Tagged With "grace hudson"
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Re: Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
It was part of a package that included safaris in Botswana and travel to Victoria Falls, so I'm not aware of the line item expense but the package was expensive. But it was a remarkable experience, Andredeya. I usually stay in "average" places but once in a while it's nice to pamper yourself. The Cape Grace will definitely pamper you More info on Cape Town HERE . A Daytrip from Cape Town HERE .
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Re: Touring Historic B&Bs in Charming Havre de Grace
I like the Russian Room and all the outdoor seating areas. Thanks for the terrific article and colorful photographs.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 8, 2014: Hudson Bay Blankets, Banff
I have a deep personal love for my Hudson Bay Blanket, inherited from my parents, Jim and Barbara McAleer, who bought it in the 1930s when they were newly weds. A dry cleaner tried to steal it from me about 15 years ago. I told him I was going court over it and was told in found the next day! I'm now going to check out the prices on the HBC website. Never have checked. Your fan, NM
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Re: Air and cruise lines: Out of parking space?
We have a 'ghost fleet' of cargo ships up the Hudson a way, too, but I suspect that the cruise lines aren't ready yet to think about real mothballing...
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Re: Sequoia National Park: Hiking to Pear Lake (The Lakes Trail)
My knees are part of my concern; they love walking (helps them!) but don't do well twisted or weighted. Have you any suggestions for the Hudson Valley/Lower Catskills area?
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Re: Where was Gumbo #18 - Olana, Hudson NY
Well done Jonathan. After your last clue I considered the Hudson River bunch as well as the Ash Can School but could find no reference to this place. It's quite a house.
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A Remote Canadian Village offers Indescribable Natural Discoveries
As I left the hotel in Winnipeg I was outfitted in all my brand new cold-weather gear headed for the airport and a two hour flight to the remote village of Churchill. I prayed my preparation for facing the sub-zero temperatures and brutal...
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The Bear Blog
I had a hunch when Shelly and I were planning our 59 National Park in 59 weeks tour that wildlife would be center stage. I knew that the buffalo would roam in Yellowstone, that the tropical fish would dance...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Where Gumbo was #85)
In addition its contributions to the performing arts Los Angeles is also home to the largest art museum in the Western United States – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Located on Wilshire Blvd just east of Fairfax Ave....
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Volendam and Edam, the Netherlands: A Historic Riverfront Adventure
AmaWaterways river cruise ship AmaCerto leaves Amsterdam heading for Volendam and Edam. Gliding north along the Markermeer and Ijsselmeer rivers, the ship arrives just after lunch for a tour of the towns now united under one municipality. ...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, December 8, 2014: Hudson Bay Blankets, Banff
This past summer I'd spent a day wandering the streets of Banff with my dear friend, LestertheInvestor, and our lovely wives. Sylvia and I stopped by the Hudson Bay Co (HBC) store and spotted this clever display of blankets drapped over a canoe....
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Smart marketing: publisher targeting Wright Brothers book at airports
David McCullough, two-time Pulitzer winner in history, has a new book out highlighting the Wright Brothers and the beginning of commercial aviation--and they're aiming distribution at the people assumed to be most interested in the subject: air...
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Escape the City with a Walk in Riverside Park
Jonathan L takes a winter walk in one of his favorite New York City parks and shows us why the bad weather can be a good time for a stroll.
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August 23, 2017: Wolf Creek Pass - Colorado
Join Samantha for an excursion to the San Juan Mountains, and to this scenic pass on the Continental Divide.
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Small Museums of New York State
While driving across New York following the Erie Canal, Jonathan L had the opportunity to stop at some of the smaller museums that are often missed by tourists.
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Why I never get tired of Monet's gardens
On my most recent visit, I had to explain why I keep going back, and why it's not really about the 'cult of Monet.'
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Burden Iron Works, Troy NY—a trip through industrial history
Jonathan L finds another small museum with a great story: the history of the early industrial revolution along the Erie Canal.
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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta (Where Gumbo Was #236)
Gumbo was visiting Writing-on-Stone Provincial park in south-central Alberta. A beautiful prairie landscape dotted with hundreds of hoodoos and the Milk River make for a memorable destination.
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Rockefeller's Cathedral: Riverside Church, New York
PHeymont visits one of Manhattan's most famous and beautiful churches and shares its unusual history
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Delaware and Ulster Railroad, Arkville, NY
Jonathan L takes a ride through the Catskills on the Delaware & Ulster RR
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U.S. Appeals Court OKs airline gobbledygook
Decision refuses to order Department of Transportation to make airlines give plain-language notice of compensation rights.
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National Trust: More like 'Heir B&B'
Britain's National Trust adds a new listing to its collection of rentable vacation spaces in historic buildings.
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General Grant National Memorial, New York
PHeymont becomes one of this national monument's few visitors and finds out more about its history.
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The Cloisters: Modern Museum for Medieval Art
What appears a timeless survival is actually a carefully-designed platform for displaying ancient art in its own milieu.
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Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY
Jonathan L takes us to Gumbo's destination of Flushing Meadows Park in Queens NY
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NYC gets a new view with an edge
New York's newest observation deck is on, not in, a new supertall building for an added thrill.
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St. Andrews-on-the-Red Anglican Church, Manitoba
DrFumblefinger visits historic St. Andrews church and cemetery, on the Red River near Lower Fort Garry. It's one of the oldest churches on the Canadian prairies.
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Daytripping: The Lafayette Trail, Havre De Grace, Maryland
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger explores some of the sights around the history-rich Lafayette Trail.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 20, 2015: Bow River, Alberta
While I was in Banff I visited the Banff Springs Hotel. Just a short walk from the hotel is The Bow River and the Bow River Falls. The Bow River begins in the Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills to...
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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1931 - 1945
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We've previously looked at the museum's collection of antique gasoline pumps , vehicles from 1907 - 1917 and 1918 - 1928 . We continue with the last of the vehicles, my...
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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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Wadsworth Atheneum - Hartford CT
Main Building of the Wadsworth Atheneum - opened 1844 When I travel, I love finding small art museum with good collections. The Wadsworth Atheneum is one of my favorite finds. Opened in 1842, the Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the...
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What's the safest seat on an airplane?
Probably not a seat you'd voluntarily want. Let's face it. Traveling by air is very safe. You're more likely to die from an allergic reaction, like to a bee sting, than from a plane crash. And by far the most important...
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Delhi NY - A drive through the Catskills
If you have never been to the Catskill Mountains in New York State you are missing one of the real beautiful areas of the Northeastern United States. The Catskills fill the area between the Hudson River to the east and the Delaware River to the...
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Port Townsend, Washington
Jonathan L spends some time in a former major port that's become a pleasant waterfront community on Puget Sound.
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June 17, 2018: Grand Central Terminal (not Station)
Jonathan L takes gives us a peek at one of the grand old train terminals
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Touring Historic B&Bs in Charming Havre de Grace
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger tours some charming B&B's in Havre de Grace, Maryland. These are the kind of places that feel like home away from home.
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A Park Grows in Brooklyn
Nearly 200 years ago, New York and Brooklyn, then separate cities and the greatest shipping centers on the East Coast, saw the land along the rivers—Hudson and East—begin to fill with docks, piers, warehouses and freight traffic....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb. 2, 2014: New York Harbor at Sea Level
In New York's concrete canyons, it's possible to lose track of the city's connection to the sea...but not when you're out on a harbor trip on a tour from the South Street Seaport . This scene looks up the mouth of the Hudson River from the Upper Bay,...
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New York Harbor: View from a Tugboat
As travelers, we like to poke around in cities and look for the less-seen sights—but it’s easy to forget we have them at home, too. New York from the water is an example. In this century, we New Yorkers tend to forget how important...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 23, 2014: Bow Glacier Falls, Banff National Park
Thousands have trekked great distances to find the origin of the Nile River in Africa. A few weeks ago I made a similar but much more modest quest, namely to find the origin of Alberta's Bow River. The Bow is the dominant river in...
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Is the revolution coming? New York's plan for upgraded LGA and JFK
Long-awaited big change is planned for New York's over-crowded airports. NY Gov. Cuomo and Vice President Biden held a new conference today to announce sweeping plans that are so far without a specific plan, a completion date or total costs...but hey,...
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Brooklyn Museum: Depth, Variety, Whimsy
PHeymont visits a giant of a museum that only seems small by comparison with other New York museums.
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Wave Hill Arboretum, Bronx, New York
Wave Hill, the former estate of the Perkins family, is one of New York's most beautiful treasures, and one of its least known. It shouldn't be!
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The Whitney Museum, New York City
Jonathan L takes us along to one of his favorite smaller art museums in New York City, dedicated to modern and contemporary art by American artists.
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Visiting My Backyard—Riverside Park
Come visit Jonathan L's Backyard - Riverside Park in NYC
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Cruise ship completes first Northwest Passage trip
Crystal Serenity's voyage from Anchorage to New York, accompanied by an icebreaker, realized an age-old dream.
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Visiting 170-year-old Hanford Mills
An opportune moment, an intriguing road sign, and Jonathan L finds himself in a museum that's also an operating mill with a fascinating history.
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Norwegian plans U.S. Routes with 737-Max and $69 promo
The Scandinavian discounter expands again, this time with trans-Atlantic flights to smaller cities with smaller planes...and smaller fares.