Drink a Manhattan in Manhattan at a rooftop bar. Photo © Nancy D. Brown When you have an opportunity to visit New York City for the weekend it's easy to get over-whelmed in the city that never sleeps. I'm from California and I'm at that stage in my life where I still value [...]
Lovage Lounge DoubleTree by Hilton NY Times Square West. Photo © Nancy D. Brown What started off as a lowly parking lot, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New York Times Square West has emerged to be the latest showstopper, steps from Broadway Theater District, the convention center and New York City dining and shopping. [...]
Sam and Amber Jaeger in the road trip movie, "Take Me Home." With season of summer road trips almost upon us, here is a movie that is a reminder of what it's like to discover oneself and a kernel of truth about life along the open road. "Take Me Home," is an independent film gem [...]
Seneca Bark Longhouse In the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, the Seneca, one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee, more commonly known as the Iroquois Confederacy, once thrived. Thankfully, due to their ancestors’ grit, fortitude, and determination to keep their culture alive, the Seneca that still live here remain connected to their roots [...]
American Airlines A321 Airbus in San Francisco In 1953 American Airlines was one of the leaders in transcontinental airline service flying from Idlewild, New York to Los Angeles, California. Remember the days when you dressed up to board an airplane and lobster was on the menu in coach? American Airlines airplanes fly California [...]
Kicking it palapa-style at Dreams Nueva Vallarta. Dreams Resort, Puerto Vallarta Mexico For a great all-inclusive resort vacation, I highly recommend Dreams just north of Puerto Vallarta. We stayed for a week in this lovely paradise with enormous crystal clear pools, beach palapas, entertainment, all manner of activities and fantastic restaurant. To lounge [...]