Tag: boomer travel
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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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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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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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Kennedy Space Center: U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and New Visitor Attraction
On the eve of the 2015 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® induction , Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex broke ground on a new attraction designed to bridge the gap between the trailblazers of the past and America’s future space explorers. On Friday, May 29, the Visitor Complex announced plans for Heroes and Legends, featuring…
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Experiencing Travel Through Architecture
There are so many reasons that I love to travel, and one of them is to discover distinctive architecture. My favorite destination, New York City, can often be considered a place that’s only filled with buildings made of glass and steel. But look at this amazing place that I came across about a month ago: And there are so many other beautiful buildings to explore around…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 