Category Archive for "NYC" | globedDOTTIngTravel

My Day at the USOpen, 2012

Posted in: 2012, NYC | September 8, 2012 at 6:03 pm , by globeDOTTIngTravel

Last year I had purchased a ticket to the USOpen, the fourth and final major tennis tournament held each year comprising the Grand Slam (the other three being the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon). After sitting through intermittent rain showers all day last year, the day was officially ruled as a rain...

Opera Anyone? My Growing Love Affair

Posted in: 2012, Arts/Culture, NYC | August 29, 2012 at 11:31 am , by globeDOTTIngTravel

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When I heard the three tenors sing at the Opening Ceremonies of the Barcelona1992 Olympics , I thought, hmm, maybe I could actually like opera. But I didn’t do anything about it at the time. Over the years, I maybe went to two opera performances at the Met, with tickets...

Museum Mile…

Posted in: 2012, Arts/Culture, NYC | June 20, 2012 at 10:36 pm , by globeDOTTIngTravel

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Last week, I ventured into Manhattan from my Brooklyn base to go to the 34th annual Museum Mile Festival. Fifth Avenue is shut down from about 82nd Street to 110th Street for this Festival, and the museums along this stretch of the Avenue allow free access for the evening. I had...

What I’ve been doing since I got home…

Posted in: NYC, RTW 2011 | June 20, 2011 at 1:28 am , by globeDOTTIngTravel

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(To start at the beginning of my RTW trip, click here Day One, RTW in 99 days (globedottingtravel.com) What I’ve been doing since I got home: besides wearing something different every day 🙂 — got hair cut and colored (#1 priority!!); received commercial real estate industry’s Founders Award; walked high...