currency exchange

Changing currency & optimizing credit cards for travel

So, you’re headed on vacation to a country and you need the best way to get your hands on their currency.  First of all, that’s…

Let’s Hike around Taghkanic Lake in NY

This 2-hour hike around Taghkanic Lake combines well-marked trails, deep woods, and some easier areas with the background of the beautiful Taghkanic Lake. Wear: Bug…

Bourkes Bakery – Is it any good?

New York City’s Bourkes Bakery was recommended to me when I was discussing with a friend that I wanted to get a nicer than usual…

Shakespeare in the Park – NYC

There are a number of ways to get tickets for Shakespeare in the park.  You can get tickets by physically waiting on line or remotely,…
Poets Walk

Poets walk – A calm hike in the Hudson Valley

Poets walk is an ideal place for a simple, mostly bug free, mostly easy hike to a scenic westerly view of the hudson river.  It…

The best place to watch the sunset in the Hudson Valley

After visiting the Clermont State Historic Site I can say this.  It is the easiest to access and best public location for sunset in the…

How to Speak Whale – Explorers Club, NYC

Did you know that you can visit the explorers club in New York City? Yes, the explorers club is dedicated to scientific advances of the…

Deciding where to go on a big vacation

When I think about a big vacation, I think of “opportunity”. The ability to go on vacation “somewhere” for 2 weeks, means that I don’t…

13 Tips to Master TSA Security

Get through the TSA security checks as a professional.  When I say “as a professional” what this means is that when approaching the luggage security…