Archive for December, 2010

As the holiday approaches I am thinking about all those great, adventurous, free-spirited grown-ups about to give a child a bike this holiday season. With all the wonderful bike paths in NYC, and other places of course, giving a child a bike is an incredible way to instill confidence and independence, not to mention an [Continue]

I found this video, from RSA.org. RSA defines itself as “seeking to develop and promote new ways of thinking about human fulfilment and social progress” and I have enjoyed their thoughts on many topics, but most especially on the specifics of what motivates us and why. Though this video was meant to help in those [Continue]

My crew and I went on an adventure to Colorado this weekend. We were making our way from Denver airport to Keystone, CO to stay at the Keystone Resort. The ride was estimated to be about an hour and a half long. But a sudden blizzard had covered the major interstate with snow, and there [Continue]

SADLY THIS EATERY HAS SINCE CLOSED – Long before “Eat, Pray, Love“, I had a chance to visit Italy and fall in love with it. I was 18 at the time, and my Italian was a mixture of Spanish, French, and Italian all rolled into one. Being 18, and having spent most of my time [Continue]

One of my favorite hotel brands here in New York City, Affinia Hotels, has a few upcoming packages and specials for visiting guests to enjoy. Here is a list of what to you can get with an Affinia Hotels stay: Get Ready For Your Close up: Affinia 50 hotel, located just a few blocks from [Continue]

“Mmmm. What is that flavor? It’s so familiar, and so good…” My senses were delightfully confused. I was tasting one of the 4 dips that came with the Mezze appetizer platter at Scarpina Bar and Grill which recently opened at 88 University Ave between 11th and 12th Avenue. If the location sounds familiar, it is [Continue]

In an effort to meet the increasing demands for emergency foods, City Harvest has developed a new advertising campaign that they hope will appeal to the technologically savvy and that has been most commonly used by for-profit marketers in the past. The campaign includes a QR code, which is being seen more and more in [Continue]

When I was in college all I wanted to study was Journalism, after I wanted to be an actor, singer, and fashion designer. But I couldn’t because I worked in a full-time position during the day, when all the Journalism courses were taking place. So, I settled for a degree in Communications. My position was [Continue]

One of my absolute favorite brands, Real Simple, has opened up a holiday Pop-Up Shop in one of my favorite places of New York City, Rockefeller Center. The Real Simple Pop-Up Shop, presented by Kodak and located at 10 West 49th Street is open till December 6th, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. I had [Continue]

I love doing things that other tourists don’t. That doesn’t mean you won’t find me in the heart of Chinatown haggling for silk purses like everyone else, but when I find somewhere not filled with camera laden visitors, I love it. Here are my picks in San Francisco. Musee Mechanique Before there was the Xbox [Continue]