Category: New York
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Little Island NYC | New attraction in New York
May 21, 2021 Little Island NYC opened up. This was a project that had been developed since 2013 as a way of revitalizing Pier 54. Pier 54 carries interesting history. “The Hudson River waterfront was an important port of entry in the 19th and 20th centuries. … In 1912, survivors from Titanic arrived at Pier…
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Legoland New York | Bring your baby – Trips & Tours
First of, let me say that this isn’t a sponsored post but I think that it should be! First of, because I’m Danish and hello … LEGO is Danish. Second, because I grew up visiting the OG of the Legoland Theme parks – in Billund! Third, because I’m a travel professional. Fourth, because my son…
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Virtual Tour of Victorian Flatbush with Jeremy Wilcox
The Corona virus crisis have forced many of us to think outside of the box. Many tour guides have ventured into Youtube videos, LIVE sessions from Facebook and Instagram and webinars. I’ll be hosting a webinar myself on April 6, 2020 (read more about that in Danish here) and Jeremy Wilcox, of Custom Tours NYC…
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Why New York, Ryan Brix?
Did you enjoy getting to know Jeremy Wilcox, Jared Goldstein, Ben Wagenberg and Sara Lyons? Next up is a friend of mine who I find absolutely brilliant: Ryan Brix. His encyclopedic knowledge mixed with sense of humor means he’s NOT a ‘dry and boring’ tour guide. He volunteers and spends most of the winter abroad exploring and…
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Why New York, Sara Lyons?
Did you enjoy getting to know Jeremy Wilcox, Jared Goldstein and Ben Wagenberg? Next up is a young woman that I think will go places in this industry! While she hasn’t been a tour guide for that long, she is the real deal New Yorker! Meet Sara Lyons! Check out her stories and see how…
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Why New York, Ben Wagenberg?
Did you enjoy getting to know Jeremy Wilcox and Jared Goldstein? I enjoyed reading their answers to my questions. Both awesome guides, Natives New Yorkers. Don’t worry – there’s several non-natives New Yorker guides coming up. Like myself. The next featured guide will be Ben Wagenberg. Ben and I are former collegaues and when I…
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Why New York, Jared Goldstein?
Did you enjoy getting to know Jeremy Wilcox a little bit? I hope you did. The next person and talented tour guide I’ll focus on in this series of asking professional, licensed tour guides the question: Why New York? will be Jared Goldstein! I have not personally experienced one of his tours, but he is…
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Why New York, Jeremy Wilcox?
A couple of days ago I asked my network of licensed NYC tour guides to answer a couple of questions about their relationship to New York City. The questions are not neccesarily indepth but I am hoping it’ll throw a little light over the personalities behind the title of “NYC Tour Guide”. I am all…
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Why New York? – A look into NYC tour guides!
#WhyNewYork? – As a center of fashion, technology, art, and what say you … New York City attracted more than 60 million visitors last year and is home to more than 3000 licensed tour guides! Some of them, are really, really interesting! I like to believe I am one of them as well. This series…
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Bonbon – A Swedish Candy Co.
“Do you have salt licorice?” – I asked with hesitance after being welcomed into the not-yet opened candy store on 130 Allen Street in Lower East Side. I had been invited inside by the two gents, Selim and Robert when I passed by and stopped for a second as I saw the words Swedish candy…