Category: General
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Quito Tourism: Beautiful Quito, Andes and Galapagos Fine for Travel
It’s so horrible how hard last week’s earthquake affected the coastal area of Ecuador. However, Quito Tourism wants us to know that Quito, the Andes and the Galapagos Islands are still fine to visit. Here’s their breakdown of the affects of the earthquake in the various regions of this country: A month and a half ago, JetBlue invited…
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NYC: Grand Central Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday
Tomorrow Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 90th birthday, an event that the UK will surely go crazy for. In a rare opportunity, New Yorkers also will be able to celebrate with special, limited-edition chocolates featuring blackcurrants from the Queen’s garden that are being sold exclusively at Grand Central Terminal. On April 21th, the…
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Las Vegas: Foodie Fun at The Park
On April 6th, I had the great opportunity to experience The Killers performance at the grand opening of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fellow Las Vegas natives Jimmy Kimmel and Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds joined in the fun. Reynolds shared the stage with The Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers to perform “Jenny was a Friend…
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Las Vegas: The Killers at T-Mobile Arena’s Grand Opening
It’s always a thrill to experience a performance by the rock group, The Killers. Even better for me, though, was seeing them kick off the grand opening of the new T-Mobile Arena in their home town of Las Vegas on April 6th. I was happy to be invited to attend the celebration for the opening of this structure that can…
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Troy, New York is not a “Homely City”
If you’ve read my posts, you know that I like to reference articles from the New York Times. I enjoy reading this paper, but today I was rather taken aback by Sam Robert’s review of James Bone’s new book, The Curse of Beauty: The Scandalous Tragic Life of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel. The first sentence of…
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Foodie Alert: Lonely Planet Magazine’s “What to Eat in Seattle”
The latest and second issue of Lonely Planet, the new travel magazine from global travel brand Lonely Planet, hit newsstands last week. This beautiful Spring 2016 issue is full of great articles including: 1. An interview with actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy, 2. A handy how-to cruise infographic on how to get the most of on-shore time, 3. Essential family travel…
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Quito, Ecuador: Luxury Railway in the Sky
The morning after I’d traveled on JetBlue’s inaugural flight from Fort Lauderdale to Quito, Ecuador, I was happy to begin my first adventure, a luxury train ride on the award winning Tren Crucero. This restored steam locomotive had received glowing reviews for its itinerary as well as for its composition which consisted of a Colonial and Republican-style themed passenger cars, a bar…
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JetBlue Adventure to Ecuador
Named as a top destination by Lonely Planet, Ecuador has been high on the bucket list of many travel journalists. In fact, Seth Kugel of The New York Times has recently written a great article about how much he enjoyed his own special trip. The New York Times sent him to this destination as a thanks for…
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Canine Therapy Ambassadors at Albany International Airport
There’s no dispute that, for thousands of years, dogs have provided us with love and happiness. In fact, Jane Brody of The New York Times goes even further to report that you can turn your beloved pet into a therapist. Ms. Brody notes that studies have shown that animals help patient’s stress hormones drop and endorphin levels rise. And,…
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