Navigating New York City can be challenging, even for seasoned New Yorkers. It’s even more confusing if it’s your first trip to the city. My wife, Sharon, and I fall …
Public Transportation
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Travel
What Most Travelers Overlook: The Unexpected Joy of Exploring Everyday Things Abroad
by joehegby joehegSure, visiting another country means adapting to different customs, languages, and cultural norms—some of which might surprise you if you haven’t done a little homework beforehand. (Here are a few …
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One of our favorite destinations is New York City. We usually go back every few months. One of the best things about visiting NYC is that we don’t need to …
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The End of the MetroCard: MTA Sets Final Phase-Out Date All things must come to an end, and it looks like the time has finally come for the MTA MetroCard. …
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Airports
LAX is Getting a $30 Billion Overhaul, But Will It Fix the Airport’s Biggest Problems?
by joehegby joehegFor years, U.S. airports have lagged behind their international counterparts. Aging terminals, inefficient layouts, and poor public transportation access have made travel through major hubs a frustrating experience. While the …
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Travel
9 Things Americans Do That Confuse Everyone Else In The World
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA while back, we wrote about things in the U.S. that boggle the minds of Europeans. Although the piece was written in fun, it covered a lot of things we …
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JFK Airport in New York City is undergoing a multi-year renovation project, which includes work on many of the terminal buildings. $9.5 billion for Terminal 1 $1.5 billion Terminal 4 …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Rolling in Philly: Riding the Quirky SEPTA Trolley
by joehegby joehegWhen we visited Philadelphia, we took the Amtrak train to 30th St. Station. While in the city, there’s not much near the train station. When we pulled up Google Maps, …
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When visiting New York City, we’ll pick which airport to use based on schedule, price and our plans for that trip. We’ll end up flying through JFK airport a few …
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On our recent trip to New York, we did something we’d never done before. Since we might have to do it again in the future, we decided to give it …