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Smart Ways To Turn A Long Layover Into A Family Adventure

modern airport terminal with travelers at sunrise
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Long layovers used to seem like the ultimate waste in traveling. A family lands in a city they are excited to visit, but before they even get their bags, they are stuck on a plane or at the airport. For hours they sit and wait, bored and hungry with nothing to do. The good news is you don’t have to waste this time; instead, you could make use of it to create a fun adventure for your entire family. By doing some research and thinking ahead, you could create a fantastic mini-vacation experience when normally your only options would be sitting at the gate staring at the departure board for what seems like forever.
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Your Train Is Delayed For Eternity


Kafkaesque!

Happy Monday! The 4 and 5 trains were running about 20 minutes behind schedule this morning due to either a stalled number 7 train at 42nd Street/Grand Central or signal problems at Bleecker Street, depending on who you believe. But the delays weren’t anywhere near as bad as these L trains to Brooklyn. Gee wiz. If I had to wait fifteen hundred and thirty four minutes for a train, I’d probably just suck it up and take a cab.