Category: Stories
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Getting Around Stockholm
My daughter and I woke up in Stockholm after a good night’s sleep and, after finishing an extensive buffet breakfast at our hotel, the Elite Hotel Adlon, we took the short walk over to the Stockholm Visitor’s Center. Click HERE to find out more about this useful travel center. The two of us met with Birgitta Palmér who gave us…
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Visiting Stockholm’s Largest Attraction : Its Beautiful Subways
If you’ve previously read my blog, you probably know that my favorite destination in world in New York. I love this city for so many reasons including its energy, its art, its restaurants and its culture. Sad to say though, New York’s City’s subways are not on this list, and, while some stations such as Fulton are…
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Great Mother/Daughter Getaway to Stockholm
Last May I experienced a very special travel adventure. After waiting for several months, I would be finally meeting up with my teenage daughter who had just finished her studies abroad in Florence, Italy. The plan was to bum around that magical city and a couple of nearby Italian locations for a few days. Then we would make our way to another European destination before heading…
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Venice Makes Lonely Planet’s List of Best 2016 European Places to Visit
Lonely Planet has announced its annual Best in Europe (www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-europe) list. Highlighting the European destinations that should be on travelers’ radars this summer, Lonely Planet’s experts have selected Europe’s best of the best right now. While meeting up with my daughter in Florence, Italy, we took a wonderful day trip to Lonely Planet’s third choice, Venice. More…
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Lighter Travels with Luggage Forward
Mother’s Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine. But this year’s celebration was even more special because it was the day that I arrived in Florence, Italy to meet up with my daughter. Sarah had spent a year studying abroad in this beautiful city, and, while it was nice that we could continually WhatsApp, email, and FaceTime, those forms…
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Unusual Bathrooms Around the World Including Las Vegas
Lonely Planet has just published an interesting book, Toilet’s A Spotter’s Guide (Lonely Planet / $11.99 / April 12, 2016) which is said to feature over 100 of the world’s most stunning restrooms to remember, from every corner of the globe. This is what they say: Whether it’s a remote toilet island in Belize, a…
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Quito Tourism: Beautiful Quito, Andes and Galapagos Fine for Travel
It’s so horrible how hard last week’s earthquake affected the coastal area of Ecuador. However, Quito Tourism wants us to know that Quito, the Andes and the Galapagos Islands are still fine to visit. Here’s their breakdown of the affects of the earthquake in the various regions of this country: A month and a half ago, JetBlue invited…
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NYC: Grand Central Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday
Tomorrow Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 90th birthday, an event that the UK will surely go crazy for. In a rare opportunity, New Yorkers also will be able to celebrate with special, limited-edition chocolates featuring blackcurrants from the Queen’s garden that are being sold exclusively at Grand Central Terminal. On April 21th, the…
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Las Vegas: The Killers at T-Mobile Arena’s Grand Opening
It’s always a thrill to experience a performance by the rock group, The Killers. Even better for me, though, was seeing them kick off the grand opening of the new T-Mobile Arena in their home town of Las Vegas on April 6th. I was happy to be invited to attend the celebration for the opening of this structure that can…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 