Aashna Shah

Going to camp has always been on my bucket list. As a child, I was never lucky enough to actually go to sleep-away camps like my peers, so you can imagine how excited I was to head to Club Getaway and live out the fantasy of sleeping in a cabin, taking long hikes and roasting s’mores with my newfound BFFs. Each day I spent in Kent, Connecticut was packed with these idyllic images of (adult) summer camp and much more. I arrived Friday evening after hopping on a party bus after work, and I was ready for the festivities to begin. Camp dinner was yummy, the fellow campers were friendly and I was already organically meeting people and enjoying myself. After getting settled in my cabin, a toga party to celebrate the start of the weekend was waiting for me. This party had me donning a sheet with strappy gold sandals and reminiscing about college in the best possible way. I was loving it. Despite having late night on Friday, I jumped out of bed Saturday morning eager to start the true camping experience. I used a bungee cord to soar on a trampoline, played Escape the Room, sipped wine and painted a canvas, and took a hike to the small, charming town of Kent. In the evening, we had a dinner party with classic camp food (including bacon on a stick) before heading to a big Western-themed extravaganza, complete with a mechanical bull.   Courtesy Aashna Shah   Sunday morning was a dreary one, with campers getting ready to leave, but that didn’t stop the fun. We started the day with Bloo

I see a pink glow from a building on the corner of 39th Street and Fifth Ave, and I know I’m in the right place. Rosé Mansion, I have arrived. When you walk into the all-immersive, two-floor, 14-room venue, you immediately know what the theme is: everyone’s favorite pink wine. The seasonal pop-up at 445 Fifth Ave, running until October 7th, is part of a growing trend of Insta-baiting dollhouses, where $35-$45 will get you eight wine samples, a wine glass and endless likable pics. The entire ground floor is decked out with bright-pink everything—including fun typographic murals from local artists, corner photo booths and even pink sand (!). There’s also a full rosé cash bar (the self-declared largest in the country) which rotates the 120 different wines it serves each hour, so you get to try them all.  Photograph: Courtesy Rosé Mansion The tour starts upstairs where you can wander through the themed rooms, eight of which include tastings of rosé from countries like France, Spain, Italy and South Africa. The first room is painted starch white, and invites users to put stickers of purple grapes all over the room. This filter-friendly theme doesn't quit, with vino sights and sounds and smells in each space—from a colorful scratch-and-sniff wall to an actual chandelier you can swing on and live out your true Sia “Chandelier” moment.  Photograph: Aashna Shah But things get a little more geeky at the rosé blending lab, where users can fill out a guide indicating what parts of th