Category: General
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Fashion Travel: NYC Met’s 2015 Costume Exhibitition and Jennifer Lawrence to Co-Chair Its Gala
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that its Costume Institute’s Spring 2015 Exhibition, Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film, and Fashion, will focus on Chinese Imagery in Art, Film, and Fashion. on view from May 7 through August 16, 2015. The Museum’s world famous Costume Institute Benefit will precede it on May 4,…
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Fashion Travel: NYC Fashion Week Pictures
New York Fashion Week’s display of Spring 2015 clothing designs ended a few days ago. These shows that took place between September 4-11th, 2014 were more spread out across the city this year because, as Bee Shapiro of the New York Times reports, designers have been disappointed with the accommodations at Lincoln Center. Click here to…
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How to Survive Multigenerational Family Travel
Check out Lonely Planet’s informative piece on surviving a trip with different generations of your family members. Written by Greg Benchwick, this post provides various tips including: Have a safe word, Let tempers cool, Take the blame, Separate and conquer, Little pleasures, and Family hug. Click here to read the whole story.
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NYC: Penn Station Dining To Change
Check out Matt Flegenheimer’s New York Times article about how some of the dining establishments in Penn Station including TGI Friday’s and fast-food stops such as the KFC are expected to be replaced in the coming months. Unfortunately there’s not much info on what will replace them and how exactly soon. What would you like…
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Las Vegas: Helping Turn Sin City Into Slim City
The last time that I was in Las Vegas Las Vegas, it was obvious that this city is full of culinary temptations that make it hard to fight the battle of the bulge including those restaurants I’ve mentioned before like Joel Robuchon. But there’s hope! Las Vegas’ hottest resorts, including ARIA Resort & Casino, MGM…
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Festivals and Parades on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue
Let us know if you had the chance to take enjoy any of the festivals or parades that NYC had to offer last week. The weather was great in Manhattan last Sunday, and I had a nice time at the Daytop Madison Avenue Festival in Manhattan. This event started at 11 a.m., and, as I made…
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Foodie Alert: Expanding Restaurant Scene in Jersey City
Jersey City has invited us to take a look at the area’s growing foodie offerings. In the past 18 months, more than 10 new restaurants have opened in the Jersey City Restaurant Row and the surrounding neighborhoods, with several new establishments (such as Top Chef contestant-owned Talde and Asbury Park’s famous Porta) slated to open…
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Luxury Train Travel On The New York Central 3
All of us have our own particular story of when we discovered our love for travel. For me it happened during a thirty day train trip across the United States when I was a kid. Yes, travel by plane can hopefully make your trip a little faster, but this experience gave me the wonderful…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 