Have you seen AAA’s TripTik Mobile app?  It is great for finding the lowest gas price nearest to your location.  This is just great for those summer excursions!  This app also offers maps and turn-by-turn directions.  It also shows AAA offices, approved auto repair facilities and local events.  AAA Discounts will show you AAA discounts [...]

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It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer!  Time to check out one of my favorite publications: 100 Things to Do from the Wilton Bulletin.  There are so many wonderful things to do in this area!  If you are looking for some great barbecue cookbooks to plan your summer entertaining, click here.   Have a [...]

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It can be very difficult to choose a vacation destination.  So many places, so little time.  I watch travel shows, read books and magazines and yes, they are all wonderful.  However, I have now added a new tool to my bag of tricks:  YouTube!Â
I cannot believe there is a place in the world that hasn’t [...]

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I find it hard to believe that nine years have passed since the horror of September 11, 2001.  I, like so many others, will always remember where I was that awful day.  In today’s New York Times, there is an article by Ariel Kaminer describing an app for the iPhone called “Explore 9/11.”  This app [...]

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It’s that time of the year again!  The U.S. Open began yesterday and runs through September 12.  Check these sites out for the latest information:

U.S. Open Official Site
TV Squad television schedule
Directions to U.S. Open
History of Tennis

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It’s back to work this week for me but I wanted to share our trip to Weir Farm with you! Weir Farm is the only National Park in Connecticut and it is just beautiful!  The tour we took with our ranger (Allison) was tremendously informative and fun.  This farm that belonged to painter J. Alden [...]

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I remember the days when flight delays meant meal vouchers and/or free nights in hotels.  That was a long time ago.  In Europe, however, the 2004 EC 261 law “requires airlines to pay penalties of up to 600 euros, or about $750, when the problem is the carrier’s fault, and cover hotel rooms and meals [...]

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It’s summer and time to travel.  Although I love hotels so much (luxury is terrific), there are often less expensive alternatives that offer more in different ways.  Renting a room or an apartment gives the traveler a different perspective on a destination, one can truly feel as though they are part of a city or [...]

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My love of technology is equaled perhaps by my love of food!  After all, how can you feed the mind without feeding the body and the soul?  This article in The New York Times by Matt Gross is just what the doctor ordered:  Italian food in the homes of Italians in one of the world’s [...]

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I love Broadway and it is so nice to peruse the offerings on playbill.com.  You can check out what’s playing on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in London.  Free membership gives you access to discounted theatre tickets, restaurant offers, and merchandise.  Playbill.com lists performance schedules, ticket prices, show run times, theatre information, advisories, synopsis, and more.
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