The Walks in NYC

 

 

 

Looking for participants during filming of The Walks in NYC

 

Great opportunity to take a free tour in NYC with The Walks of NYC during a filming event June 5, 6 and 7.  

 

THE WALKS OF NYC needs participants for tours being filmed in June

 

The Walks of NYC will be filming tours next week and a few of the tours are new additions to The Walks of NYC.

The tours they need help with are:

 

10AM, Sunday June 5: Greenwich Village Food Tour, led by the wonderful Simona. There will be lots of food and a decent dollop of history. It's a great tour and a great free lunch. Duration is 3 hours.

8.30AM, Monday June 6: New York In A Day  includes a 9/11 walking tour, boat tour to see the Statue, stroll through Greenwich Village, lunch in Chelsea Market, walk along the High Line AND access to the Empire State Building. Duration is 8 hours. We may have to change the itinerary of this a little but the concept will be the same.

3PM, Tuesday June 7: Crime Tour. This is a new one - a tour of Wall St, Chinatown & more with retired NYPD. It's a storytelling tour based a little on historic scandals in NYC and a little on the guide's own experience. . Duration is 2.5 hours

 

Emiliano will be doing the filming and is great at what he does, so you mostly won't even notice that he's there.

 

Anyone who wants to join can get in touch with Roisin@walks.org  at The Walks of NYC

 

Note:  I have taken the tours the parent company offered in Istanbul, Turkey and was amazed at the depth and variety that the guides shared.   Reviews can be found at Mature Solo Travel.

Solo was a dreaded 'four letter word'

Now there are SIX LETTER WORDS

As a solo traveler have you found prices for solo rooms soar during the typical 'vacations weeks'?

Have you found hotel prices higher during particular regions?

Beaches and points of interest are full of tourists. 
Finding a parking space may be your first concern when you stop in a town/city.

And I understand why restaurants cringe when you ask for a table for one (only 1/2 the income).

Family travel and couple travel are a large part of beach travel and resort vacations.   Just a few weeks ago you could hop a short cruise from a southern port for less than the cost of a hotel and meals.   

You can still find a flight during off times and airlines have not started to charge more for ONE seat, but the dreaded '2 for 1' advertising is a warning sign.   And don't ask me what I think of pricing for cruise lines.................

What do you think?

Have you gone to an amusement park solo?
Beach or island resorts:   have you gone solo?
A concert?
A dinner show?

Paid ticket and No where to go.............

Delta is holding me hostage to use a refund voucher within 60 days..................Use it or Lose It!

Where to go?

I am between two very big trips and really do not want to plan, pack, stand in line and squeeze into the back of a plane just now.  And today the 3 hr lines at security needs to be added to the mix.  

So where do I go from Atlanta for just $400 +

Some trips in the USA are better road trips:  within 500 miles or to the many beach towns.  More than 500 miles there are great cities to explore.

It is interesting when you sort out the hundreds of cities you can visit from a major airport, how many cities have what I call B appeal.  Some are far more expensive than a trip to Europe!  And of course starting on Memorial day everywhere will be crowded with 'vacationers'.   It will be more difficult to find solo places to stay, obtain a table in a restaurant and often attend interesting sites, museums, theaters.   Traveling solo is a juggling act, often only traveling off season.


Google Flights suggests the following from my A list:
Toronto, Seattle, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland, Oregon, New Orleans, Vancouver, Colorado Springs, Calgary if I take West Jet and the usual Boston, Philadelphia, NYC or Washington, DC.

There are only 3 cities I have not visited but there are 8 that I have not visited as a traveler NOT a tourist.

But time is money:  add a search for car rentals, hotels and 'things to do' there is perhaps a 100 hr investment in a ticket Delta won't extend for me.

It is NOT only about money it is about WHERE to invest time and funds to obtain a new experience.

I read recently on Boots n All Travel an article by Mary Richardson,  who describes "getting the lowest price is not always the best value when it comes to travel. On the contrary, sometimes going too cheap is a waste of money".   I can add that not all 3 star hotels are equal.  Coach seats on long flights are torture.   My trips are a constant search for new hotels or alternative places to stay and 'solo friendly' places to eat.   I pay more for plane reservations when I can select a seat and check a bag and now hotels that include restaurants give me a back up plan in a city I might not be familiar with.

So the next 2 weeks will be a constant review of all my options for this small, non refundable Delta ticket.  

Do you have a suggestion?