Archive for the ‘New York’ Category
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Have you ever spent a Christmas season in New York City? No? Then my suggestion to you, if you love a good old-fashioned Christmas complete with all the fixins’, is to spend a few days in the Big Apple when the spirit of the Christmas season is at its apex. There is nothing else that compares. I promise.
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Tags:big apple at christmas time, christmas spectacular radio city music hall, christmas window displays in new york city, New York City, things to do in new york city at christmastime
Posted in Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Holiday Celebrations, New York, Tourist attractions, Travel tips | 3 Comments »
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Harry Smith, from the CBS Early Show, referred to this zoo as a “zoolet.” And he’s right. New York’s Central Park zoo is a very tiny animal sanctuary, but it does prove the old adage that “Good things come in small packages.”
The Central Park zoo is the perfect destination if your time and your cash are a little short. The admission price is tiny, and it’ll take only a couple of hours to look around, but the animals are very exotic, and the little haven has a very inviting ambience.
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Tags:delacourte clock, emerald boa, new york city central park zoo, polar bears
Posted in Family Vacations, New York, Tourist attractions, Travel with kids, Zoos | Comments Closed
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Tags:independence day in new york, macys fourth of july fireworks, new york city fourth of july, roosevelt island, watching fireworks from roosevelt island
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
With millions of people, all eager to catch a glimpse of some of the world’s best Fourth of July fireworks, where does a visitor – or for that matter – a local New Yorker go to catch the show?
It’ll be my first visit to New York during the 4th of July, and I wanted to do this visit up right. I have already done Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day – so I am expecting great things from New York City on Independence Day.
But I am glad I did the research first. Here’s what I discovered about how best to enjoy the Fourth of July in New York City.
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Tags:independence day in new york, macys fourth of july fireworks, new york city fourth of july, roosevelt island, watching fireworks from roosevelt island
Posted in Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, Holiday Celebrations, New York, Photography tips, Travel photography, Travel with kids, United States, Variety | No Comments »
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Nothing proclaims, “This person is an adventurer” like a Tilley hat. It’s true; look at a group of tourists – the ones in the khaki Tilley hats don’t look so touristy – they look more serious, more experienced, more like seasoned travelers.
Yes, it’s all good when you wear a Tilley hat unless, of course, you (like my husband and world travel companion) refuse to wear the hat’s chin strap. That decision, or lack thereof, can get you into a lot of trouble.
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Tags:registering your tilley hat, secret pockets in travel clothing, tilley endurables clothing, tilley hats, travel clothing
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Cruise Ship Travel, Family Vacations, New York, Travel - General Advice, Travel Products, Travel safety, Travel tips | 3 Comments »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
If you desperately need an escape from reality, and you will be traveling in the vicinity of New York City, then a visit to the New York Renaissance Faire could be the perfect fantasy tonic for you.
Located in Sterling Forest, Tuxedo (about an hour’s drive out of New York City), the Faire is one of those tourist-type memories that only get rosier with time.
Don’t think the fantasy aspect of the Faire is childish; it is not. This is adult entertainment, but kids will have a blast, too.
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Tags:birds of prey, medieval fairs, New York renaissance faire, new york tourist attractions, NYC renaissance fair, short line bus, sterling forest, tuxedo new york
Posted in Adventure Travel, Family Vacations, New York, Travel - General Advice, Travel Destinations, Travel tips, United States, Variety | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
New York City has an ample supply of police and security personnel; that’s commonly known. However, there is another type of policing official you might not know about: the “line-up police.”
If you are a theatre-lover, or a lover of the Bard’s works, and you plan to take in New York’s famous Shakespeare in the Park event, then you are guaranteed to meet the Big Apple’s line-up police.
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Tags:central park free tickets, central park summer events, how to get free tickets for shakespeare in the park, new york city attractions, new york city theatre, shakespeare in the park central park, shakespeare in the park line ups
Posted in Budget Travel, Family Vacations, New York, Tourist attractions, Travel - General Advice, Travel Destinations, Travel tips, United States, Variety | Comments Closed
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
It’s that time again; I’ve resisted long enough. I must return to one of my favorite spots in the world: New York City. Besides the fact I am addicted to NYC, I made a personal promise to myself that I would visit the Big Apple on every major holiday. I’ve already done Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and St. Patrick’s Day. So, now it’s time for one of the biggest hooplas of all: Independence Day!
Airfares from Canada, especially if we fly on our own major holiday, Canada Day, are cheap, so now I must find a NYC hotel. My husband and I took a liking to the Helmsley Park Lane (we’ve stayed there 3 times before), so I pulled up the hotel’s website, input our travel dates, and voila. Yikes! So much for the high life.
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Tags:airfare deals to New York City, cheap hotels in new york city, expedia deals, hotel deals on the internet, Independence Day in New York City, Miford Plaza in Times Square, New York City, New York Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, New York Plaza Hotel, travelocity deals
Posted in Airline Travel, Budget Travel, New York, Travel - General Advice, Travel Destinations, Travel tips, United States | 2 Comments »
