New York City

pen4hire on January 30th, 2012

CONTEST IS OVER. The FINAL daily prize in the January Giveaway goes out today. And then I draw for the Grand Prize Winners. (See below) Destinations: Milan, New York City and Brittany in France Book: P.O. Box Love: A Novel of Letters (originally 2009, but NEW in English– February 2012) by Paola Calvetti I reviewed this [...]

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pen4hire on December 9th, 2011

Family Travel Friday Destination: New York City Book: Lonely Planet’s Not-For-Parents Series:New York City: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know  Review by Jennifer Close Central Park, Broadway shows, and the Museum of Modern Art are just a few reasons that New York City has been on my list of places to visit for as long [...]

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pen4hire on August 22nd, 2011

Destination: New York City, Italy Book: Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, by Gabrielle Hamilton A GUEST POST by Casey Barber Note: Today a knowledgeable food writer tells us about a new memoir by a chef who is also a writer who travels through kitchens of New York, France, Greece, [...]

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pen4hire on June 24th, 2011

Hey there, Americans–looking forward to a three-day weekend to celebrate Independence Day? Where will you plan to travel on July 4?  Here are five of the most spectacular fireworks displays in the U.S.A. 1. A Capitol Fourth, The Mall, Washington D.C. What’s Special? You’re kidding, right? It is THE place to be–the seat of government, [...]

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pen4hire on June 22nd, 2011

Destination: United States East Coast Intracoastal Waterway Book: Gib’s Odyssey: A Tale of Faith and Hope on the Intracoastal Waterway (NEW: May, 2011) by Walter G. Bradley Since I have never owned a boat, I don’t generally go looking for the equivalent of a road trip by boat. Therefore, I am not familiar with all [...]

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pen4hire on March 17th, 2010

The Great American Road Trip Destination: New York City, New York Book: Charming Billy (1998) by Alice McDermott Print PDF

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pen4hire on February 8th, 2010

Valentine’s Day is on a weekend! Perfect excuse to travel. Last year I talked about my favorite romantic city, romantic book and poetry, hotel, restaurant, etc. in this post. Please take a look because I have not changed my mind. And read on for two East Coast suggestions for this Valentine’s Day (if you can [...]

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pen4hire on February 2nd, 2010

Travel Tuesday: NYC Destination: Manhattan Hotel: The Warwick William Randolph Hearst, the Donald Trump of his day, made money in the early twentieth century as a media king and a property developer. He collected glamorous friends and stirred up equal parts of envy and admiration. Print PDF

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pen4hire on January 18th, 2010

A Visit to Dorothy Parker’s New York and how she is connected to Martin Luther King.

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