May 27th, 2009 at 4:30PM: New York City's famous Times Square became free of cars this Monday. This is the latest in two decades of radical changes to what used to be a dirty, dangerous, but uniquely vibrant part of one of the world's greatest cities. City officials have blocked traffic from 42nd to 47th Streets at Times Square and between 33rd and 35th Streets at Herald Square in a much-anticipated move we first reported ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Times Square becomes a pedestrian zone
May 27th, 2009 at 4:30PM: New York City's famous Times Square became free of cars this Monday. This is the latest in two decades of radical changes to what used to be a dirty, dangerous, but uniquely vibrant part of one of the world's greatest cities. City officials have blocked traffic from 42nd to 47th Streets at Times Square and between 33rd and 35th Streets at Herald Square in a much-anticipated move we first reported ...The world's most disappointing tourist attractions
Feb 4th, 2009 at 10:30AM: The Taj Mahal. La Sagrada Familia. The Grand Canyon. These are places that give visitors goose bumps and must be seen in person. The kinds of places that photographs just can't do justice. I know that when I arrived at the Taj Mahal my jaw dropped. I was in awe. But not all travel destinations live up to the hype. All to often, you arrive at your prized spot only to snap a perfunctory photo and ...Smoke and eat in New York - at the same time
Jan 8th, 2009 at 5:00PM: There are two types of attraction in New York. The surface stuff – like a visit to the Empire State Building and a walk through Times Square – show up in just about every guidebook you can imagine. Dig a little deeper, and you'll find the array of experiences that appeal to both locals and visitors, the destinations and events that often escape notice. The cigar dinners at tobacconist ...Need New Year's Eve ideas? Crash some plates!
Dec 20th, 2008 at 5:00PM: I assure you that when the ball drops on the last day of 2008, I will not be in Times Square. I will be nowhere near Times Square. So, unless you like the thought of being shoulder-to-shoulder with people you've never met while freezing and lamenting the lack of public bathrooms in that part of town, take a look at some of the choices you have this year. Chomp twelve grapes in Spain Think of it ...Time Square's Naked Cowboy's lawsuit against M&Ms is moving forward
Jun 24th, 2008 at 3:30PM: Let's hear it for the Naked Cowboy. There are new details since I posted about his lawsuit against Mars Inc., the maker of M&Ms. Although some of his claim against the company has been thrown out, the judge has ruled that the lawsuit can move forward.
A jury will decide if the Naked Cowboy can collect any money from the Mars Inc. for dressing a Blue M&M up to look like the Naked Cowboy ...Traveling Coincidences: Who Else Have You Seen?
Aug 26th, 2007 at 11:23AM: Brett's post on famous people you've come across in your travels reminded me of other traveling coincidences. It's neat to see famous people for sure, but what about the people who aren't so famous? What about the people from other parts of your life who show up in places where you least expect to see them? This is another aspect about travel that facinates me. Does the universe just put us at the ...
