Tag: Senior Travel
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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,…
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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…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 