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The Hudson River Museum – Yonkers NY

Just north of The Bronx in the city of Yonkers is a really nice little museum that I like to visit. The Hudson River Museum sits on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Hudson River.       The Hudson River Museum opened in 1922 as…

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Boarding Etiquitte and Carry-on Bags

A recent article from the newsletter Smarter Travel got me thinking about the different issues with boarding planes. I have noticed the myriad different ways that airlines try to control boarding. As they have worked to enforce “zones” or “groups”…

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Celebrate Dr. Seuss – Springfield MA

  Springfield MA is the kind of city that most people speed by on the way to somewhere “more important.”Sitting at the junction of Interstates 90 and 91, people zoom by traveling between Boston, Albany, Montreal and other places. If people…

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Faces of Beijing – China

Last week I was listening to an episode of one of my favorite radio shows – “This American Life” It was an episode about foreigners in China. several of the Americans who now live in China spoke about how being a European in Beijing no longer draws the attention that it used to.

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The Great Wall of China

Yes, there is all of the hype of The Great Wall being one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But The Great Wall out does the hype. It is awe inspiring. Built between 1360 and 1650 AD it was never effective at keeping out invaders.

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Temple of Heaven – Beijing China

  One of the places that I felt most comfortable during my trip to Beijing was at the Temple Of Heaven and its surrounding park. The Park sits just north of the 2nd Ring Road and the city canal and is about 4.5 km south of Tiananmen Square.

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The Hudson River Museum – Yonkers NY

Just north of The Bronx in the city of Yonkers is a really nice little museum that I like to visit. The Hudson River Museum sits on a beautiful piece of land overlooking the Hudson River.       The Hudson River Museum opened in 1922 as…

Read More

Boarding Etiquitte and Carry-on Bags

A recent article from the newsletter Smarter Travel got me thinking about the different issues with boarding planes. I have noticed the myriad different ways that airlines try to control boarding. As they have worked to enforce “zones” or “groups”…

Read More

Celebrate Dr. Seuss – Springfield MA

  Springfield MA is the kind of city that most people speed by on the way to somewhere “more important.”Sitting at the junction of Interstates 90 and 91, people zoom by traveling between Boston, Albany, Montreal and other places. If people…

Read More

Faces of Beijing – China

Last week I was listening to an episode of one of my favorite radio shows – “This American Life” It was an episode about foreigners in China. several of the Americans who now live in China spoke about how being a European in Beijing no longer draws the attention that it used to.

Read More

The Great Wall of China

Yes, there is all of the hype of The Great Wall being one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But The Great Wall out does the hype. It is awe inspiring. Built between 1360 and 1650 AD it was never effective at keeping out invaders.

Read More

Temple of Heaven – Beijing China

  One of the places that I felt most comfortable during my trip to Beijing was at the Temple Of Heaven and its surrounding park. The Park sits just north of the 2nd Ring Road and the city canal and is about 4.5 km south of Tiananmen Square.

Read More