Show Notes: Dr Mary Travelbest
Independent Travel Guide: New York City part 2
In this episode: The FAQ is : What good are frequent flyer miles? The
destination is New York City Part 2 and the lesson learned is don’t run out of
water and the travel tip is Pack a small bag for “in flight”.
FAQ: What good are frequent flyer miles? Can I donate them?
Answer: They can get you free trips, but you need to work for them a bit. Unused
frequent flyer miles can help a cause, so consider donating them.
Most airline miles expire after 12-36 months of account inactivity. Some
have made an exception during the pandemic. American Airline’s plan allows you
to donate as few as 1000 miles. The program is Let Good Take Flight. Hawaiian
allows you to donate and often will match your donation. See the show notes for
more details and we’ll discuss this more in future episodes.
https://travel.usnews.com/rankings/travel-rewards/airline-rewards/
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/010715/7-top-ways-earn-airline-miles.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/090916/are-travel-rewards-credit-cards-worth-it.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/best-travel-credit-cards-4801017
Today’s Episode Destination is New York City (Part 2)
Are you planning to visit New York? If so, here is my personal experience
of living in New York and then traveling the five boroughs.
I was born in Manhasset on Long Island, New York in the height of the
baby boom of 1957. More babies were born in the US that year than any other
year during this boom.
https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/baby-boom/
I spent my first fifteen years in New York, perfecting my accent, hanging
out at the outdoor mall, Roosevelt Field, about 20 miles from the City, in a town
called Garden City, which I’ll describe later.
Here’s an explanation of the five boroughs: When I say, New York City, I mean
all five parts. If I say Manhattan, that’s the lower part of the island where
shells worth about $24. were exchanged for the real estate in the 1600’s. That’s
what most people think about the city.
http://www.c3teachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/NewYork_4_Manhattan_Purchase_rev.pdf
https://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/new-york-city-map.html
Bronx is the upper part of the island on which Manhattan lies, separated
by the Harlem River. The Hudson River separates this area from New Jersey.
There’s also Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.
That’s all five boroughs. You may want to create a mini independent trip
in each section of New York City. There’s enough to see in each of the boroughs
for its own visit as an independent traveler.
https://www.nycgo.com/boroughs-neighborhoods/brooklyn/
https://www.ny.gov/counties/queens
My parents both grew up here, but neither lived in lower Manhattan. They met
in college in the Bronx. I’d probably still live in New York today, and would
not be writing about travel, if my dad hadn’t changed engineering jobs and we
moved to the Chicago area. Here’s a shout out to my friends in Garden City, New
York and even St. Joseph’s Catholic School. It’s been a long time since I lived
there, but New York is still my place of birth and early years.
My favorite trips to New York were for baseball games at the Mets or the
Yankees. If you’re visiting during these times, head to a game if you can. I
also enjoyed the World’s Fair during 1964-65 and visited several times. There
is still the iconic Unisphere, a spherical stainless-steel representation of
earth, still located in Flushing, Queens at 140 feet high and 120 feet in diameter.
If you’re in Queens, don’t miss this. New York City is what you make of it. I
encourage you to visit and tell me about your trip.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/06/1964-the-new-york-worlds-fair/100749/
Lessons Learned-Don’t run out of water.
Today’s Travel Advice- Pack a small bag for “in flight”
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