Category: General
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San Francisco: The Walt Disney Family Museum
A couple of weeks ago, I made my way to San Francisco to visit my brother Bruce and his husband, Bill. Although over the years I’d traveled to this beautiful city quite a lot, I’d never been to the Walt Disney Family Museum. Located within the former military barracks of the Presidio area, this is not just a…
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Adventures with the New York Pass
Last month my eighteen year-old daughter and I were given the wonderful opportunity to try out the New York Pass. This promotion provides you with discounts and admissions to 80 attractions in New York City. This huge selection had a number of advantages. Yes, you have a lot to choose from, but the New York Pass also provides you with the…
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Type A Vacationer’s Dream : The New York Pass
If you’ve read some of my posts, you probably know two things about me: 1. I am usually a Type A vacationer who likes to squeeze every drop out of her travel experiences and 2. I love, love, love NYC. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to be asked to try out The…
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Type A Day Trip to MA: The Clark, Mass MOCA, & Naumkeag
The summer is often a good time to travel to faraway places, but there’s also a great deal to see much closer to home. A couple of weekends ago, I decided to take my family on a day trip about an hour east of New York’s Capital District area to nearby Massachusetts. Yes, I could have easily picked one town to spend the day,…
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How to Save On NYC’s Not So Cheap Meals
With all of its amazing restaurants, NYC can be a Foodie’s Heaven on Earth. But none of us want to take out a loan to pay for the check that comes right after our great experience. Grub Street offers several tips on how to eat well but cheaply including: 1. Eat Breakfast, 2. Create a Vegivore Menu for…
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Summer Travel Tips for Europe
Because of better deals created by the falling Euro,this has been a banner year for travel to Europe. My family and I are headed to Italy later this summer. So I enjoyed reading Stephanie Rosenbloom’s interesting piece that tries to answer some common questions about visiting this and other European destinations: Charges in Euro or U.S. dollars? Ms. Rosenbloom…
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Thanks Seventeen Magazine: Fun Mom/Daughter Social Media Piece in August Issue
As everyone knows, an important way to communicate our ideas nowadays is through social media. Towards the end of last March, I decided to that it was time to dust off my Twitter account (@kimswidler) with the hope of sharing travel ideas and tips with an even wider community. I’ve gotten a great response, and I’m now getting close to 4,000 followers! Seventeen Magazine’s Chloe Chase wrote…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 