With so much to see and do on a trip to NYC, it can be hard to pin down a realistic itinerary. I spent one morning and afternoon exploring just lower Manhattan, and so I will describe here how I did it and everything I saw. Of course, if you only have a few daysContinue reading “A Day in Lower Manhattan, NY”
Category Archives: 1 Day trip
A Day in Prague, Czech Republic
The golden city of Prague is many things to me: my birthplace, my heritage, my home briefly after the “Velvet Revolution”…and an old friend that I go back to visit once in a while, just to keep in touch. It’s the perfect European city to visit even if just for one day, as it’s safe,Continue reading “A Day in Prague, Czech Republic”
A Day in Blatná, Czech Republic
The town of Blatná is about a 1 ½ hour drive from the Czech capital of Prague, and a pleasant place to visit for a day or two if traveling in the Czech countryside. It has a castle near the center of town which sits on its own island and includes a deer park toContinue reading “A Day in Blatná, Czech Republic”
One Day in Brooklyn – Gowanus
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, with 36 neighborhoods contained within it. It’s tempting to list the top places to see in Brooklyn and call it a day, but an itinerary like that would be quite exhausting. With an area of almost 100 square miles, you would spend most of the day onContinue reading “One Day in Brooklyn – Gowanus”
A Day in Montauk, NY
Happily one sunny Labor Day weekend we decided to spend the day exploring Montauk, NY. The furthest point out on Long Island, most consider it a weekend getaway but hotel prices can skyrocket during the summer and holidays. We decided to be brave souls and take public transportation out from New York City and justContinue reading “A Day in Montauk, NY”
A Day in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
On our last trip to San Francisco we took a detour south to charming Carmel-by-the-Sea to visit and stay with a friend. Known as a European-style village where celebrities lived and where Clint Eastwood was once the mayor, it did not disappoint as a pleasant place to rest and relax. Referred to often just asContinue reading “A Day in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA”
A Day in Nantucket, MA
“Nantucket! Take out your map and look at it. See what a real corner of the world it occupies;” – Herman Melville, Moby Dick Once a whaling village in the 19th century and then part of the then-booming whaling industry that swept the globe, Nantucket, Massachusetts is a cornerstone of early American history. The charactersContinue reading “A Day in Nantucket, MA”
The Full Itinerary 