Aug 5th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
This photo by narinnr from Kagoshima, Japan (the Naples of the East, says Wikipedia) captures a Ferris wheel built atop a shopping center next to the train station. How fun is that? Imagine if you could kill time between trains at Penn Station riding high above New York?! I'm partial to the Gravitron when choosing an amusement ride, although spinning around against centrifugal force is probably ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Aug 5th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
This photo by narinnr from Kagoshima, Japan (the Naples of the East, says Wikipedia) captures a Ferris wheel built atop a shopping center next to the train station. How fun is that? Imagine if you could kill time between trains at Penn Station riding high above New York?! I'm partial to the Gravitron when choosing an amusement ride, although spinning around against centrifugal force is probably ...Memorable in Manhattan: Package for first-timers
Apr 23rd, 2010 at 1:00PM: You'll never forget your first time. It may have been thrilling or awkward, but it was memorable. Many are still waiting for their first ... their first trip to New York City. If you're only exposure to this city is what you've seen on television or the big screen, this is your chance to experience it for yourself. The Crowne Plaza Times Square's First Time in New York Package will make it easy to ...Escape from New York: Five tips for leaving the city when flights fail you
Mar 8th, 2010 at 8:00AM: New York is no stranger to tourist and business travel. We get lot of guests here, and eventually, their trips must come to an end. When the weather turns harsh, this can be problematic. Spring may be close, but March and April snowstorms happen, and there are always spring showers to make getting off the ground at JFK or LaGuardia a pure living hell. Whether you're traveling in the northeast ...New York's Penn Station to remain hideous
Feb 23rd, 2008 at 4:30PM: I have seen my share of ugly architecture (I grew up surrounded by the best socialist realism had to offer, after all) but Penn Station in New York must still be in my Global Top 5 Architecture Nightmares. It is mind-baffling to think that they tore down the original beautiful Pennsylvania Station--which looked much like Grand Central--in the 1960s to build the monstrosity that serves as one of ...1940's StyleTrain Travel
Dec 17th, 2006 at 8:28PM: Lovers of travel by rail prepare yourself for what I'm about to say. It will sound like an opportunity of a lifetime - something that should not be missed! Imagine zipping through time and space the very same way they did in the olden days when luxury and class was everything and the ladies wore such pretty hairstyles, not the big stuff you see in the south. According to the folks over at ...
