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The Ivies. What started out as eight private colleges and universities forming an athletic conference, is now a term used to represent eight of the most elite, prestigious, and expensive schools in the world. With the exception of one, all of the schools were founded during the Colonial era. The eight Ivy League schools are: [...]
The August edition of Travel + Leisure lists its annual World’s Best Awards, and while the list has some familiar faces, it also sports some new entries as well. The Top 10 Best Cities in the World for 2009 are: Udaipur, India (in photo) Cape Town Bangkok Buenos Aires Chiang Mai, Thailand Florence Luang Prabang, [...]
You’ll find a kid-sized Halloween celebration at the New York Aquarium’s Ascarium. The annual festivities include sea monsters, carnival activities, a pumpkin patch, arts and crafts stations, a haunted house, and the Haunted Mine 3-D ride. Halloween activities are scheduled October 25-26th, and are free with general admission to the aquarium. (An additional charge applies [...]
Today’s Matchbook Monday is from Tavern on the Green, located in Central Park on the Upper West side of Manhattan (Central Park at West 67th Street). It is one of the most successful independently owned restaurants in the U.S. Tavern on the Green is a frequent haunt for the famous and infamous of Manhattan, including [...]
The Manhattan skyline is one of the most recognizable in the world. Whether view from an airplane as you are flying in, from Central Park, the top of the Empire State Building, or from a downtown ferry, the New York architecture is some of the most photographed around. This photo was taken while on a [...]
In addition to traveling, Mary Jo likes lingering over a cup of coffee, wandering in a museum, sipping wine at a cafe, enjoying a relaxing massage, and sharing it all with friends and readers.
Her most recent travels were to Portugal and Italy.
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