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If New York City is one thing, it's certainly known for its lifestyle, vibrancy and sheer chutzpah. Once you visit there, the city will pull at your heartstrings forever more. We all know that it is the is the city that never sleeps. But, as ever, some New Yorkers ultimately find their…
No matter how many times we visit New York, we still leave longing to come back soon. We don't need to wax on about its benefits because, if you've been, you'll know. Much like other world class cities, it has all of the amenities that you would expect. But it has that…
New York City has one of the world’s biggest subway systems, but some areas of the city are poorly served. Even though New York City has the most extensive subway system in the Americas, less than two-thirds of the city’s population actually lives within walking distance of a station.
For the last 15 years, construction crews…
We love to feature these EarthCam videos / slice of life scenes from all across the globe. Set up by enterprising web geniuses, they rig their cameras to something stable, plug them into their computers and et voila, you're there. Today's webcam is Casino Pier South Seaside Heights in New Jersey, USA. …
The Czech Republic is an old and modern jewel just waiting to be discovered. Its capital, Prague is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Central Europe. It is a frontier of the modern West and the former Iron Curtain, hiding such beauty and elegance that you will be amazed.
Prague has a bit of…
“If I took you and blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York, you must think I must be in some third world country,” Biden
For example, Singapore Airlines’ New York City to Singapore route: its longest flight path, which connects Singapore’s Changi Airport with New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, 9,585 miles away, takes 18 hours and 40 minutes
That's a tall order by any measure, even if you're a museum addict. Who even has time for that? But that's the point, silly. Da Vinci, dinosaurs and ‘a subversive adult Disneyland’ feature on Time Out’s guide to the world’s unmissable museums. And if you know Time Out, you'll leap to the…
. . . we're with you! Rail travelers who are in or pass through North America will certainly know the name Amtrak. It is North America's "everyday" rail service. Over the years, the company has been the brunt of a fair amount of derision. Trains were old, late, poorly maintained and…
. . . . in Canada. For most people, that's an easy one. Vancouver is right up there, as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Ottawa. But how about Edmonton? Likely, there are many who think they know Canada, but actually only scratch the surfaces with The Big Five. But what…
For almost as many years that we've been operating Matouring, we've relied on our affiliate partners, OMIO. With their depth and breadth of travel solutions, it's no wonder that so many other travel companies have partnered with them, or rely on their services, as well. If you know about OMIO, they mostly make…
The cost of living keeps going up, although death is surprisingly affordable. Stephen Colbert
Americans love concocting phrases. For example, how about The middle of nowhere: This is a classic, universally understood to mean a remote, isolated place that is far from any town or city. It implies that the place is desolate and lacks any notable features. When you hear "Tri" something, that means three. "Tri-state area…
Really? Mention Francis Bacon, and you sometimes have to clarify which one you mean: the twentieth-century painter, or the seventeenth-century philosopher? Despite how much time separated their lives, the two men aren’t without their connections. One may actually have been a descendant of the other, if you credit the artist’s father’s claim of relation…
Ah, America. A place divided in so many ways, yet so cohesive at the same time. Your editor was born in the USA, but after living there 22 years, enough was enough. Let it be known that some of my siblings live there (I love them dearly) but they are not the…