Old Friends “Old friends…Sat on the park bench like bookends…winter companions…sharing a park bench quietly;…how terribly strange to be seventy.” The beautiful words of Paul Simon’s song “Old Friends.” Well, this month I will turn 70. Coincidently, Publisher Dan, my friend of 48 years will hit that mark three days later. We first met in…
I am a convert. A convert that is to “river” cruising. I have cruised on many ocean-going cruise ships and loved every one of them. So now, dispossess yourself of every notion you have about traditional ocean cruises, and let me introduce you to “river cruising.” The VEGAS VOYAGERS travel club and FAIRVIEW CRUISE AND…
Sharon and I have been in the travel business for close to forty years. We have seen all the trends and innovations that have made the vacation travel industry what it is today. Without doubt, in our opinion, the most innovative and trend setting company is Viking River and Cruise Lines. They have carved out…
The last time I was on an airplane was when I visited everyone in Las Vegas back on March 8th of this year. Sharon and I flew out right as the real seriousness of the pandemic was rearing its ugly head. We spent three days in Las Vegas meeting with a number of VEGAS VOYAGERS…
As I write these words our country, no our world is gripped in the coronavirus pandemic. And it has changed our daily way of life like no other event in my lifetime has. 9/11 was truly horrible for those of us living here in the New York metro area. And, as an owner of a…
My most favorite thing in the whole world when I was nine years old, was baseball. I would sit for hours and watch the New York Yankees on the old black and white TV with my Dad. As with any kid growing up in the ’60s, I adored Micky Mantle. I wanted to be Micky…