Tag Archives: travel
An Insider’s Guide to New York City
Welcome to the Big Apple! They say that the best way to experience a city is to act like a local. I couldn’t agree more. I’m sure that you can spot out-of-towners a mile away wherever it is you’re from … Continue reading
Posted in Society, travel
Tagged costumed entertainers, deblasio, new york, times square, tourists, travel, trump
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Balaton Memories
Growing up in the U.S., your idea of a beach vacation may have been sunny Florida or something more modest like The Jersey Shore. In communist Hungary, the only place to go was “Balaton.” It’s a lake, but no ordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Hungary
Tagged 1970s, amphicar, balaton, DDR, east germany, gary shteyngart, hungary, magyar, P.S. 174, Plattensee, Queens, travel, zimmer frei
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Cruising
As usual, my vacation plans were a tad overambitious. Realizing that two weeks spent in Canada and Maine would be heavy on activities not able to be enjoyed by everyone in the family and rustic locales that would have caused … Continue reading
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Tagged bermuda, celebrity, cruise, cruising, gluttony, travel, vacation
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Cacophony and cheese 