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DID YOU KNOW? On the plane, I read in a National Geographic Traveler magazine that the most exclusive place to sell hot dogs in the U.S. is outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The stand owner pays $600,000 per year for the prime location. Crazy!

YANKEES
I'm a huge Yankees fan so when a friend called me up to say he had four extra tickets at just $40 apiece, you can be sure I wasn't going to turn the chance down. I invited my brother, my cousin Nicky and my buddy Paul to see the Red Sox get their butts kicked.



STADIUM FOOD
The stadium food, drinks and memorabilia aren't cheap -- $5 waters, $9 beers, $30 t-shirts, $30 Yearbooks. But there are lots of different food vendors to choose from. However, I opted for the what was closest to my seat, so I had a sausage and pepper grinder for $8.

NEW YANKEE STADIUM
The new stadium is gorgeous -- as well it should be. It cost $1.5 billion. Upon entering, I felt as excited as a kid and I even got yelled at by security for stepping too close to snap a photo. Although the new stadium has a bit of the old feeling, most workers told me they prefer the original park for its history. The jury is still out for me but one thing that stood out was the huge HD screen, which adds a lot of entertainment to the stadium. Related: NewYork.Yankees.MLB.com.

TWEET UP @YANKEE STADIUM
I Twittered (and Facebooked) that I was at the game and a travel colleague replied that she was there too so we had an impromptu Tweet-Up. Ah, the power of the Internet.

GETTING TO AND FROM THE STADIUM
Instead of taking a taxi to and from the game to Manhattan, we took the subway (#4) to 161st Street. It was crowded but it cost just $2 and we didn't have to deal with traffic.

CAMERAS AT THE STADIUM
FYI: If you're wondering as I was, if you can bring a big camera into the stadium, the answer is yes. I brought my Nikon D90 with me but security doesn't allow any kind of bags in, including camera bags.

YANKEES VS ANGELS
I'm in New York City this week to speak at the Travel & Digital Media Symposium (@MJAMediaSymp) at the Sony Center on Thursday, October 15. Other panelists are @TravlandLeisure, @WorldHum, @IntelligentTrav, @EverettPotter, @RudyMaxa. Anyhow, if I can score a ticket to the Yankees vs Angels game between now and then, I actually might be at the game Friday night. So if you're there, let's have a Tweet-Up!

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