Category: Tips
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What Kind of Gifts Do Traveling Parents Bring Back To Their Children
The New York Times had an interesting article warning traveling parents to beware of buying gifts out of guilt. Entitled, What Gift to Bring a Child?” and written by Liz Galst, the article talks about how some gifts can help create a moment of emotional connection with your child when you come home from a…
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An IPhone Language App That Sees Words In One Language and Displays Them in Another
The New York Times recently reported about World Lens an IPhone application which was characterized as a “marriage of translation software and augmented reality.” The app is free, but a translation pack for Spanish to English or vise versa costs $5.00. The paper’s opinion of how well it does? “In the real-world test, World Lens…
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Tips On Surviving Holiday Travel
Here it comes-holiday travel! During this time of year, possibly more than any other, we need as many tricks up our sleeve to survive going from our home to Grandma’s house. The New York Times had an interesting article on tips from business people who travel frequently. One strategy is to avoid checking your bags so you…
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How To Avoid Airline Fees
Check out the New York Times article on “Dodging those Pesky Airline Fees” written by Michelle Higgins. Click here to read the whole story.
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Turning A Business Trip into a Family Vacation
Click here to check out an interesting article published in the New York Times about how business travelers are increasingly using their trips as opportunities for family vacations.
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UK Travel Bargain-Stay in University Dorms
The New York Times recently published a great article stating that there are more than two dozen universities including Oxford in 20 cities in Britain that will transform their dormitories into Bed and Breakfasts. These rooms are rented out during spring, summer and sometimes Christmas vacations. The article reports that the average room costs about…
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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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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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Leave My Souvenirs Alone! De-cluttering Advice I Can’t Follow.
Especially now that Spring is here, I think that de-cluttering my home is a great idea. However, there’s one recent suggestion that I just can’t follow. In a recent article, I read that, in order to save space, I should take pictures of all my travel souvenirs and then throw them away. Throw them away?…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 