Category: General

• Explorers Club Lecture-Opportunities for Commercial Suborbital Space Flights

  If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I’m a member of the Explorers Club in Manhattan and that I’m fascinated by the theory of space travel. On March 8th at 6:00 pm, this organization will be presenting a lecture on the ultimate travel jobs involving commercial suborbital space flights! The lecture notice states…

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  February 25, 2010

  General, Stories

• Teaching our Children to be Good Travelers

  My family and I just got back from a trip to San Diego, California. Our children, Sarah, 13 years-old, and Alex, 10 years-old, discovered a lot about this beautiful city, but, hopefully, they also learned some important tips about being a good traveler. In the past, I’ve taken care of mostly everything concerning the actual…

  kimsswidler

  February 24, 2010

  General

• What’s the Best Way To Get To Australia From NYC?

  My “special birthday” is coming up close to the end of this year. And to celebrate the occasion, we’ve been planning for a long while to go to Australia during our kids’ Christmas break. Traveling that far with a family of five takes a lot of planning. I,obviously, want to make the cost as minimal as possible and,…

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  February 23, 2010

  Family event, General

• Great time at NYC’s Tao Restaurant

  At the end of January, I was in NYC for a meeting. I took my own advice and went to Tao, a former movie theater turned Asian restaurant during “restaurant week.”, a two week promotion in NYC. My reservation was for 11:30 am because I needed to get in and get out quickly in order…

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  February 20, 2010

  General

• Parent and Teen day at the CIA!-April 17th

  On April 17th spend some time with your teen in the kitchens and bakeshops of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.  These one- day courses include: 1) Baking at Home-The Desserts 2) Artisan Breads at Home 3)Bistros and Brasseries 4) Breakfasts & Brunches 5) Cake Decorating 6) The Italian Table 7) Soups…

  kimsswidler

  February 14, 2010

  Family event, Foodie Finds, General, Hudson Valley Region, Stories, Tips, Travel dining

• Skydive indoors-Skyventure New Hampshire!

  I learned about Skyventure New Hampshire from the Explorers Club in NYC. Some of the members were organizing a trip to go there so that they could train for a real skydiving experience without having to jump out of a plane. Check out the great video they have on their website! Skyventure New Hampshire advertises…

  kimsswidler

  February 12, 2010

  General, Stories, Tips

• Just Got my Amtrak credit voucher-did you ask for yours?

  Remember January 25th and all that rain/wind? And remember how the Amtrak trains were delayed because of the bad weather? Well, if your train is ever more than 1 hour late, you can call Amtrak’s customer service to try to get a partial refund in the form of a credit voucher. I followed my own…

  kimsswidler

  February 7, 2010

  General

• Cooking courses in Manhattan

  In response to my entry on culinary courses at the C.I.A., I was asked if I had any information concerning courses given by the CIA campus in Manhattan. I’ve looked at the C.I.A’s new brochure “Taste” and I don’t see a reference to that location. However, I’ve enjoyed taking courses at two other cooking schools…

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  February 4, 2010

  Foodie Finds, General, Stories

• The many categories of the airplane travel experience

  February break is coming up soon and a lot of us are planning to use the opportunity to go somewhere by plane. We all tend to put our  experiences into different categories, and here’s some of mine when it comes to this type of travel: Most romantic plane ride: Robert and I were traveling to…

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  January 31, 2010

  General

• Amtrak delays-call to get a credit travel voucher!

  As I’ve mentioned before, if your arrival by Amtrak train is delayed by more than 1 hour, you can call Amtrak’s Customer Relations, explain your circumstance, and request a credit back in the form of a travel voucher. Last night I was scheduled to take the 7:15 pm train back from New York’s Penn Station…

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  January 26, 2010

  General