Category: Stories
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NYC: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards® competition announced the 2015 award-winners last night at the New York Show℠ gala held at the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. The annual event celebrating the World’s Best Advertising℠ kicked off with a cocktail reception followed by the standing-room only awards ceremony and after-party at…
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So Many AARP Travel Discounts!
I’ve already mentioned that I attended last week’s AARP ‘s Life@50+ Expo with the hope of scouting out more travel discounts to tell you about. Like many of us, I’ve received membership benefits from various organizations that I’ve never found a use for. So I was happy to see that, for the price of a…
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Lonely Planet’s New “Make My Day Series”
I’ve enjoyed reading the Lonely Planet’s guide books that have been written for many of the places I’ve visited including my recent trip to Iceland. The books are not only informative, but they’re also well organized and easy to read. So I was happy to learn about this top travel company’s new guidebook series and…
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Bethel Woods: Great Time at the Mary Chapin Carpenter Concert
We’re finally moving into something that’s beginning to resemble Spring, and, along with flowers and green grass, it’s the beginning of the Northeast’s big concert season. One of my favorite venues in this region is beautiful Bethel Woods Center for the Arts which is located about two hours away from both New York City and Albany,…
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Where is This House on the Hudson River?
A few months ago, I bought this beautiful little stone picture at a shop in Hudson, New York. Any thoughts as to where this house may be located if it actually exists? I’ve searched to find this home when I travel by train back and forth from Albany to New York City. I’ve got…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 