{"id":16113,"date":"2019-02-13T07:15:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T12:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/?p=16113"},"modified":"2022-10-16T00:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T04:18:15","slug":"whats-in-your-own-back-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/whats-in-your-own-back-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT\u2019S IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16127\" title=\"Back Yard Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Back-Yard-Blog-600x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Back-Yard-Blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Back-Yard-Blog-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>As much as we\u2019d all like to fly away to far off lands, sometimes that is just not possible.\u00a0 Often though, we don\u2019t take the time to explore what might be in your own back yard (metaphorically speaking).\u00a0 If you happen to live near a city or town that has tourists coming in, have you ever thought about checking out what fun things there are to do that you never thought about?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyDisneyVoice\">Travel Agents<\/a> are great advocates for you for those far away vacations, but they can also help you find unique and interesting tours for your own city or town or a neighboring city that is a tourist destination.\u00a0 If they specialize in a local area, they are often a great source of knowledge too!<\/p>\n<p>I am fortunate to live within a 3 hour drive of major historical locations:\u00a0 New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.\u00a0 These cities attract tourists by the thousands or more every year.\u00a0 People I know that live in Philadelphia will tell you that they\u2019ve never visited the Liberty Bell.\u00a0 People who live in Baltimore might not frequent the beautiful Inner Harbor.\u00a0 This summer, I had the opportunity to play tourist in two cities that I know well, New York City and Washington, D.C.\u00a0 I decided to try something new and different that I hadn\u2019t done before.\u00a0 What a success!<\/p>\n<p>First up was Washington, D.C.\u00a0 We had a visitor with us who had never been to our capital city but we had just one day to give him the highlights.\u00a0 As a travel agent, I was able to tap into my resources and found a great tour around the city on an Electric Cart.\u00a0 We had a blast and saw many of the highlights of the city that he could come back and explore.\u00a0 I liked it because it was environmentally friendly, it wasn\u2019t a huge group tour where you walk around following a red flag and the driver was extremely knowledgeable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16117\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16117\" title=\"Electric Kart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.09.59-HDR-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.09.59-HDR.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.09.59-HDR-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An environmentally friendly Electric Kart driven by our amazing guide Sasha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16136\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16136\" title=\"Empty Kart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-09.56.57-HDR-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-09.56.57-HDR-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-09.56.57-HDR-1-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to Ride!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16137\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16137\" title=\"Capitol Building\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-10.18.20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-10.18.20-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-10.18.20-1-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were able to visit several historical landmarks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16119\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16119\" title=\"Lincoln Memorial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.36.18-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.36.18.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.36.18-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lincoln Memorial is one of my favorites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16138\" title=\"Lincoln Memorial 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.39.08-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.39.08-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-02-11.39.08-1-150x108.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our next opportunity was New York City.\u00a0 My son attends school there and prior to move in day, we decided to spend a couple of days in the city.\u00a0 My focus was to explore the area where he lives so I again tapped my resources, used the same company and found a historical tour that took us to many of the ethnic communities of the Lower East Side and explored the history of how these neighborhoods had come to be and evolved over time.\u00a0 We tasted foods from Chinatown, Little Italy, a Jewish bakery and ended the tour at a German Biergarten.\u00a0 Again, our guide was very knowledgeable and we all enjoyed ourselves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16139\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16139 size-full\" title=\"Chinatown\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.28.02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.28.02-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.28.02-1-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yummy Potstickers!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16122\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16122\" title=\"View of Chinatown\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.36.17-413x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.36.17-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.36.17-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-11.36.17.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinatown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16123\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16123\" title=\"Little Italy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-12.10.16-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-12.10.16.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-12.10.16-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16124\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16124\" title=\"Jewish Bakery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-12.42.27-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-12.42.27.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-12.42.27-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Jewish Bakery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16125\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16125\" title=\"German Biergarten\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-13.20.38-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-13.20.38.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-13.20.38-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretzels und Bier at the German Biergarten!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since we weren\u2019t far away, we also opted to take a one hour cruise around the Statue of Liberty.\u00a0 I had visited the island before and climbed up the base of the statue but seeing the skyline and the statue from this perspective made me think about all of the immigrants including my own grandparents who had come through this way before stopping at Ellis Island.\u00a0 A totally different perspective changed the way I viewed this iconic lady.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16126\" title=\"2018-08-31 15.13.07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-15.13.07-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-15.13.07.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/tmflblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-08-31-15.13.07-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next time you\u2019re looking for something to do in your own backyard and you want to try something different, contact your local Travel Agent or the one you use often like one of The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\">Magic For Less Travel Agents<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magicallycarefreevacations.com\">Magically Carefree Vacations<\/a> agents.\u00a0 They have great 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