Category: Stories
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NYC: Duff Goldman’s Harry Potter Cake
Last Monday marked the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and Food Network’s Duff Goldman created a special cake for the event. Grub Street reported that Goldman has made cakes for many of the premieres and that the latest is a re-creation of a half-destroyed Hogwarts that involves LED lights…
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Tips To Manage Amtrak Delays and Service Disruption
Last week, my Amtrak train to a dinner given by NYC ‘s Explorers’ Club was once again over an hour late. I followed my own advice and called up Amtrak’s customer relations. After describing the details of the trip, I was told that I’ll be receiving a travel certificate to use on another trip. What…
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Money Tips for Travelers
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has recently published the following travel trips: • Let your community bank know when and where you will be traveling so that you will avoid any potential for fraud alerts when out-of-the-ordinary transactions are posted. • Call or stop by your community bank to find out what ATM…
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Boston: List of Secret Off The Menu Orders
Thrillist provides a list of outdoor Boston menu items to that are only available by request only. These include Battery Park’s Brown Sugar Ribs, BiNA’s PLT and Bambara’s Flat Iron Steak. Click here for more info.
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Senior Travel-The Legendary Copacabana Returns!
Grub Street reports that the legendary Copacabana reopens on July 12, 2011. Originally opened in the 1940’s on Manhattan’s 60th Street, the new incarnation of this famous club will reappear on 47th Street near 8th Avenue. Grub Street says that this time there will a Latin element with Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays becoming “Latin night.” During the official opening, a…
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Top Rated Campgrounds Including Lake George RV Park
Guestrated.com sent me their list of the highest rated campgrounds around the country: Ashland Resort, Northfork, W.V., a first-time “A” grade winner, http://www.atvresort.com Buffalo Lake Camping Resort, Montello, Wis., a first-time “A” grade winner, http://www.buffalolakecamping.com Buttonwood Campground, Mexico, Penn., a three-time “A” grade winner, http://www.buttonwoodcamp.com Chalk Creek Campground & RV Park, Nathrop, Colo. a two-time…
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Treasure Hunting at NYC’s Flea Markets
Most Fridays I write a post about things to do in NYC during that week. Only about two and a half hours away from Albany, New York and one of the most popular destinations in the world, NYC can be a fun place to visit for a day or longer. There’s always a wide variety of events includng parades and festivals, but what do I…
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Cutting Travel Costs By Organizing Group Trips
Check out the interesting article that Billie Cohen of the New York Times wrote about how to make group trips more affordable and how to streamline the planning. Cohen discusses cruises as being the easiest trip of this type because so many things are provided to all the members of your group once you’re on board. Cohen also…
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More Celebrity Sightings at the FIFI Awards
I mentioned in my last post that my daughter, Sarah, and I attended the FIFI Awards last week. Held in NYC’s Tent at Lincoln Center, these Oscars of the fragrance industry were presented for many different categories including Fragrance Superstar of the year, Technological Breakthrough of the Year and Fragrance Celebrity of the Year. As…
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Celebrity Sightings at the FIFI Awards-Halle Berry, Fergie, Kate Walsh and More
Last week my daughter, Sarah, and I had the amazing opportunity to attend the FIFI Awards in NYC. I had won these two tickets in a charity auction. Hosted by the Fragrance Foundation and called the Oscars of the fragrance industry, the FIFI awards were held this year in the tent in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. This is…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 