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New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your complete calendar and guide to the best NYC holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides and more. Enjoy NYC on the cheap with these FREE and family-friendly holiday events. If you want to spend a lot of
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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. The best things to do in NYC now through Hanukah, Christmas & New Year’s include FREE museum admission, holiday crafts markets and tree and menorah lightings, ice skating, Winter Solstice festivals and so
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The ski and snowboard season gets underway officially on Thanksgiving Weekend, with downhill destinations from Alta in Utah to Windham in New York either already open or opening, and several are celebrating important anniversaries or introducing important new trams and lifts. Here’s a round-up of the most important news for those with snow brains. Season
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The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is getting ready to be the centerpiece of New York City’s holiday celebrations. The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives on November 11. The 12-ton, 80 foot tall tree will be wrapped in more than 50,000 multi-colored, energy-saving LED lights and crowned with a 9-foot, 900-pound Swarovski star covered
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Whether you are a NYC native like me, moved here recently, or a visitor experiencing the greatest city on the planet, these are the best FREE things to do in New York City. This list offers something for everybody, including FREE museums and sightseeing, FREE guided tours, FREE tickets to late night TV shows,
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50,000 runners and up to 3 million spectators. Your guide to the best spots to watch and cheer the athletes along the annual NYC Marathon five-borough 26.2 mile route.
Beer is an integral part Germany’s culture and history. It is estimated that Germans drink an average of over 100 liters per person yearly, much of it consumed at annual Oktoberfest celebrations each fall, including Munich and Stuttgart, where the two largest Oktoberfests are held. Oktoberfest in Munich (my mother’s hometown) is the largest and
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In era where sustainable travel is not just a trend but a necessity, two countries offer unique pathways for eco-conscious individuals to become global citizens. Portugal’s Golden Visa and Dominica’s Citizenship By Investment programs are two such pathways. How do they fare when viewed through the lens of eco-travel and sustainability? Portugal’s Golden Visa: Eco-Friendly
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The tourists have gone home, the kids have gone back to school, sweltering temperatures have tamed to tolerable levels, and hotels have reduced their peak summer rates. It’s an ideal time to enjoy the crisp autumn air and the technicolor palette that Mother Nature serves up each autumn. Here are my favorite places in the USA and Canada and for a fall getaway.
Got the wanderlust and an active passport? Then take advantage of these super cheap flights to Europe as low at $99 each way. Book your flight by Sept. 13 to London, Rome, Paris, Oslo and Berlin and enjoy a fall, winter or spring holiday in Europe for less, from gateways including New York City, Boston,
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