Category Archives: New York
Winter Break Continued: NYC
Blog post from Monday, December 31st, 2011, written at Brussels airport at 8:53am: Back at the airport. I’m starting to feel like Tom Hanks’ character in The Terminal. At least the shopping is pretty good. I’m at Brussels airport today, … Continue reading
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The Great Fireworks Fail
We formed a game plan while relaxing in Central Park. We had on comfortable footwear, were armed with lots of h2o and felt prepared to handle the crowd. Chris zipped up his backpack, put on his game face and solemnly … Continue reading
The Beautiful Game: My Fav Football Bars for Euro 2012
For better or for worse, for the last couple weeks I have been obsessively reading up on the UEFA Euro ’12 championship. And now that it’s finally here (yay!) I can barely contain myself. For those of you that are … Continue reading
EDC New York – There’s No Stopping Us Right Now
My good friend Alexis gave me some great advice the other day that’s been replaying in my head all week: Embrace spontaneity. So when a friend of a friend (of a friend?) invited me to join him and his group … Continue reading
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The International Food Tour Scene in NYC
You know, eating healthy is really hard for me. And it’s not because it’s difficult to find things to eat – I’ve actually been rather good about cooking for myself and adding a healthy amount of protein to my daily … Continue reading
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The Dynamics of Dim Sum
“Sixty-one! Sixty-one! SIXTY-ONE!” A group of four wide-eyed people come darting to the hostess table waving their numbered ticket. “This place is terrifying,” I hear one of the girls exclaim as they take the stairs to the second floor. “Sixty-four!!! … Continue reading
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The Great New York Pizza Crawl
One of my good friends was in town from Seattle this past weekend and she had a craving for some GOOD New York pizza. I guess living here I kind of take it for granted, the great selection of pizza … Continue reading
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Reasons to Love New York: Ode to the West Village
One of the best things about New York is that there are so many diverse neighborhoods in such a small space. You can walk for 20 minutes from Chinatown and easily pass through Little Italy, Soho, and the Village. The … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Bridge
Today was 50 and sunny, and after spending a few hours deep in research mode Alexis and I decided to take our cameras out around the city. I haven’t been to the Brooklyn Bridge since I was a tourist (over … Continue reading
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