Category: General
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Foodie Alert: Delicious Jewish Cuisine in Venice, Italy
Last May my daughter and I took a day trip from Florence, Italy to Venice. After our hour and a half train ride, we searched around for a bite to eat. Sarah had suggested that we try Gam Gam Kosher Restaurant which is considered one of this city’s top choices for Jewish Cuisine, and it also had a good selection…
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More About Door to Door Luggage Services
It looks like I’m not the only one who thinks that schlepping heavy luggage isn’t that much fun. I wrote a little while back about how my daughter and I used Luggage Forward to ship her two 50 pound suitcases from Florence, Italy back to our home in New York so that we could more…
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Getting Around Stockholm
My daughter and I woke up in Stockholm after a good night’s sleep and, after finishing an extensive buffet breakfast at our hotel, the Elite Hotel Adlon, we took the short walk over to the Stockholm Visitor’s Center. Click HERE to find out more about this useful travel center. The two of us met with Birgitta Palmér who gave us…
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Visiting Stockholm’s Largest Attraction : Its Beautiful Subways
If you’ve previously read my blog, you probably know that my favorite destination in world in New York. I love this city for so many reasons including its energy, its art, its restaurants and its culture. Sad to say though, New York’s City’s subways are not on this list, and, while some stations such as Fulton are…
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Great Mother/Daughter Getaway to Stockholm
Last May I experienced a very special travel adventure. After waiting for several months, I would be finally meeting up with my teenage daughter who had just finished her studies abroad in Florence, Italy. The plan was to bum around that magical city and a couple of nearby Italian locations for a few days. Then we would make our way to another European destination before heading…
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Venice Makes Lonely Planet’s List of Best 2016 European Places to Visit
Lonely Planet has announced its annual Best in Europe (www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-europe) list. Highlighting the European destinations that should be on travelers’ radars this summer, Lonely Planet’s experts have selected Europe’s best of the best right now. While meeting up with my daughter in Florence, Italy, we took a wonderful day trip to Lonely Planet’s third choice, Venice. More…
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Lighter Travels with Luggage Forward
Mother’s Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine. But this year’s celebration was even more special because it was the day that I arrived in Florence, Italy to meet up with my daughter. Sarah had spent a year studying abroad in this beautiful city, and, while it was nice that we could continually WhatsApp, email, and FaceTime, those forms…
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Unusual Bathrooms Around the World Including Las Vegas
Lonely Planet has just published an interesting book, Toilet’s A Spotter’s Guide (Lonely Planet / $11.99 / April 12, 2016) which is said to feature over 100 of the world’s most stunning restrooms to remember, from every corner of the globe. This is what they say: Whether it’s a remote toilet island in Belize, a…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 