MidAtlantic Things to see and do Travel Articles
- New York City, New York – June 2000
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Every writer needs a muse. This month, mine was a fiberglass cow. I admit it: I was about to let June slip by without an update for BootsnAll (as has been my habit in recent months). And then she beckoned me from her perch two stories above my Brooklyn park bench: a fragmented cow clinging [...]
- Bargains in Brooklyn – June 2000
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In Brooklyn, the people live in row houses. Most houses follow the same pattern: four stories in brownstone or brick, with the second floor (first floor to the rest of the world) being the parlor. Originally the ground floor was reserved for kitchens and maids’ quarters, so the parlor floor became the entrance to the [...]
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 2000
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Welcome to Philadelphia – City of Brotherly Love For those of you that have not visited Philly recently, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. The last few years have brought an infusion of the arts into the city itself. Philadelphia offers a wealth of choices in galleries, theatrical and musical productions and museums. These attractions, [...]
- New York City, USA – August 1999
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As I bring you this latest update, beads of condensation roll down the glass of icewater by my keyboard. Whirling blasts of hot air rush from my fan. A heavy heat haze hangs outside my window, and the people walking by on the street seem withered and fatigued. Welcome to August in The City. While [...]
- New York City, USA – July 1999
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Exciting. Busy. Loud. Fun. Crowded. You may think any of these things when you think about New York City. But only for the rare individual (who is unlikely to be reading this right now) does the word “cheap” spring to mind in reference to this bustling metropolis. Admittedly, NYC is no mecca for budget travel. [...]
- New York City, USA – June 1999
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Current Happenings Sometime you will be in New York, and this situation will undoubtedly arise: you will be enjoying a walk through the city streets, bewildered by the long vertical lines of buildings and the blurring streaks of people walking by you. And then, penetrating your excitement, your bladder will send you a sharp, urgent [...]
