Category: Stories
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Will Naming Winter Storms Cause Travel Confusion?
AccuWeather sent me their opinion about the Weather Channel’s decision to name winter storms: A unilateral decision by The Weather Channel to name winter storms will create confusion, rather than delivering critical and important safety and planning information to the public, said AccuWeather, Inc. AccuWeather’s own examination of the issue over many years has found…
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Travel Health- recovery from a ruptured disc
In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been posting that many personal travel experiences lately. Why? I unfortunately developed what many us have already experienced – a bad lower back injury. I’m not fully sure how it happened. It went from getting a little sore from picking up some heavy bags of soil to an…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello:Dark side of his views towards slavery
Click here to check out a fascinating new Smithsonian article about Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Monticello, and the new information that challenges the long held perception that he had been a benevolent slaveholder. The piece indicates that, around 1792, Jefferson worked to make a 4 percent profit every year on the birth of the black children…
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NYC: Look Both Ways!
As we all know, I love traveling to New York City. So many visitors are concerned about safety from crime in this big city, but one hazard that less people mention is the potential of getting hit while crossing a street. I always look to see if a speeding taxi is ready to jump a…
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Travel Health: Traveling with the Right Shoes
When we think of the perfect travel shoe, we many times think of something that is both stylish and comfortable. There’s usually a limit as to how much we can bring with us, however, so it’s, of course, important to choose wisely. And who better to ask for advice than the flight attendant, a travel…
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Secrets of Grand Central: FDR’s Hidden Train Car
As I’ve mentioned before, last May I had the terrific opportunity to join a special four hour private tour of Grand Central Terminal. After our behind-the-scenes trip to this landmark’s command center and to the room holding its famous outdoor Tiffany clock, we traveled down to the main level to the station master’s office. There…
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Secrets of NYC’s Grand Central Terminal: Outdoor Tiffany Clock Up Close
Every one of my visits to NYC has had some element of an adventure to it, and a trip last May to this amazing city was no exception. I was traveling to Manhattan to drop off my daughter, Sarah, at a pre-college workshop that was given by the Fashion Institute of Technology. I really didn’t…
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Sick on the Road-ways to cure some common travel ailments
Getting sick while traveling away from home is a reasonable fear for many of us. Check out an interesting article written by Christine Negroni of the New York Times about dealing with these concerns. While we are cautioned to not disregard signs of serious medical problems, she lists some novel ways to treat some common…
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NYC:Terracotta Warriors and Their Original Bright Colors
The Terracotta Warriors Exhibit at NYC’s Discovery Times Square is ending soon. Click here to get more info about tickets. I enjoyed visiting this exhibit because I was able to view up close several of the life-size statues that were buried to guard the tomb of China’s first emperor Qin Shihuangdi. So close in fact,…
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Great travel tips from the experts
Check out the great article written by Stephanie Rosenbloom of the New York Times entitled, “How the Tough Get Going.” Ms. Rosenbloom lists many many tips provided by travel experts about important concerns including: Designing Your Trip, Packing, Hacking the Airport, and Staying Healthy. Click here for the whole story…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 