New York City
Travel Blogs from New York City, United States
Buy, Buy New York
It's been a slow few days here in the big city that have probably been due a northern hemisphere virus. Being fatigued I thought it better not to take in too many sights and instead concentrate on my other purpose here - shopping.I had been told of the ...
The Wedding
... hotel on 5th Avenue for cocktails before dinner at a restaurant on one of the piers with amazing views of Brooklyn bridge. A real New York wedding. We finished the night off in an Irish pub with plenty of dancing and singing. Definitely a night to ...
Good Evening, New York
... , a late night dessert in the Upper West Side. If romance is not in your airs the wonders of New York should not escape you. For this is a city with all things for all people. Between the boroughs, and even within them one stray step and you ...
2 days in NYC now going upstate NY-snow predicted
... booths later we arrive at our place to find that we are 50 meters from a fantastic view across the Hudson River to New York City. We then spent two days looking around NYC: the Empire State bldg, Grand Central station, Times Square, a harbour cruise, ...
"I am just going outside and may be some time"
... was out of long-johns. Between deliberating and searching I chanced upon the most delicious food yet in the city. The first was an elusive slice of New York pizza. Huge, greasy and difficult to eat walking. The cheese and sauce were ...
Squid Sitting
... of lots of food and drink left over from the shoot. We have a fairly relaxed day, discussing how little time we have left in New York (much to Claire's annoyance, "We've still got a quarter of our trip left! Two weeks is half a fucking month people!") We ...
The adventure continues
Cory and I arrived at JFK and tried to get some info about Paulie. By the time that we got to JFK Paul should have gotten on the next one. The first person at the airport that we went to said that they couldn't give us any information. Having worked ...
New York New York
My experience in New York so far has been very positive. Stan Shaffer, the fashion photographer I assist just had his photography exposition on July 20 at PM Lounge, a hot spot nightclub in the Meat Packing District of NYC. His new work is amazing. ...
NYC in September
... just passed and I have still not been to visit New Orleans. I plan on making a trip there in the near future. I love that city and both Brea and I have family from there. My friend Drew Nix just moved up here to NYC. He is staying in Brooklyn ...
I Heart New York
... and entertain you and all you can do is spin around and try hopelessly to capture it on your camera. Yellow cabs fly past, New York city cops patrol and tourists snap away with their cameras and you really feel like your in the middle of it all: in the ...
Leaving, finally... maybe!
... next to us is wearing a full plaid suit, scarf and hat with a long gray beard to "match" and I consider offering him my new shirt which would have matched his outfit amazingly. I decide this would be rude and focus on what I need to do to ...
Layover in New York
... the free stuff? No one gave us anything!" It is amazing how a smile, a good mood plus a little flexibility makes everyones life better, including your own. Back in the states and totally exhausted we get ready to fly back to ...
New York Snow
... . Brea is working really hard too...and we are making decent money here. Everything we make we are saving for a new apartment in the city. Once we have our own place in the city our lives will be completely different. Right now we are commuting at ...
Dresses and an VCDX Exam
... waiter as their best offering. It was quite delicious, but way too much. We ended up bringing almost half a steak back to the Hotel. Full and happy we strolled back to the Hotel via the Rockefeller Center. Enjoying the summer evening in New York City. ...
Rock'in all over the World!
... has already started to worry about doing shopping the day after getting back to fill the fridge. It would have been nice to enjoy New York properly with a couple of weeks as a buffer when we get home but we are going to have to hit the ground running ...
Come fly away
The day started with a breakfast and delicious coffee from our local coffee shop. We had a noon appointment at Tejani, a store specialized in wedding Jewelery. We headed out to Tejani and found exactly what we were looking for. A beautiful necklace and ...
The Arts
... take volumes to describe its jewels. So it stands that the Met is an absolute must for any visitor to this great city. Exhausted but not defeated, I ended the day Off-Broadway with Avenue Q. This offbeat adult puppet show is a deserved Tony winner. ...
Final shopping and sight seeing in NYC!!
... named it twice, even though it is actually called Manhattan!....I digress. You can spot people who have never been to New York before, they are the ones walking round , mouths wide open, looking straight up without any awareness of others around ...
Delicacies
... brick-a-brack of Hell's Kitchen Flea Market and then some more through the old High Line. At these quiet escapes I saw New York I thought had not existed, where one can go about his life, forgetting the rabble around him. These asides provided me ...
The Land of Dreams
... . That was compounded by the fact that Lady Liberty was not as grand a sight as I had imagined despite the crystalline backdrop New York provided for me. I suppose to truly admire her one must have to gain access to the crown and interior (these ...
Williamsburger
We wake to a phone call from Robert urging us to go up to the roof and check out the 'hot brazilian girl' who is currently sun bathing topless. He says we should go and say hi, Claire says 'tell me, why would I want to take Jo up there?' he suggests ...
But First, The Dream
... half packs a day I quit cold turkey; my desire to travel had now superseded my desire for the sophistication of shivering outside New York nightclubs in sub-zero temperatures swaging a smoke. I stopped taking taxis, and even at four in the morning with ...
This is the End
... in Cairo and on the Charles Bridge at twilight in Prague, I paused realizing that I was living my dream. And I lived. For at least one-hundred and eleven days I lived. Christina [Please visit my new online magazine: www.glittersnipe.com, as well] ...
New York, New York!!
... to New York. Luckily the flight was quite empty so I could spread out a little and attempt to get some kip...... So I arrived in New York JFK a little worse for wear. I had my hostel booked but no transport, so the first job was to get that sorted - ...
The first move
... blocks down from Bedford Ave, where you can see the length of Manhattan. Tired early night. OBSERVATIONS OF THE DAY 1. New York has over the past few decades had quite the crack problem and the few crazies on the streets are generally addicts. ...
Start spreading the news, we're leaving today
17/10 New York, New York, big city of dreams, but everything in New York ain't always what it seems, you might get fooled if you come from outta town, but I'm down by law and I know my way around . We'd arrived in New Yoik and... I've always wanted ...
The Big Apple
Took a mid-day flight on United out of LAX to JFK on the 31st. It was the first leg of my 'round the world' ticket so I got to sit in Business Class. Sat next to a middle-aged man on the plane traveling on business. We did the usual obligatory ...
Holland-Uruguay (3-2), Wedding dress 10!
We woke up in the city that never sleeps. It was a beautiful day. Surprisingly the temperatures here in New York are warmer than in Mexico. New York is struck by a heatwave and they are complaining about the humidity. Well its nothing compared to a ...
New York, New York!
... cheap to pay to go to Ellis or Libety islands we caught the (free) Staton Island Ferry which gives you really good views of New York, The Statue of Liberty (which is surprisingly far from Manhatten) and Elis Island. It was also nice because you get to ...
4th of whatever
Yesterday was our first full rainy day in New York. We are woken at 8.30am by the most insane thunder storm. There is a snap of lighting and the boom that follows tells us its right over our heads, at which point Claire turns to Jo and in her sleepy ...
