Category: Cities
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Hotel Review- Las Vegas MGM Grand
I’ve been to Las Vegas a few times in my life- sometimes for vacations, more often for work- and I make it a point to try to stay in a different hotel each time I visit. Although I’ve stayed at quite a few different Vegas hotels at this point, MGM Grand remains one of my…
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A Half Day Along the Hudson River, A Budget Friendly New York City Itinerary
With New York being such a popular destination for travelers across the world, I often find myself running around the city playing tourist myself, with my friends visiting from all over. One route that proves particularly popular with visitors is what I like the call my ‘Half Day Hudson Tour’, which takes us all along…
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Museum Spotlight- The Met Cloisters
While the Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of my favorite museums in New York, I’d only managed to visit The Cloisters this past winter. Located in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, this offshoot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is easy enough to get to from the city via public transportation, but I…
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How to Spend a Day on the Chicago River
While Chicago is know for its windy and wild winters, its summers more than make up for the frosty seasons. I took my first trip to Chicago in August, and the warm weather had me sticking close to the Chicago River for the entire day.
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What to Do In Las Vegas if You’re Not a Gambler
For someone who has been to Las Vegas on three separate occasions, I truly have no interest in gambling. The brightly lit machines are pretty and that’s about the extent of my awareness of the casino floor. There is, however, a reason that I keep returning to the city; its abundance of shopping, dining, entertainment…
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Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
While Philadelphia is probably most well known for it’s cheesesteaks and its central role during the American Revolution, one of the things I like most about it is it’s creative atmosphere. I had taken a road trip here specifically to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but wanted to take a look at the now…