u/Glitterin-Sooz-337

I'm taking some time for myself and decided I really wanted to be Upstate in nature with my little Boston terrier. Not being sure where to go I ended up subleasing a place in Ithaca until August. Honestly, not loving it here. For a variety of reasons and I'm surprised actually.

I've heard Syracuse is pretty nice, more to do, more diverse (?) people and may be more what I'm looking for in addition to nature. I literally didn't know anything about Ithaca just as I don't know anything about Syracuse except a couple of my brothers friends went to college there.

Im sincerely asking from baseline knowing nothing. I would appreciate as little sarcasm and negativity as possible please. Any questions are welcome.

Thank you in advance for your input!

So I've been up here a couple weeks and finally got down to the Commons. Walked my dog around in the afternoon on Sunday and saw a tattoo / piercing place and asked the guy in front of they were open. He took a huge drag off his cigarette stared at me said no, flicked the cigarette and went inside. Lol, all good but not really the vibe im into these days. I was looking to get my septum, tragus and maybe my conch redone.

Do you have a recommendation for a good piercing place in Ithaca? Will travel an hour to Syracuse if need be if you really love the place.

I appreciate your input in advance!

Has anyone attended this in the past? Is it worth buying tickets for? Thanks!

Hi all,

Looking for ideas, advice, stories all of the above. In August I'm going to be free, truly free. Just me and my little Pepper and my Honda HRV. I have a few thousand in my pocket, a couple credit cards and the will to do this! I've seen so many posts that are beautiful and inspiring and others that are super scary and deterring. I'm a 52-year-old Asian woman and my little Boston Terrier is 8 years old.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, lived in Upstate New York, not too far from the city, for the last 5 years. Other than that, I've never been anywhere else in the US for over a week at a time,

I'm thinking I'd like to see the leaves change before I take off West maybe North Carolina somewhere? Or maybe I should go north and check out Canada? Or just drive route 66? I heard I should not drive south america! I am totally open and would love some input from those that have taken road trips in the US. Questions welcome.

Oh, please be cool and keep negativity off this thread.Thanks in advance!

I've been online looking up the best pizza places around here, it had been three and a half weeks and I hadn't had a slice yet. The first place I went to the second week i was here, which will remain nameless, I walked in and the pizza just looked so absolutely disgusting that I just couldn't and that place got 4.6 stars on Google.

A CVS pharmacist told me today that Franco's is the best so I went there. $4.50 for a plain slice. It was okay. Thin crust which was great but even though I asked for well done the crust was still floppy. Pizza was oily. Tasted good. Is this the best that Ithaca has to offer?

Hello all,

I just moved up to Ithaca a couple weeks ago and I have already found ticks on me and my little dog and the season is just getting started. I used Wondercide and other natural sprays when I lived a few hours downstate. It doesn't seem to be working up here. The majority of people I have asked have said they used the serestro collar. My Boston is 35 lb and 8 years old. Very early in his life I used Frontline but when I rescued him (his legs tremor) I was told he may have neurological issues so I stopped any chemicals.

My quandary is this. I have seen dogs with Lyme- it's so sad and costly. But I'm scared to use anything with chemicals. Not only for him, but he sleeps in bed with me and I'll be in contact with the collar as well.

What are your experiences with the collar and what do you use up here? Recommendations, advice, all appreciated! Ps. Yes I have spoken to my vet and she says the collar is fine just to keep an eye on him after putting it on.

Anyone know anything about the Soil Factory and what they do there?

Do they charge for their events or are they free? I see a lot of different things held there. Are they generally crowded? I'm just trying to get a feel to see if it's a place I would be interested in as I just moved to ithaca.

I am a former New York City Board of Education teacher. I taught art to pre-k to the 8th grade for 18 years, and DOE adult ESL for 9- in Brooklyn. I have a BFA in Arts education worth a minor in printmaking from Pratt Institute and have a Master's degree in TESOL. I'm licensed in the state of NY to teach both.

I stopped teaching 5 years ago and I am considering going back but teaching upstate instead of downstate. I heard that teaching in the city of Ithaca is highly competitive and probably not worth pursuing but the outer towns might be a good bet.

To those that live up here, I'm looking for advice, your thoughts and honest support.

Thanks in advance!