After several days of rain, the weather in New York City last Wednesday morning was absolutely gorgeous with sunshine, bold blue skies, a gentle breeze, and brilliantly colored flowers… everywhere! I had heard that tulips were in bloom all over the city and saw some for myself on my cab ride into the city earlier […]
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My Dinner with (the real) Tony Bennett
I’m Now on Bloglovin!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin For those who love the organization of Bloglovin, Travel Browsing With Deb is now a part of it. Just click the above link to follow and to add to your viewing stream on their site. Pretty cool!
Word Cloud Day – And the Close of Blogathon 2013
This is it, the 30th and last official posting day of the 2013 WordCount Blogathon – and I met the challenge and didn’t miss any day in June. Yay! I’m so glad I participated in what was my first event of this type, especially because it pushed me to finally build the type of travel […]
TripAdvisor Names Best Landmarks and Theme Parks of 2013
Today, TripAdvisor released the top winners of its 2013 Travelers’ Choice Attractions awards, which were based on online reviews and opinions from tourists all over the world. The lists include the Top US Landmarks, World Landmarks, US and World Parks, US Museums, and US Amusement and Water Parks. I have to say, I’m kind of […]
A Haiku Inspired By David Cross
Just read the news from Deadline.com that Arrested Development star David Cross is creating a new “comedy” series for Showtime. But I’m not yet believing the comedy part because of the premise: it centers around a “modestly successful travel writer” who has several wives/families he’s trying to keep from learning about each other. Hilarious? Hmm…. I’m […]
Round-Up Saturday: Travel News from the Past Week
As part of Blogathon 2013, I’ve been posting to the Travel Browsing blog every day in June. And while the writing and research have been a lot of fun, so has stumbling upon interesting sites, blogs, and stories. Here’s a short round-up of just some of the online articles I found especially helpful this week: […]
Honolulu Tops New List of Most Expensive Cities to Visit
Honolulu, Hawaii is a beautiful and fun place to visit but, according to the TripAdvisor TripIndex report for 2013 that was just released, it is also the most expensive city in America for travel plans. The report pulled together average costs for an overnight stay at a 4-star hotel, a round trip taxi ride, dinner […]
Photo Scavenger Hunt Hopes to Build ‘Sense of Community’
When I was in junior high, I loved when a get-together featured some type of clever scavenger hunt. Later, I went to a college party that sent teams of guests out with polaroid cameras (wow, that was a long time ago!) to perform a list of silly activities around town and then provide photographic proof […]
New Opening Date Chosen for Museum Celebrating U.S. Marshals
The new U.S. Marshals Museum (which was first announced back in 2007) finally has a new opening date. In fall of 2016, the 52,260-square-foot $50 million facility plans to open its doors on the banks of the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, according to an announcement by the museum’s Board of Directors on Tuesday. A […]