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city dwellers // finding paris in new york
Imagining you’re exploring a new country isn’t difficult when you’re in New York. The first summer I lived in Manhattan, my apartment was down on Broome Street. Sandwiched between Little Italy and Chinatown, my commute was a daily dose of culture shock. Now, I work around the corner from Eataly, and my tri-weekly walk through the Union Square market always transports me to a small town in some far-off place. Most recently, I’ve been finding little pieces of Paris all over Manhattan. 1. Laduree // Sure, this one is super obvious, but can you blame us? A few weekends ago,…
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come on irene.
WHAT is going on in New York City? How am I supposed to blog when Mayor Bloomberg is evacuating most of Manhattan?? Luckily, the Romantic and I live on the Upper East Side (or as the Hubs likes to say, “The Highlands of Manhattan”), so our neighborhood is out of the danger zone for flooding and storm surges. This means our apartments are quickly turning into hurricane shelters for all our less-fortunate downtown friends. So, travelers, I’m keeping this short today, but a few quick tips to survive this little storm: Shop til you drop. Make sure you get to…
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mcqueen at the met
When Wino, hubs, and I met up in London a few years ago, we genuinely thought about sightseeing like normal people. I remembered being enamored by the Tower of London the first time I was there, and I assumed Wino would want to seek out her own future hubs in the Palace. But once we arrived, the thought of standing in any lines exhausted us before we even remembered where those places were located on a map. Once again, beer won out and we pub crawled our way around London, and Wino agreed that her real husband was probably waiting…
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this little wino went to the market…
Here’s what I know about strawberries – and it’s A LOT, considering my very first job was as an eleven-year old strawberry picker on a farm in Pennsylvania; the best strawberries you’ll ever taste are from Marche Monge in Paris. On any given day of the week, you’ll find produce markets that pop up all around the City of Lights, and the majority of true-blood Parisians wait to buy their produce at these neighborhood markets once or twice a week. It turns out, one of the best markets in the city, Marche Monge, set up shop only a few minutes walk from…
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how to perfect the summer staycation
After a few summers living in Manhattan, hubs and I have come to realize the importance of getting out of the city on the weekends, both to explore and for our own sanity. Unfortunately, budgets (and work schedules) don’t always allow for that, so I’d like to think that we’re also pretty good at city staycations. My biggest advice: get up and get outside. Sleeping in is necessary sometimes, but for a proper staycation to feel effective, wake up and get out the door before 10 am. Go get brunch or grab coffee and a bagel and head to the…
