The New York City Traveler

Today’s guest post is from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor, and blogger at Flyaway Cafe.
 
No, I wasn’t at Woodstock, although I saw the 1970 Oscar winning movie (Best Documentary), and generally like the music of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair (as it was originally called).
People came from around the country, by car, bus, and on foot to attend a three day music festival, and what would be one of the largest music festivals ever.  Even today, Woodstock remains a turning point of politics and cultural for many Baby Boomers.
The new Museum at Bethel Woods (200 …read more

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This guest post comes from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe.
 
 
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, is an impressive French gothic cathedral with intricate sculptures, bronze doors, and over 200 stained glass windows.  It’s about the size of London’s Westminster Abbey – only in Newark, New Jersey.
Following nearly 95 of planning, building, planning some more, and changing plans, the cathedral was finished in 1954.  The Cathedral was elevated to the status of a Basilica by Pope John Paul II when he visited …read more

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Governors Island is what myths are made of.  Located in New York Harbor between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, most New Yorkers have never set foot on the island and most of America has never even heard of the island.  The exclusiveness of the island is for good reason: Governors Island was owned by the U.S. government and was used as a Coast Guard facility until 1995, thus prohibiting visits from civilians.  On the tourism side, Governors Island isn’t listed in most guidebooks or tourist maps, leading visitors to wonder exactly lies on the unmarked island.  The island once shrouded …read more

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If you’re looking for a perfect winter get-away… head north! Upstate New York offers world-class skiing just hours away from Manhattan. The Catskills are close enough to make a day-trip and you can stay in a quaint Bed & Breakfast when skiing the Adirondacks. If skiing isn’t your thing, the mountains offer other winter activities including tubing and skating.
Whiteface – With just 18% beginner terrain, the challenging terrain of Whiteface is often featured in skiing-great Warren Miller’s films and was the site of the Winter Olympics– twice. Recently, Whiteface ranked with the big-boys of winter, Whistler, …read more

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