: colder winters and unfriendly people. What has been your experience with these two things?
@@carlwhite4197 ha! I live in Albany.... It's very peaceful for those who like it. If you can try to move into Saratoga Springs just north of Albany. BUT YES if you aren't prepared for the winters you'll be bummed out how cold it can get and worse we have clouds 5 or 6 months of the year not to mention it gets darker here around 4:30pm during the winter. Sometimes you can enter work at 8am nearly dark out and leave work at 5pm and it will be dark again.... There's very little to no crime certainly shootings ... Maybe downtown in a the very few bad spots of Albany once or twice a year but there isn't a problem. People don't carry guns so if you do beep your horn there is zero risk of road rage here...
Living 20 mins outside of albany, working in albany, I now realize why I take so many out of state road trips and love them all 😂😂😂
Hey Katie…. I live in Albany and understand your disconnect. I actually live in Loudonville a suburb. You picked a terrible part of town. Wish we could have connected. Love your blogs!
I lived in Albany.
It has been...is..
And will always be a shithole.
You were correct.
I was born in Adirondack area. My dad moved us out to the desert in California 2 years later. 🙄
I've always wanted to go back and check it out. I even look at real estate listings here and there. Honestly, part of why I dont visit is that I'm afraid I'll be disappoined, because I've built it up in my mind. Looks so beautiful..but I've been to a lot of beautiful places where the people are awful...ruins it 100%.
I loved Albany in the early 80's the old row house & beautiful architectural buildings. All cities change. Thanks for the tour. Safe travels🍂🍁🧡🌻.
The third honk can be for when you see that random person you kind of know and want to obnoxiously say hi to them while they are walking down the road. I learned how to drive in Boston so I know to drive with my hand on the horn ready to blow it at a moment's notice.
Never been a large city type guy and if I was heading to live anywhere in NY, upstate would definetly be it. Ive always found it so pretty up there. I love the landscape and real change of seasons they have up there.
Enjoyed this video Katie. I've been watching you for some time now and although I am in my 70's I felt young again and right there with you. Thank you. Maureen, South Africa.
Enjoy you late spring ,
here Virginia 🇺🇸 is fall but no more beautiful yellows and orange.
Only naked threes, sleeping till April.
My father in the 80 was living in Namibia, that part of the world is so beautiful, and people very nice
Bye
Macarena🇺🇾🇺🇸.
,@maureennorth.
Could you show us some of the areas around Seneca and Cayuga Lakes? I read a book series set there and would love to see them some day
What kind of CVS doesn't have a bathroom? That and Walgreens are my go-to on the road! Way cleaner than fast food places. And usually private. :)
Always laugh when someone refers to above NYC as "upstate". We are 60 miles away from Niagara Falls. THAT is upstate to me! LOL
......WESTERN NY
Very true but I point out whenever people hear New York they automatically think of NYC which is the reason I always say upstate NY
@@kbahr007 I always say I'm from really upstate NY, near the VT border.
@@cindee1794 Vermont has an even worse reputation.
Anything above the Bronx is upstate to us who live in NYC. There's NYC, Long Island and upstate. Westchester, Rockland are "upstate" to us.
I lived in 5 different places around the country and Albany is by far the worst place of all of them. Nobody is friendly and being from the south that is a big deal to me cause I feel so isolated as we are people who love to chat. Not sure why it's like that here and it's very strange to see in person. I'll be done working in 5 years so I can move and it can't come quick enough.
I know we all have things that set us off.
Nobody likes Albany, that's where New York City sends the Libras to ruin our state haha, I'm just kidding. (Although in all seriousness I don't like the structure in New York where Albany and New York City control the rest of the state.) Albany does have some cool places, my top recommendation would definitely be the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. It's a nature preserve that in this supper unique desert-like habitat that's very rare in the Northeast. There are a lot of rare plants and animals there and the preserve does a great job with the information and educational displays that explain everything. Albany also has a lot of history and cool small-museums; it was a pivotal place during the American Revolution and there is a lot of history dating back even further as it was an important area to the Native American Tribes as well. There is also a lot of ghost tours if your into that kind of stuff. Overall I would agree though that I personally don't connect with the vibe in Albany or the Hudson Valley in general. Albany is probably one of my least favorite cities in Upstate, NY. While I love the small-town friendly, southern hospitality (with better drivers) of Western and rural NY where I grew up, I also enjoy the hustle and bustle of New York City and Long Island. Its a unique electric-energy in New York City that's a lot of fun for an outsider. I feel like Albany and the Hudson Valley is caught somewhere in-between these two cultures, the energy just feels off to me. Nothing against the people who do enjoy it though, perhaps to some it might feel like the best of both worlds. One of my good friend's who is actually a traveler who so far has lived in her little car like Katie, just decided that Albany is where she want's to settle down and find a permanent place/job. To each there own, I'm sure I will visit Albany again someday, I do love history and the pine-bush. Some unique food in that area too, cannot go wrong with that Melba Sauce!
Your actually right. The liberal mayor of Albany is from out west and most of her city leadership are all liberal NYC transplants. They are doing nothing to make Albany a desirable destination for people throughout the capital region. Albany has been dying since Mayor Jennings left office, police reforms, and Albany shifted far left politically. High crime, no development, and they even chased out Holiday Lights in the Park a nearly 30 year tradition which got better each year....
Yes 👍🏼 I definitely get different energy from places. We all do I’m sure feel it if we are comfortable or not with the energy in places 😊. Thanks 4 the video ❤😊
4 months ago I left a apartment 3 blocks down from Washington park and I don't miss it at all
Albany has a NYC vibe because of the Dutch. Same kind of brownstone houses etc. Driving in downtown Albany is stressful because of all the one-way streets. If you are unfamilar it can be a stressful drive.
I grew up in New York, but I’ve never been to Albany. Thank you for the tour! My favorite place is Greenport, LI, NY
I went out to Greenport last summer for about five hours. Walked around. It took forever to drive there, even from my starting point of Hauppauge! But yes,
it is a nice drive, and a nice town, no doubt. I enjoyed exploring it, although it's very tiny. I heard the main Bed and Breakfast there is very good. (not cheap!) The
restaurants there are good. Claudio's. The main thing there is the harbor, lighthouse, the boat tour, from the tiny museum, but i missed the latter because
you have to get there very earliy in the afternoon or a.m. or they shut it down by 4 or so. The LIRR goes right there. Bookstore there sucked, nothing of any
interest and they got rid of used books! Nice! I wasn't impressed. Shopping was meh. Coffee shop/diner closed very early which was annoying. Southold
has more to recommend it, almost.
I think you’re confusing Upstate NY with Central NY
To bad you didn't drive farther North. Some of the most beautiful parts of Upstate NY
It's so frustrating to miss an exit and then have to drive so much more just to get back. I can relate to that trying to find a bathroom situation, haha. Those little annoyances add up.
Albany is really Beautiful!! Never been there!! But after moving Out of NYC in the 1990s, I don't feel like going back there; I find it really Boring/depressing.
I’ve never been to Albany. I am bad about honking my horn when people don’t move when the light turns green. That drives me nuts!!! I have lived in the south much more than I did in the north. However, I am from Columbus, OH & that’s where I learned to drive, so I guess my habits stuck with me. I admit that I am a very impatient person & always in a hurry. You would think at 75 that I would slow down a bit. But it hasn’t happened 🤷🏼♀️
May God continue to bless you Katie & keep you in His loving care 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I really enjoy your “pointless” videos, Katie😂because I can so relate. Difference is you wrap up your story & I stay mid-story wondering what I’m talking about🤣Really pretty scenery - thanks for sharing❤
Question? How come you don't you mention the crime factor?
i live in albany, thank you for showing the city a bit. I have to say Im a bit embarrased as you can hear police sirens in the background. Crime is a problem and getting worse here.
Your honesty is refreshing, Had to subscribe
Yes, very old history and architecture, but uuuuugh. Grew up north west of there. It was the largest city near. Lark St used to be quirky and nice and QE2 was a fun music venue.But there is some very heavy oppressive karma over that whole area. I feel overwhelmed there around the Capitol, as well. I even worked at SUNY Albany but have never found where to park to check the gorgeous Capitol building out. Have only seen photos and vids online
I totally agree with you about not liking or getting an uncomfortable vibe in some towns from others .
I’m from NYC and visit Albany which is two 1/2 hours from NYC.. I didn’t like the creepy vibes at all. I went to a town called Saratoga Springs. Which is like a good 25 minutes of north from Albany I love that town very serene 🍁🥰
Katie, Are you trying to say that Albany looks like it's best time was in the past, long past?
The beautiful building with the columns is the NYS Education Dept
im a solo traveler in a class a coach. currently in new berlin NY.
Vroomans nose is such a nice fall hike - Albany has a few places to see, then museum is nice. If you go in the winter there is ice skating and pre Christmas you have lights in the park.
Nope no more lights in the park. All the transplants from NYC and newbies to the area pressured the city to not allow lights in tbe park anymore, unbelievable. One more reason not to visit Albany.
I lived in the Albany Saratoga area most of my life and I had to leave
It is the worst place in America
It is angry people
There are only 2 good things you can't find anywhere else
The first is Fish Fry
They have fried haddock on a hot dog roll with sweet chili
Ted's in Troy is one of them, but there are lots of places in the Capital District
And only here is where you can get a fish fry
The other thing is the Hembold mini hot dogs with natural casing
Hot Dog Charlie's and Gus's and Famous Lunch in Troy have them.
They have meat sauce, mustard and onions. They call it The Works
There is nothing else good in the area
If you are driving through, I would stop at Cohoes Falls, it is nice, and vo to Thatcher Park
The overlook is nice
Also, if you are a walker, go up to the top of Bald Mountain.
The view is awesome, but you have to walk
The Mountain is used by communication facilities and they don't let you drive up, but I used to ride my ten speed up there and it was a long ride by worth it.
That building you like so much is the New York State Department of Education. I'm surprised you had no comment on the architectural monstrosity that is Rockefeller Plaza.
I just don't like Instagram Katie sorry I've come off it.
You should come to New England and visit Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire you would love it! Rhode Island
I've lived 45 minutes north of Albany my entire life. And I HATE IT HERE TOO! UPSTATE NY SUCKS!
NY IN GENERAL SUCKS!
That blouse is amazing, looks great on you 🥰
I spent a weekend up in Woodstock, Saugerties and Bearsville etc. about 12 years ago, that wasn't bad. I really dug Woodstock and the vibe there. I really should go back.
Anyway, two years ago I drove my cousin and his wife out to the Hamptons and Sag Harbor LI (I live in Nassau LI). Once we hit Water Mill (right down the street where
the Parrish Art Museum is, which is closed most of the time anyway cause it's highly stupid), we pit stopped at the strip mall there off the roundabout (near Flying Pt. Road)
to get a drink and use a restroom, and not a SINGLE business there, had restrooms, and, they actually all had signs saying we have no restrooms for anybody etc.!!
So it's the same b.s. as upstate NY. We actually were forced to walk around the corner to a miraculous MD center of some kind, and buzz them to ask to use their
restrooms, which they let us do, thank God. After 2.5 hours on the road. Fun times!
Then hiked back to the car, and had another 1.5 hour drive to Sag Harbor.
Even in Sag Harbor the people and businesses are more amenable. But, you often have to drive forever between civilization, same as upstate. It sucks.
It ain't NYC, that's for sure, not that NYC is any bargain any longer, either. Sometimes you can't find a restroom there, either, that's any good. And it's dangerous.
I normally love road trips etc., but the older I get, the more pissed off I get if I'm stuck in west Bumble----k and can't find any amenities or even a restroom. It's not good.
I keep wanting to drive up to Toronto or Montreal, but, I"m not going to do it now. Takes too long, and I don't want to deal with stuff like this. I'd rather stay
in my home on LI and I have all the amenities I need here. What is lacking here is : A. culture B. arts C. live music which is now a joke D. no club scene anymore E. no bookstores
F. crap record stores and G. the food is crap compared to 30 years ago or whatever. Terrible! Shopping is bad.
Oy vey!
You should try again in the spring for tulip festival!
Katie, loved that you showed us a fail. Who can't relate to that.....
There are some nice aspects of Albany. You might want to check out TripAdvisor. Albany isn't the whole upstate. Maybe do a video on one of the counties of the Hudson Valley.
The one building is also part of the state capital building even thoe it’s across the street. And the not comfortable vibe you got by the park is because Washington park is not safe it’s had it’s fair share of crimes.. not a good idea to walk alone even in the day time
Did u try visiting Terrytown NY
I’ve been to Albany and felt the same way, didn’t really care for it.
Feel for you Katie. ❤
Lake Placid is one of the few good cities in Upstate New York
Im from glenw falls NY. Born and raised. And it's absolutely terrible.
ugh...not subscribing or clicking the notifications thing....
I’m from Albany. It’s not for everyone! 😊
Lol you must have been traveling up interstate 87. I’ve been on that interstate several times. Once you miss your Albany exists and continue north your entering the boonies. I know because I lived up there in the boonies most of my life.
Im from Northern NY near the Adirondacks. Lewis County. I guess i could compare that place to the rural south. I now live in Utica in central NY. The painful thing about NY state. Is it has great outdoor recreational stuff. Hunting, fishing, hiking. When there was snow. Riding snowmobiles was big. Atv riding and dirt bike riding is tough. There are places. But its like the state hates atv and dirt bikes. Rome ny is a piece of shit. Utica has a lot of good places to eat. The bar scene was very good about 10 years ago. Like people were getting happier. Businesses were opening. Now you see borded up buildings everywhere. It seems things start getting good. They everything gets ghetto. Upstate NY. Seems to be a closed society. Very hard to break in socially. And usually an unfriendly vibe. The small towns and rural areas are dying. The government is very predatory and loves to protect losers and scumbags. There is always someone or something annoying you. Beautiful landscapes though.
I would really like to see north utica again. I haven't been there since 1998. It was nice seeing albany and how beautiful fall was. Not like AZ at all.
The beauty of North Utica draws in tourists from around the world!
Lake George
New camera Katie??
Hi born and raised in New York City but I have family in upstate New York Albany specifically. Let me explain this right now I have been the crack houses have been cleaner that place is boring as hell nothing really to do up there
Great idea about the three level horn. From Queens - hate Albany
Love me some Skechers!
i live near albany it is very boring and lifeless and always has been
Albany is not really a destination. It's just somewhere to stop by if you're driving through more or less.
The Capital Region is great, it's just the City of Albany. Saratoga Springs is awesome, Troy and Schenectady's downtowns are way more vibrant. Albany suburbs are great suburbs to live and raise a family in, fantastic schools outside of the city of Albany. Sadly it's the city of Albany, it's become a left leaning liberal crime ridden shithole nobody has a reason to visit there.
Totally relate, I have been to places I'm like, get me outa here! Sometimes it's just an off "vibe" or feeling. Love the autumn colors!!! Love your everything God bless 🤗💓
Have you travel to NJ?
Yackety-yak.
I visited albany for couple of days, save for the chinese buffet they had, I wasn't feeling it either
New York 🌎🗽
I had the same experience driving through Yreka, California. I swear there’s not a single bathroom in the whole town!! 😂
Albany is not enjoyable at all. No nice downtown for as long as I can remember. Just central ugly Ave.
I would try Watertown ny
@@TUGG75 I-
@@TUGG75 I’ll love my life for the next 7 yrs
I now live in Oklahoma love it here❤️
Finger lakes area girl!!!
Cant live upstate. Its sad life 😮
In other words. People 70 miles north of nyc do anything they can to cause discomfort. I could write a book about it with video and pictures. My advise. Don’t travel past westchester lol
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As someone that lives upstate NY insulting the city is kinda rude
My family has been in the capitol region of upstate new york on the same land for more than 200 years and i cant recall any family member favoring NYC.
I am a patriot and i still cant agree with how rural new york and NYC are still one state.
@@RonaldEdwards-e8pooooh boy. Your family lived on the same property for over 200 years… did your family have slaves there too? 😉
Since when? Lived in Sullivan County, Dutchess County and Chautauqua County and Onondaga County. Everyone in upstate NY shits on all big cities in NY😂
I don’t care about being rude towards the city when all their destructive policy is pushed upon residents of upstate who do not live even remotely the same life as those in NYC. So to hell with NYC
I didn’t like either.
I’m thrilled you hated it. It will keep more people away.
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I think the lady next to you adding fluids to her car might be having a worse day than you. Lol
Looks like you visited too late for the peak fall colors. Most Albany residents travel north to Adirondacks, to just west in the Hilltowns of Albany County, Berkshires of Massachusetts, or Vermont to really enjoy the fall colors. Right in the city of Albany is not "great" for leaf viewing in fall. You just don't go to Albany to experience fall beauty. Albany is not a rural place, it's a city. No not a big city, no its not densely populated, but it's a screwy city lol. You either work in Albany, attend school, or end up in a hospital lol, there isn't much else to accomplish anymore. When Mayor Jennings was Mayor he was doing a great job at turning Albany into a destination but that's all gone. New Mayor and new city leadership all transplants from elsewhere have really turned the city backwards. There is no big development, a dying downtown, and really not much reason to go there except work, school, or hospitals lol...That Smallbany NY.
I❤
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I’m 23 I live here, it use to be very rich lively and amazing back in the day.
One of my girlfriends & I went to Ireland. We always rent a car, make no prearrangements then drive from village to village, spending the nights in hostels. I had been driving all day and decided to stop in the next town. As we drove into it both of us looked at each other and said “NOPE”. We went to the next village and hit the pub. We found out for a local that the previous location is where the prison for Ireland is! We had no idea but our INTUITION told us to keep moving.
😂 I think that makes it the safest place if all the criminals were locked up!
I think Ireland has twelve prisons
Thank you so much for sharing the struggle you had at the beginning of this video! Sometimes it seems like everyone I know and everyone online is always so cheerful and able to go with the flow so easily, and then I feel petty and ashamed and downright weird when I'm in a bad mood and little things are bothering me. Your "pointless" story was so relatable and made me feel much less alone, so thank you for telling it!
Absolutely love when you show the architecture! The buildings I will probably never ever see, so love traveling along with you. If you could get out and show more of the structure of those old buildings it would be fantastic.
Take a trip to Northern New York, near Lake Placid! If you like mountains you will love it
To each their own. Many things I miss about the tri cities . Most of all its access to NYC Adirondacks Catskills and the Berkshires. Accessible to Montreal Boston and Vermont as well . Many things very special about my old home town that I miss. Lots of great memories. Winter is tough.😊
I feel the same! Albany is special, you just gotta know where to go and how to make the most of it
Katie ... I lived in Albany for 5 years and spent many an hour in Washington Park. You drove past the school of criminal justice (8:33) (Nelson Rockefeller School) where I went for my masters. I lived right around the corner. The car honk where you said it felt like NYC, that was on the corner of Lark St and Central Avenue. I can tell Albany creeped you out a bit. There's a lot of history in that city & perhaps you felt some of the spirits. Plus, the city has been through a lot and it's very depressed. Has been for a long time. There's something about Albany that gets you to your bones. Trust me, I know.
i was raised there moved away when i was 25 years old glad to be out of there
Albany always creep me out. We went to the museum when I was a kid. We walked on lark during the day to eat. Nope. I’m going back north lol. I can walk in Troy but not Albany (20 years ago). Haha I always miss the exits 😂🤦♀️.
Looks Depressing to me.
@bellaann518 lol..try walking in Troy now. Make sure you have life insurance!
Troy is nice now..downtown at least