Brooklyn Neighborhoods – A Food Lover’s Dream
The recent episode of the Amateur Traveler on Brooklyn (Travel to Brooklyn in New York City – Episode 270) reminded me of the years I spent in Brooklyn. Here are a few ...
The Cloisters Museum – New York City
A few months ago, I took my family to the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art, a trip I’d wanted to take for many years. I was blown away by the numerous exhibits ...
3 (and a half) Art Museums in New York City
I had been to New York City on a number of occasions. I went to school in upstate New York and lived for a time just across the Hudson from the city. ...
“You’ve Got Mail” Tour of Upper West Side – Gowala Trip
If you are not familiar with the Gowala application for your iPhone or other smart phone it is another location based social media application like FourSquare. One nice feature of Gowala is ...
Learning to Love New York and its Neighborhoods – New York City
When I first came to New York back in 1979 I was intimidated by the noise, crowds, scale and grit that was New York in the 1970s. Certainly New York has mellowed ...
Hotel Giraffe – New York City – Affordable Luxury
My last two nights in New York City were a study in contrasts. I spent the first night at the Hotel Giraffe at 365 Park Avenue South and the next night I ...
Hotel Elysee – New York City
If that trip to Paris that you promised your wife gets turned into a last minute business trip into New York City you might want to bring her along and stay at ...
The Jane Hotel – New York City Discount Hotel
$99 a night for a hotel with the bathroom down the hall might sound a bit expensive, but in New York City any hotel for less than $100 a night is a ...
Bellevue – Looney Bin or 4 Star Hotel
New York City is considering a plan that would turn Bellevue hospital, the famous mental institution, into a hotel. Just think of the great marketing campaign they could run using the famous ...
Traveling with Movie Buffs
An article in the USA Today called “10 great places to check into movie-hotel history” got me thinking about how much my family (especially my son Mike who is now a film ...
