History Hound Travels

I think it time to talk about a detail I usually overlook when I talk about going hither and yon, but it’s kind of important. Since I don’t want to mention it post after post, I’ll just take one short post to remind you to look into travel insurance before you go anywhere, and then we can get bag to fun stuff, like planning adventures, checking out cool destinations, and learning about the folks who’ve gone before us. So! Go take care of business, and meet me back here tomorrow, ok?

If I could go to New York City, I’d like to go at Christmastime (and I just might, in 2009, but that is several posts for several other days). I’d like to shop in Manhattan, drink tea in Greenwich Village, and walk down Wall Street. I;d like to visit Ellis Island and climg the Statue of Liberty. I’d like to see Rockefeller Center with the giant Christmas Tree and the people skating on the plaza. I’d like to be kissed in Times Square at midnight on New Year’s Eve. (That last might be a problem, since my husband won’t be going with me.)

I would also enjoy just riding around and seeing the sights. We could use an outfit like charter bus nyc and take the driver’s recommendation on where to get off and walk around a bit, because I also want to see the things that the people who live there find cool. It’s not as much fun for me to play tourist if I only do the tourist things, yk?

Last time I headed out on an adventure, I asked for tips on what to see and do, so I;d like to do that again. Tell me what you’d not miss in NYC. And also in Orlando, where I will be in just three short weeks!

Did you know that I look up some incredibly weird stuff on wikipedia? Well, I do, but that is not today’s topic, LOL. I just wanted to put in a plug for wikipedia, because it is an awesome resource. Today, I looked up, as the title suggests, acne. I’d thought that acne might be a relatively recent problem, given that it is often exacerbated by stress, and we are seeing an increase in the stress levels of teens.

The truth is: yes and no. There is apparently evidence that some early pharoahs suffered acne, and the very word comes from the Ancient Greek for point or peak. I guess that means that folks have been looking for the best acne treatment cream for thousands of years, huh?

YOu know, I love to talk about new places, but tonight’s place is really out there. No. I mean reeeeeeeeeeally out there. Tonight I want to share a site that will allow you to buy the moon. Think about the possibilities! You could buy a slice of Luna, and then rent it out! An extraterrestrial time share. And think about how much less you’d weigh there! You could advertise it as a weight loss vacation! Muhahahahahahaha!

How many times have you traveled and had a snafu with your ground transportation? I don;t get to go places very often, but when I do, the part of the trip most likely to give me heartburn is the period between the flight arriving and walking in the hotel door. After all, I don’t always have a friend picking me up, and I don’t always choose to stay in hotels that offer shuttle service, because they frequently also offer higher prices, though in a pinch I have picked hotels based solely on that amenity. And cabs are also spendy.

Enter Newark Airport Shuttle. Though this service is only helpful around “JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark Airports and hotels, residences and businesses between Battery Park and 125th Street” the concept behind it is innovative, and would be welcome anywhere. What if, you could fly into a city, take care of business via shuttle and fly right back out. No rental car hassle, no hotel hook-ins, just what you need: reliable ground transportation. No having to buy apples just to get oranges as I like to say. And you can book online. How easy is that?

I hope this company expands. Specifically, I hope that manage to set up operations in Orlando before I get there in September.