Posts Tagged ‘nyc’

There are few moments in life when I am overcome with pure, unadulterated joy and love. Consistently, only a couple of things offer such euphoria for me: my husband, my children, and my NYC, especially during the sunset hour. I had the opportunity to take my husband on an impromptu date. I wanted to do [Continue]

20 years ago, in the Astor Place Theater, three creative friends brought to life their dream of never before seen, groundbreaking theatrical performances. It was then, in New York, when the world was introduced to The Blue Man Group. More than 17 million people from all over the world have enjoyed these high-energy, intensely musical, [Continue]

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My two youngest have an absolute fascination with The Smurfs. To me this is super funny because they aren’t really cartoons that have been around much on television during their life time. But in preparation for the opening of The Smurfs in theaters today, there has been quite a lot of buzz for weeks. Because [Continue]

Around the age of 18 years old I discovered Italy. It was my first visit to Europe. I had taken a few lessons in the language, had read a few books, watched a few movies, but none of it would ever prepare me for the experience that was Italy for the first time for me. [Continue]

When I was a student in college and worked as a sales girl in a Fifth Avenue boutique, I would often walk by the famous FAO Schwarz toy store and feel the little girl in me come alive. There were times, especially during the holidays, when I would walk in and marvel at their display [Continue]

I recently hosted a giveaway giving eight readers and a guest the opportunity to preview one of the biggest meat events of the year: Meatopia. This was courtesy of MasterCard, as one of the event’s sponsor, to offer a few special guests a taste of a Priceless New York moment. Meatopia was founded by foodie [Continue]

Blogger Holly Lee of Cooks and Travel Books shares her experience navigated New York City while visiting with her (at the time) wheelchair-bound father and offers some tips for those visiting with similar disabilities. Thank you Holly for sharing your adventure with us! A bustling city of over eight million people, New York isn’t exactly [Continue]

When you walk around the streets of New York City, especially in the Midtown area, the second most common sight one sees, after the iconic yellow cab, are the double deck tour buses filled with camera touting tourists. The amount of tours available to visitors can be daunting, and expensive. Trying to decide which tours [Continue]

It has been two years. Two years since we have been to Governor’s Island. I don’t know why. Maybe because the last time we went it was so pathetically crowded (it was the opening day for the season after all), that I lost interest in going back, despite the great time we had. It had [Continue]