Brooklyn's Historic Subway Tunnel Tours Close
Bob Diamond is a classic New Yorker. Snubbing naysayers to discover, at age 19, the world's oldest subway tunnel, under Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue in 1980. Two years later Bob started leading tour down there -- raw tours, often peppered with fiery jabs at city officials. (I enjoyed one in July.)
Last month the city closed them down, alas. Hopefully they'll come back.
LABELS: ATLANTIC AVENUE, BROOKLYN, LONELY PLANET, SUBWAY, FRANKE SINKS UKOn the Weather Channel
Friday was fun. I got to talk travel -- or more precisely what to do to not be stranded at the airport when snow flurries fly -- on the Weather Channel. Here are the two segments: this one and that one.
Then I had tacos.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011Maybe the question for travel in 2011 isn't what you'll see, but what you'll hear?
Here's my defense of closing your eyes for Lonely Planet.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010
Robust Christmas IILast year, especially for Christmas, the 76-Second Travel Show tracked a surprising surge in the usage of the word 'robust' on both sides of the Atlantic:
A year later, we're noticing the trend in the US has continued its spike upward.
The New York Times rose from over 900 usages of 'robust' in 2009 to over 1400 (1406 as of Dec 23, including online references), while the UK's Guardian dropped slightly to 1885.
Does that say the UK is over robust, while the US is just getting started?
Either way, 76 Studios is looking forward to a very robust 2011.
LABELS: 76-SECOND TRAVEL SHOW, ROBUST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010 Most-Inspiring Travel Destinations I recently spoke with Guideposts about the most inspiring destinations/themes for travel. Yes, I squeezed on sports and, my ultimate favorite destination, home after a long trip: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010Particularly when it's two teams playing for nothing but pride. Harvard and Yale were, historically, instrumental in CREATING the sport of football. Unlike the big BCS teams, they have no polls, no bowls, no championships looming -- just a regular-season schedule capped with one of the biggest unseen rivalries in the country.
Sports in general is an underrated way of connecting with locals anywhere you go. And I found the same joy from mingling in the whirlwind of overcoats and scarves at Harvard Stadium a week-and-a-half ago. It was fun. And different from games back in Oklahoma. No merch stands, programs were free, and there were a lot of people in overcoats and scarves. One woman, a proud Crimson fan, told me, 'The boys sing 10,000 Men of Harvard in the locker room after each win.' So?, I thought. 'First in English, then in Latin.'
Football players who sing in Latin? Definitely not in Oklahoma anymore. LABELS: 76-SECOND TRAVEL SHOW, FOOTBALL, HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, YALE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010Talking 2011 on ABC News Now
Yesterday I appeared on ABC News Now to discuss some of the lists made in Lonely Planet's new Best in Travel 2011. Talked about Albania's Ottoman-era houses, Japan's $40 guesthouses, the notion of 'communism travel' and re-enactments from the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Civil War (here's my video on how they decide who dies first). Yes, I squeezed out a Will Ferrell movie idea and (not unrelated) Teutonic Knights. LABELS: ALBANIA, BULGARIA, CIVIL WAR, JAPAN, LONELY PLANET, NEW YORK CITY