Category: Tips
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Type A Vacationer’s Dream : The New York Pass
If you’ve read some of my posts, you probably know two things about me: 1. I am usually a Type A vacationer who likes to squeeze every drop out of her travel experiences and 2. I love, love, love NYC. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to be asked to try out The…
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Type A Day Trip to MA: The Clark, Mass MOCA, & Naumkeag
The summer is often a good time to travel to faraway places, but there’s also a great deal to see much closer to home. A couple of weekends ago, I decided to take my family on a day trip about an hour east of New York’s Capital District area to nearby Massachusetts. Yes, I could have easily picked one town to spend the day,…
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How to Save On NYC’s Not So Cheap Meals
With all of its amazing restaurants, NYC can be a Foodie’s Heaven on Earth. But none of us want to take out a loan to pay for the check that comes right after our great experience. Grub Street offers several tips on how to eat well but cheaply including: 1. Eat Breakfast, 2. Create a Vegivore Menu for…
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Summer Travel Tips for Europe
Because of better deals created by the falling Euro,this has been a banner year for travel to Europe. My family and I are headed to Italy later this summer. So I enjoyed reading Stephanie Rosenbloom’s interesting piece that tries to answer some common questions about visiting this and other European destinations: Charges in Euro or U.S. dollars? Ms. Rosenbloom…
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So how do you get to JFK?
My husband Robert and I have recently been flying to and from JFK for a few trips including Iceland last November and Ireland a month ago. We’re headed again to that airport later in the summer when we travel to Florence, Italy. This airport has a couple of advantages including the greater potential for nonstop flights and travel…
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More Kid Friendly Travel Ideas
Getting ready for summer travel? Here are some kid friendly travel ideas: 1. Anywhere: Need something to entertain your children while you’re traveling? I was just sent an interesting book written by Amanda Morin, “On-the Go Fun for Kids” which provides more than 250 activities for little ones. 2. Florida: The new Naples Grande Beach…
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Getting a Visa Faster
We’re moving into the busy Spring/Summer travel season and,with the better weather,comes even more dreams of trips to far off lands. But most countries have restrictive requirements that need to be fulfilled in order to cross their borders. I’ve already written about passport concerns, but what about the visa which is required in countries such…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 