Category: Stories
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Washington D.C.-The Renwick Gallery of the American Art Museum
Robert and I decided to spend a couple of days in Washington D.C, during this past Memorial Day weekend. We got a great package deal from Southwest Airlines and it only took us 45 minutes to get to the Baltimore Airport. I know-I had to spend another hour traveling from Baltimore to our hotel near…
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Behind the Scenes-DreamWorks Animation
My kids and I just enjoyed seeing Shrek 4 yesterday. The experience brought me back to the time a few years ago that I won a behind the scenes tour for five of DreamWorks Animation in Redwood City, California while I was visiting my brother who lives in San Francisco. Through the years, I’ve won…
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Chelsea Market-Foodie Heaven
Everyone who knows me or reads my posts is well aware that I like to pack a lot into my travel trips-especially to Manhattan. There’s so much I like to see and do in this city and, after all, it takes about 6 hours to go and come home so I like to get my…
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New York Dance Parade!
Last Saturday I had the terrific opportunity to see the New York Dance Parade. On that warm sunny day, over 6,000 dancers from 164 dance organizations with 65 unique styles danced their way down Broadway. The organization states that it is their ” mission is to promote dance as an expressive and unifying art form…
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Festivals in NYC are Still Great Bargains
As I’ve mentioned before, I love NYC festivals because 1) there’s usually no admission price, 2) you have a wide variety of things to see and 3) you can leave this attraction any time you want. Two weekends ago, I got the chance to attend the festival on 3rd Avenue. They had the usual scarves…
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Behind the Scenes: Lunch at the New York Times
Last Friday, after I finished visiting the King Tut exhibit that’s located in the former New York Times Building in Manhattan, I had the terrific opportunity to visit that paper’s new home when I had lunch with Christine Muhlke, food editor for the Times Magazine, Penelope Green, reporter for the Home section of the New…
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Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market
As Robert and I walked over to the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market last Saturday in Manhattan, I couldn’t help but think that this was going to be a waste of time. “Great,” I thought to myself as we approached the huge inflated devil that greeted you at the entrance on 9th Avenue and 39th Street.…
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King Tut Exhibit a Great Experience
Last Friday, I got the chance to see the new King Tut exhibit,“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” in NYC. Located at the Discovery Times Square Exposition on 226 West 44th Street in Manhattan, this exhibit will run until January 2, 2011 . To get into this event, you need to purchase a…
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Desserts at the Incomparable Gary Danko
While I was in San Francisco last week, I finally got the chance to have dinner at one of this city’s top restaurants, Gary Danko. Located at Hyde Street near Fisherman’s Wharf, this multiple award-winning restaurant definitely lived up to its reputation for service, ambiance and food. I love making desserts with my…
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Comic Book Heaven-WonderCon in San Francisco
I was visiting relatives in San Francisco over the Spring break and, by accident, I came across an event that, until now, I’d only heard about- WonderCon. When I saw the ads for this 24 year-old comic book convention and then observed attendees dressed in honor of their favorite characters, I knew that I…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 