Category: New York
Dust Off Your School-Girl Kilty Skirt And Head To New York's Tartan Day Scots Celebration
As the sound of fiddles and flutes fade away from St. Patrick’s Day, another group of Celts are tuning up their pipes for a grand Tartan Day celebration. Beginning on April 2nd, New Yorkers and visitors will gather on Ellis Island to kick off the 9th Annual Tartan Week celebration in recognition of Scottish heritage [...]
6 Heavenly New York Brunch Spots
Just because the stores and museums are closed, doesn’t mean Sunday mornings need to be dull in NYC. Beat the heat and the city noise by heading to a rooftop garden restaurant for brunch close to the heavens. Few cities are as vertically exuberant as New York, with skyscrapers reaching for the clouds everywhere you [...]
Spice Up Your NY Trip With Fun Sightseeing Tour of Famous TV & Movie Locations
If you’ve already done the typical tourist sightseeing in New York City, add some zip to your next visit by touring along with the fun loving folks at On Location Tours. Their 3 1/2 hour bus sightseeing tours visit famous television and movie locals around New York City with stops at nostalgic settings from Sex [...]
See Columbus' Replica Ships The Nina And The Pinta This Summer
The Columbus Foundation has lovingly constructed replica sailing ships of Columbus’ famed vessels the Nina and the Pinta (also known as the Santa Clara). The caravel ship Nina has been acclaimed as the most historically accurate recreation in modern times. This summer the two ships will sailing in tandem as a ‘sailing museum’, visiting ports [...]
World's Best Chocolate Vacations!
For everyone who loves chocolate as much as I do, it’s time to plan a vacation swirling with chocolate tours and adventures. Nothing matches the euphoric lift after munching on a creamy chocolate delight. Here are eight destinations for immersing yourself in chocolate ecstasy on your next vacation. Belgium reigns supreme as masters of the [...]
Tour The City By Public Transportation
Here’s a wonderful site for finding your way around major US cities (New York, Boston, Chicago, SFO, DC (and others) by public transportation whether its by bus, subway, taxi or even on foot. HopStop.com is an easy to use resource for finding the best route within these cities. Just enter your origin and destination and [...]
How To Save Big In the Big Apple
Thanks go to Rita (a WGTT tipster) for passing along this wonderful post about how to save money on your next visit to New York City. Rita knows her stuff – enjoy her report! “I had always heard how expensive New York City can be, but my friend and I found ways to have a [...]
It's Time To Plan Your Dazzling Pre-Holiday Weekend in New York City
No one puts on a party dress like New York getting ready for the holidays. Every shop window glistens with elaborate displays, and the theater scene pops with magical productions. Ever since the Miracle on 34th Street enchanted a nation in 1947, families have been streaming to New York City to revel in the nations [...]
Fantastic Fall Festivals
For me, Fall is the best time of year to travel. The weather is fresh and brisk, the earth is bursting with abundant harvests, and airfares take a dip between the high summer season and outrageous holiday fares. There’s no better time to venture forth and find a fall festival to enjoy. Here’s a sampling [...]
New York City Spouts Four New Waterfalls – Don't Miss Them This Summer
Another grand public arts project has been commissioned in New York City this summer. The city is proudly spouting four monumental, man-made waterfalls designed by artist Olafur Eliasson. Soaring as tall as the Statue of Liberty in some cases, and dramatically lit at night, you’ll want to view them from land and sea. According to [...]
