Category: New York Travel
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Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen Cooking Course-Priceless Experience
A couple of weeks ago, my son, Alex, and I were invited to come to one of the Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen days where we participated in a terrific one day cooking course for parents and children 12 years and older. I was happy to participate because I wanted to share my love for…
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Replica of Statue of Liberty unveiled in Manhattan
The reportedly only replica of the original Statue of Liberty sculpture in America has been acquired by Leonard Stern and was unveiled by French Ambassador Francois Delattre and Commissioner Marjorie B. Tiven of the NYC Mayor’s Office on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, in a public plaza at 667 Madison Avenue, where it will be permanently…
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Manhattan House Tour-October 22, 2011
Save the date for the Manhattan House tour sponsored by the New York Junior League that will be held on October 22, 2011. The price has gone up to $100, but I don’t expect to be disappointed for this full day event. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I think that the experience is a…
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Safety and the Single Female Traveler In NYC
If you’ve previously read my blogs, you know that I love to travel to NYC. And, while I enjoy going with my friends and family, I have no problem spending time alone in one of the greatest cities in the world. I’m often asked, though, if I ever feel nervous about my safety in a…
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Pictures Inside Yaddo’s House Tour
Did you have the opportunity to visit Yaddo during one of its multiple house tours last Saturday or Sunday? Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, the mission of this famous artists’ community which has hosted Truman Capote, Flannery O’Connor, Sylvia Plath, Mario Puzo, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein is to provide artists the peace and…
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Chris Burch’s C Wonder Bus
A few weeks ago I had a wonderful time spending the day at the New York City headquarters of Harper Bazaar Magazine. I’ll discuss this great experience in another post. As I was about to enter Hearst Tower, I saw a bus parked in front. At first I thought that this was just a tour bus ready to unload a group of visitors, but…
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NYC’s High Line: Expansion and Inspiration for Other Cities
Last month, Robert and I revisited the High Line, a public park built on a 1.45-mile-long elevated rail structure in Manhattan. The second stage of this multi-million dollar renovation has been completed so that this structure now runs from Gansevoort Street to West 30th Street on this city’s West Side. The Friends of the High Line says that, this summer only, it…
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House Tour at Saratoga Spring’s Yaddo on September 17th and 18th.
For the first time since 2003 and, for only the fifth time since its opening in 1926, Yaddo, the famous artist retreat located in Saratoga Springs, New York, will be open to the general public for guided tours of its Tiffany windowed Mansion and other sites on the private portion of its estate. Through the decades, Yaddo has…
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Classic Planes, Air Shows and Biplane Rides: Great Time At Nearby Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome!
With gas prices rising and long distance travel becoming less and less enjoyable for some of us, I’ve been looking for fun and unusual places that are relatively close to our Capital Region area. So when I heard about the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, with its extensive collection of nearly 70 classic planes from the 1900-1940 period, its air shows, and its exciting biplane rides over…
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The Taconic Parkway – Exits for Gas, Food and Rest Rooms
My husband Robert and I drive on the Taconic Parkway from the Capital Region to the NYC area alot – for business, to visit family or friends, or because I spotted some NYC event we need to go see. It’s a remarkably beautiful drive. Over the years, through trial and error, we got to know…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 