It was a gorgeous Sunday in June and my niece and I were up early to catch the train to Versailles. It was our last day in Paris and I wanted to show her the beauty of Versailles especially the garden fountains. The grand palace and gardens are one of […]
Our college intern worked the summer in NYC at Goldman Sachs (she has a great future ahead of her) and told me that one restaurant that she went to many times was The Smith. The Smith NYC has a few locations (Lincoln Center, Midtown and the East Village). I would […]
When my “pre-arrival” email showed up yesterday from the hotel, I realized I hadn’t done any research for the weekend trip. So I clicked the “concierge” button and was taken to the hotel’s standard internet site with attractions listed. There wasn’t an email link anywhere to contact the hotel other […]
I won’t lie – I do enjoy a good “I told you so” when someone admits I was right with advice. At a recent lunch, however, with our current college intern and former intern, I wasn’t feeling any sense of satisfaction – I was sad. Sad that our former college […]
My friend’s flight was delayed due to weather and this caused her and her family to miss their connection to London. When she told me that she was flying from Philadelphia to New York to London, I gave her this obviously weird look and said “Why would the travel agent […]
When I went to sleep on Tuesday, I had enough points to redeem for three business class trips to London from Philadelphia, when I awoke on Wednesday, I had enough points for only two tickets. The points were still in my account but their value magically disappeared overnight due to […]
For my trip to New York for the NY Times Travel Show, I had a reservation elsewhere but when the Starwood email landed in my inbox with the upcoming deals in New York City, I was tempted. The Westin New York Grand Central was $50 cheaper, offered more space and […]
This past weekend, I attended the New York Times Travel Show 2015 at the Javits Center in New York City. I’ve now attended the show in all three categories – consumer, travel industry and this year I was provided a press pass. Both the industry day (Friday) and consumer days […]
When my international flight lands back in the U.S., I have fun trying to beat my times from plane to curb (need to find a bit of fun at the airport). Flying back from Lima, I met Noah who played along with me at JFK as we landed and made […]
I wanted to go to a Broadway show, my friend wanted to see the Rockette’s Holiday Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. The Rockettes are for tourists that arrive by the swarm on the buses for the day, I thought. In over twenty years of visits to the city, even […]