Category: Stories
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Culinary Giants At the Bocuse D’Or USA!
In 1987, Chef of the Century, Paul Bocuse, created the Bocuse d’Or World Cuisine Contest, and these culinary olympics have since been held once every two years in Lyon, France, the city of Chef Bocuse’s premier restaurant, Auberge du Point de Collognes. Twenty three countries have competed to bring home the gold statue, but only…
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10 Best Restaurants That Are Owned by NFL Stars
Zagat.com lists what they think are the ten best restaurants that are owned by NFL players. They are: Elway’s: Denver, CO, Multiple Locations Andy Nelson’s BBQ: Cockeysville, MD Offerdahl’s Café Grill Florida, Multiple Locations Shula’s Steak House, Multiple Locations Nationwide Tiffany’s: New Jersey, Multiple Locations Seau’s the Restaurant: Mission Valley, CA Billy Sims BBQ: Multiple Locations in…
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Will we be able to see the Aurora in upstate New York tonight?
The Washington Post reports that, over the weekend, the earth received the largest solar storm since 2005. This occurrence created colorful northern lights called auroras after the Sun released a solar flare of radiation and plasma. Click here to read the whole story and to see an incredible gallery of pictures. Many who have seen…
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Where’s The Snow? Vacations For Skiers
If you’re like me or many of my friends and family members, you’ve been amazed at how fast this year’s winter has been flying by. My reason why time has moved so quickly? We haven’t been trapped in our homes by the crushing weather that we received last year. I don’t mind snow- after all…
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Mom Gives Birth on Train To NYC
The Associated Press reports that a 31-year-old New Jersey woman gave birth on a PATH train to New York City yesterday. The AP reports that “PATH officials turned the train into an express, bypassing most stops so that it would get to its final stop, 33rd Street in midtown Manhattan, as soon as possible. Emergency…
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More Requests For Child-Free Flights
Over a year ago,my post, Babies on a Plane-What Do You think?,” drew many comments about this heated controversy. The New York Times recently reported that more than 800 readers graded airlines on how they were treated as a family on their last flight. The highest grade? C and that was given to Continental, Delta,…
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New Year’s Resolutions Made By the Travel industry
The New York Times reports that some travel companies have made resolutions for the better including: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts will be changing their kid’s menus early this year Peninsula Hotels will stop selling shark soup. Click here to check out the rest noted.
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Pitcher for the Mets Training To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro this Month
Expedition News says that 37 year old Mets pitcher, R.A. Dickey, is training to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro by running in his Nashville neighborhood with a black mask covering his eyes, nose and mouth to limit his oxygen intake. Expedition News says the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 27) reports that it’s part of a lifelong ambition…
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Campaign Reporters’ Insider Travel Tips
Ashley Parker of the New York Times reports on all of the travel advice that she’s learned as a campaign reporter. Among the tips that Parker provides: Limit Yourself to a Carry-on Have a Packing Strategy Sign Up For Rewards Know Airport Do’s and Don’t’s Trail Miscellany such as the fact that she likes to…
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Baltimore,Maryland-More Than Just a Stopover To Washington D.C.
As many of us know in the Albany, New York area, one of the cheapest ways of traveling to Washington D.C. by plane is flying Southwest Airlines from the Albany International Airport (ALB) to Baltimore’s airport (BWI) and then taking the shuttle, train or bus to D.C. But as I learned last month, Baltimore, itself,…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 