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A Vail Adventure: Our Family’s Winter Vacation

  By Roberta Lasky We ventured to Vail this past February and uncovered a winter wonderland set within White River National Forest for a perfect wintertime getaway.  Fun Fact: Vail is a verb and means show respect or submission.  History: Pete Seibert and local rancher Earl Eaton established the ski area in 1962 and named […]

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Amsterdam Adventure: Trains, Boats and Bicycles

  By Roberta Lasky Having grown up on Netherland Avenue in the Dutch-named Spuyten Duyvil* section of Riverdale in The Bronx**, I have always had a strong interest in visiting Amsterdam. Planning our summer vacation in Europe, my husband and I decided to add a three-night trip to this city that has so many meaningful […]

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It’s All Greek To Me

By Jodi Baretz With much excitement my husband and I were finally headed to Greece. We were supposed to go 20 years ago on our honeymoon but, another event got in the way. I’m not a big planner so minus a few dinner reservations we were going to wing it. Since we have the Starwood […]

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