Category: General

• Cooperstown-more than Baseball

  Last month, my family and I attended my brother’s beautiful wedding in Sharon Springs.  After we left the festivities, we needed to go on to another special event that weekend, my stepson Eric’s graduation from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. We knew that it might be a bit late by the time the wedding…

  kimsswidler

  June 7, 2012

  General, I Love New York, New York, Stories

• Wi-Fi and Amtrak: Not yet a great combination

  Check out this New York Times article about the problems that  passengers are still having with Amtrak’s internet service. Ron Nixon reports that travelers are complaining that the service is either too slow or simply fails to work at all. I, unfortunately, have to agree. Click here to read more. Let us know what you…

  kimsswidler

  June 4, 2012

  Amtrak, General, Stories

• Empire State Building: Views from the 103rd Floor!

  Along with the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building is one of those iconic structures that provides an immediately recognizable symbol of one of the greatest places to visit-New York City. Last week, along with writers from Conde Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure, I was invited to take a…

  kimsswidler

  May 30, 2012

  Behind The Scenes, Empire State Building, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories

• Bruce & Bill’s Wedding in Sharon Springs, New York

  Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, is a time that many of us plan to watch parades, attend barbeques and laze by a pool. But this year’s holiday weekend meant so much more to me because on Friday, May 25th, my brother Bruce Stuart was married to his partner Bill Ho at the American…

  kimsswidler

  May 29, 2012

  Gay Travel, Gay wedding destinations, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories

• MegaBus facing fight on pick-up sites near Penn Station

  The New York Times reports that every time MegaBus finds 10th Avenue a new NYC corner to pick up customers, the nearby landlords and businesses complain. As a result, the travel company is forced to find yet another location. The current NYC locations- 41st street between 8th and 9thAvenues and 10th Avenue between 40 and…

  kimsswidler

  May 22, 2012

  Bus Travel, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories

• Concern for the airplane seat safety of heavier passengers

  Christine Negroni of the New York Times reports that engineers and scientists have raised questions about whether airline seats are strong enough to protect heavy passengers during a crash. Ms. Negroni notes that the older federal standards of seats and seat belts were written for travelers that generally weighed less years ago. Another concern is…

  kimsswidler

  May 16, 2012

  Aeroplanes, Airline policies, airplane rights, Airplane stories, General, Stories

• Entertaining your child during travel with digital maps

  Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems, Inc., has developed PDF Maps app for the iPhone and iPad. Mr. Florence provides the following ways to keep the family involved and entertained on the next family trip with Digital Maps:   1) Create the position of Onboard Digital Historian: Family taking a road trip for the week? …

  kimsswidler

  May 13, 2012

  Family Travel, General, Kid travel, Tips

• Met’s new costume exhibit– Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations

  How many of us waited in one of those amazingly long lines to view Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, last year’s blockbuster Costume Institute exhibition at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art? Well, it’s that time of year again when the Met launches yet another fabulous exhibit to coincide with its famous celebrity Costume Gala. And this…

  kimsswidler

  May 10, 2012

  Costume Exhibit, General, I Love New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum travel, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Prada, Senior Travel, Stories

• Winners of this year’s James Beard Awards

  Check out Grub Street’s piece on this year’s prestigious James Beard Award winners. The ceremony took place in NYC last Monday night. Grub Street lists the winners of all of the categories including: Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) Bruce Sherman North Pond Chicago Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)…

  kimsswidler

  May 9, 2012

  Foodie Finds, General, I Love New York, James Beard Foundation, New York, New York City, Travel dining

• Train travel with the “Greatest Show On Earth”

  Every since I’ve been a kid, I’ve been thrilled to watch the incredibly talented, high adrenaline performances that make up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. My son, Alex, and I had one of those “priceless” experiences last week when we were invited to visit this year’s “FULLY CHARGED” edition at the Times…

  kimsswidler

  May 6, 2012

  circus travel, General, Ringling bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Stories, Train travel