by Beth Holmes | Apr 26, 2021 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Thirty-five years after the disaster, the name Chernobyl still evokes desolation. Everyone has seen images of the nearby city of Pripyat, abandoned one spring day in 1986 and never lived in again. But the reality is not nearly so isolated. Pripyat and the Chernobyl...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 19, 2021 | News, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
When most of the features of Coney Island closed in the fall of 2019 for the usual winter closure, vendors had every expectation of opening again in February, once the snow melts. They do it every year. But in February 2020, no one got to welcome a New York spring by...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Business, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
The William Vale hotel in Brooklyn is by no means small with 183 rooms, but most New Yorkers have probably never noticed it. A modest 23 stories, this hotel is all about the view. Every room features floor-to-ceiling window, many of them overlooking that classic...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
The train tracks between Denver, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, follow one of the most stunning paths in America. But you can’t get these views from Amtrak – there hasn’t been passenger service between the two cities in over 50 years, only freight. Rocky Mountaineer, a...
by Admin | Nov 30, 2020 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
In August 2017, a total solar eclipse was considerate enough to travel across most of the United States, beginning in Oregon, curving through the heartland, passing directly over Nashville, Tennessee before passing off of the coast in South Carolina. Millions of...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Art & Culture, International, News, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel tips
We all have lots of places we want to see—way too many for any mere mortal to visit in one lifetime—but the folks at Lonely Planet have provided a tool to help you prioritize. The company recently released its 2020 Top Countries list, which offers a glimpse at “the...
