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Welcome to the online home of travel columnist Donald D. Groff, who has dispensed advice  and stories since 1988 in such publications as the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Newark Star-Ledger, The Kansas City Star, Newsday, Salon, Condé Nast Traveler, Consumer Reports Travel Letter, The Boston Globe, and Endless Vacation magazine.

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Greenwich Village Halloween Parade Oct. 31, 2003                         Central Park It was a warmer than usual Halloween night in New York City, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the 30th anniversary of the Greenwich Village parade, commemorated in song by Lou Reed and others. The route up Sixth Avenue from Spring Street to 23rd Street was filled with creative costumes, political messages, and more than a touch of the bizarre.  The Jolly Green Giant recognized a spectator, embraced her, then dragged her over the barricade into the parade.

Central Park, Nov. 1, 2003,  77 degrees

	At the Madison Avenue street festival, carne a la llanera -- country steak -- and sweet fried plantains drew a steady stream of customers and onlookers.

          Last updated: 12/12/2003