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 […]
10 Tips For Traveling To Israel
By Joanie Schildkraut Israel is similar to Disney World in that no matter at what age you go, or what time of the year you travel, everyone comes home with fond memories to last a lifetime. No two trips will ever be the same, but here are some of the tips learned from our […]
Why Ireland?
By Marlo Klein. Why Ireland? The world is a big place and I intend to see it all (if I’m lucky). So not every destination I pick is popular. I found recently that when I chose Ireland as this summer’s place for Andrew and I to explore, I got many of the same reactions..”really, why […]
So Smug About Smugglers Notch-18 Plus Car Rides Worth The Trip
By Lisa Katz Sklar. My family has been going to Smugglers Notch in Vermont for the last 18 years. Each time we go, the entire drive we reminisce about the last time we were there. All I can hear in the back seat is “do you remember when we did …”. I always feel […]
From Biscuits To Butter Beer To Bunkers…..One Family’s Busy Week In London
By Jessica Reinmann. When our son turned 9 we decided he was finally old enough to start traveling (our daughter is 13). We thought London would be the perfect first international trip with no language barrier. We used the company Queen of Clubs to plan our excursions and we were very happy with them. We […]
Panama Is A “Lock”-A Great Place To Explore And Surf
By Mia S. On the final day we woke up at 5:00 and got to the beach by 6:00, in time to watch the sunrise. Again we surfed for three hours as the sun rose higher in to the sky………. Panama Is A “Lock”-A Great Place To Explore And Surf […]
It’s Senior Year!-A Last College Spring Break Trip To Vegas (And We Fit All Our Shoes)
By Alexa B. and Sara G. After a much discussed topic about where we should venture for our senior year college spring break, a unanimous decision was made that Las Vegas would be our destination. The next steps flew by. We booked through Expedia and got round trip flights and a hotel package for 4 […]
Go West Young Men….And Mom and Dad Too
By Jodi Lichtenstein. In an effort to try something new my family of four decided to veer off track and take a family road trip. On our typical vacations you will find us stateside on a beach in Florida or on our family favorite, a cruise. Within our family unit our definition of “vacation” varies […]
The Mayan Ruins Did Anything But Ruin My Trip To Cancun
By Caroline B. My favorite part of my trip was snorkeling in natural caves made of limestone that have been preserved for many years. We were able to swim through the caves and see plenty of different types of cool fish. It was an experience that was nothing like I’ve even done before….. […]