There are so many fun things that are free in NYC! You can spend days just walking around and observing all the different people, their pets, their fashions, their passions. NYC parks provide one of the best stages for this all day, every day theater; reality at its best. Enjoy these fun things to do in one of the world's most fascinating cities, The Big Apple.
If you're at all like me — and I wouldn't wish such a fate on friend nor foe — the prospect of exercise without competition is no more welcome than a visit to the orthodontist. Whenever I pass one of those mega-gyms and see a roomful of panting treadmill fanatics staring into space and going nowhere in a hurry, I feel vastly superior. If I break a sweat, it's generally with a basketball or tennis racket in hand, and a worthy opponent nearby to potentially humble/humiliate with my cunning and skill. En garde!
About a decade ago, when I still had knees, my family took a bike trip in the Canadian Rockies. Not so much through the Rockies as alongside them. It remains one of my favorite vacations.
Bicyling is growing in the US as a way to get to work, get some exercise, or get the competitive juices flowing. Which makes sense: Biking is fun and easy (as easy as riding a bike, after all), and good for both you and the environment.
I just returned from 36 hours on the road, during which time I was in six airports (three airports twice each), four planes, one rental car, and one hotel. As a friend of mine used to ask, isn't travel glamorous?
Here are a few observations and lessons learned that may help during your next trip.
Airports Aggravations
I know airports are designed to be way stations, not destinations. However, if we were to tear them all down and begin again…it would be a good idea.