Although I often times have spouted on this blog about my love of the borough of Brooklyn, I do have a little confession to make – I was born and raised in Queens. Yes I lived most of my life on the Rockaway Beach peninsula. This seaside town is about a 90-minute trip on the…
Before you head out to a packed airport or major traffic on the highways this Independence Day weekend, check out this colorful collection of firework displays around the United States.
Travel is a lot of things to a lot of people. But for most of us these days, it is pretty expensive. With gas prices over $4 a gallon and airfares pricier than the same time a year ago, travelers have to be both savvy and frugal if they plan to getaway this summer. Fortunately…
There is absolutely no reason why you have to be bundled against the cold to enjoy your turkey! Consider a Thanksgiving vacation where you can soak up the sun on a sandy beach. Here are four Thanksgiving beach vacation destinations where you can yell “gobble, gobble” in your bikini. Miami provides several sunny beaches for…
This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Colleen Lanin. Colleen is the creator and editor of TravelMamas.com, a site for parents who want to travel with children…and stay sane! She is a freelance writer and author of the upcoming book, The Travel Mamas’ Guide. She has written articles for such magazines as Babytalk, San Diego Family, and…
If you are looking to plan that 2010 getaway, now might be a good time to check airfare. Virgin America, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have all announced some pretty good sales this week. Virgin America is offering discounted seats if you book by January 11 and fly between January 7 – March 10. There are…
A few months ago I wrote a piece called “25 Interesting (And Odd) New York Facts” for my blog. It received many “re-tweets”, a few comments and a lot of clicks to my site. It is still in my top 10 most read blog entries since I posted it back in July. So I figured…
As you may know by now, I really like to travel. I also assume that if you read my blog that you also really like to travel. I mean I am always looking to visit some faraway locale and usually have the next destination planned before my current trip is over. As a travel junkie,…