Tag: AARP Travel
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Nantucket: More Than its Rich Whaling Heritage
Ron Howard’s new film, In the Heart of the Sea , premieres this holiday season on December 11, 2016. Set in Nantucket and starring Chris Hemsworth, the film retells the fate of the crew of the whale ship, the Essex. This true story also provided the inspiration for Herman Melville’s classic, Moby Dick. The movie is based upon Nathaniel Philbrick’s book…
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10 Best Foliage Trips in the U.S. including Catskills and Berkshires
I know: I don’t want the summer to end either. But at least we can look forward to some beautiful fall foliage later on this year. Check out Fodor’s choices for the 10 best foliage trips in the United States. Here’s the list: 1. Aspen, Colorado, 2. Catskills, NY, 3. The Berkshires, Massachusetts,…
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Five Amazing Topiary Gardens Around the World
Michelle Lent Hirsch reports about five of the world’s top topiary gardens. I’ve visited one of her selections: the Church of San Rafael in Zarcero, Costa Rica. Ms. Hirsch is absolutely right about these particular gardens because they are incredible. So much in fact that, as our guide told us, Disney unsuccessfully tried to snatch up its creator, Evangelista Blanco Brenes. Click HERE to…
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San Francisco: The Walt Disney Family Museum
A couple of weeks ago, I made my way to San Francisco to visit my brother Bruce and his husband, Bill. Although over the years I’d traveled to this beautiful city quite a lot, I’d never been to the Walt Disney Family Museum. Located within the former military barracks of the Presidio area, this is not just a…
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Adventures with the New York Pass
Last month my eighteen year-old daughter and I were given the wonderful opportunity to try out the New York Pass. This promotion provides you with discounts and admissions to 80 attractions in New York City. This huge selection had a number of advantages. Yes, you have a lot to choose from, but the New York Pass also provides you with the…
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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,…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 