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Some of the most beautiful gardens on the planet are the front yards or back yards of classic and historic US hotels. They include gardens featured in films such as Citizen Kane and some designed by Frederick Law Olmstead Jr., one of the designers of New York’s Central Park.
Passover is one of the most joyous of Jewish celebrations, marking the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, led by Moses. Here is a resource for FREE greeting cards, Hagaddah, crafts for children, who play such an important role in the celebration of Passover, online Seder services, and more. Passover 2023 – or Pesach 5783 –
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Welcome to spring, and the magical bright pink and white blooms of cherry blossom season. Here are a dozen-plus dozen spots in New York City and the rest of NY State where you can enjoy acres of these blooming beauties through mid-May, many for FREE in public parks, so you can enjoy cherry blossoms on
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St. Patrick’s Day means parades and green beer, bagels, donuts and milkshakes – plus great deals at national restaurant chains. Some are valid only on Friday, March 17, others for a few days before and after. Our leprechauns have been busy searching for this pot of gold list of money-saving deals, offered alphabetically, because that’s
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As the saying goes, everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Just about every city in the United States has a parade honoring the saintly man who drove the snakes from Ireland, either on March 17, or the weekend before or after. In 2023, March 17 falls on a Friday, so check dates carefully so
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George Washington had a close relationship with NYC for more than five decades, and there are more than a dozen locations to visit where the Revolutionary War general and first US President ate, drank, slept, prayed, and made famous in other ways. George Washington first visited New York City in 1756, en route from his
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Now that EVs and plug-in EVs have gone mainstream, we’ve got to learn to play nice and share parking spots with charging units, whether they are on public streets or in airports, shopping mall parking lots, or hotel garages. The EV version of spam is parking your internal combustion vehicle at a spot where there’s
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Switzerland is building a gi-normous solar installation – the size of 35 football fields – to produce electricity for up to 15,000 homes. The solar project is to be built around the Bern Airport. Called the BelpmossSolar project, it is expected to cost around $33 Million, and scheduled for completion in 2026. According to SwissInfo,
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The world’s tallest hotel made almost exclusively from wood has opened in Swedish Lapland, the the birthplace of cross-country skiing and home of the reindeer. The Wood Hotel in Skellefteå is no rustic cabin in the woods. It is a 20-story luxury hotel downtown, dominating the skyline, and surrounded by the spruce and pine forest
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Through Jan. 20, Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass is available for $299, a savings of $200 off the regular price. With the USA Rail Pass, you can see the country and explore sights at more than 500 destinations using up to 10 travel segments over a 30-day period for less than $30 per ride. How it works:
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