Category: General
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Toronto’s Distillery District, Starfish Oyster Bed & Grill, and Junction Triangle
A month and a half ago, my daughter Sarah and I planned a trip together before she headed off to college. As I mentioned before, we wanted to go some place that would provide us with the biggest bang for our travel buck-a unique destination that would be relatively easy to get to. We…
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NYC Tourism Promoting Staten Island’s North Shore Neighborhoods
NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization,announced Staten Island’s North Shore neighborhoods—Port Richmond, Randall Manor, St. George and West Brighton—as the next destinations to be featured in Neighborhood x Neighborhood, an initiative designed to increase visitation, support local businesses and encourage exploration in areas outside traditional tourist locations across the five…
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More To Explore in Toronto
Earlier this month, Sarah and I traveled to Toronto for a mom and daughter get away before she headed off to college. As you know by now, I’m a Type A vacationer who likes to pack in as many activities as possible on a trip. On the second day of our vacation, I easily…
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Family Friendly Toronto: Bata Shoe Museum and Dinner at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen
After getting settled into the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, my daughter, Sarah, and I decided to stay close to this downtown part of the city and walk around the famous Bloor Street area. Called by some the “Fashion Mile,” Bloor Street was lined with famous stores as well as museums including Royal…
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Toronto’s Windsor Arms Hotel: Queens for a Few Days
My daughter and I planned a trip to Toronto,Ontario for a “just the girls” trip before she settled into college. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in the greatest mood as we rode in the rain from Toronto Pearson International Airport to our destination that was located in the downtown section of the city, the Windsor Arms Hotel. This was to…
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Family Travel: Mom & Daughter Trip to Toronto
My daughter Sarah is going away to college this fall, and I wanted to take one last ” just the girls” trip with her before she fully started her own individual life adventures away from home. But where to go? Because of time constraints, we wanted to travel some place that was relatively close…
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St. Kitts History and Culture: Brimstone Hill Fortress, Romney Manor, Spice Mill, and Carambola
During my press trip to the St. Kitts Marriott Resort, I had the opportunity to see much of the island’s culture and history. On the third day, my group traveled to Brimstone Hill Fortress. This 800-foot high UNESCO World Heritage Site offers great views of the island and sea. …
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Exploring St. Kitts
The day after arriving in St. Kitts, my group and I had a full day of exploring this island. After I filled up on the breakfast buffet at St. Kitts Marriott we departed to first visit an organic Rasta farm overlooking the Caribbean Sea. …
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Arriving in St. Kitts
St. Kitts , an island in the West Indies that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea was spotted by Christopher Columbus in 1493. Nicknamed the “Sugar City” because of its sugar cane industry, the area has now focused for at least the last ten years on making this the tourist destination…
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How Do You Get To JFK/LaGuardia from Albany?
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend a press trip to the St. Kitts Marriott and Royal Beach Casino . I was very excited to go especially because I had never been to St. Kitts before, and I had heard great things about this resort. The hitch was that I needed to find…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 