I’ve lived in New York City for over a year and have loved getting to know the city more each day.
This month’s recap will be very brief, because I was only in New York City for two weeks and they were very low key! I spent the second half of July in Greece, to celebrate a friend’s wedding and spend some time in the Cyclades. More on that soon. New York in July is very hot and sticky, and I can see why most New … Continue reading NYC Life: July 2019
Summer has arrived and it is a beautiful time to be in New York City! June has definitely been the most challenging move of the month to date, but the lowest lows have also come with a few of the highest highs. The difference between moving and travelling is being felt loud and clear this month – funnily enough, when I wrote about this the first time I was … Continue reading NYC Life: June 2019
As with everything in New York, the seasons here are intense. Nowhere displays this better than Central Park, the city’s green lung which throughout the year moves from green to gold, to brown & white, and finally to the colours of spring – including a lot of pink! Cherry blossoms and magnolias sprinkle Central Park with shades of pale pink at the start of spring, … Continue reading First Bloom Cherry Blossoms in Central Park
May marks my first full month in New York City. The start of May was chilly and rainy, but New York is one of the few cities I know of that improves in the rain. The air smells cleaner and fresher, the streets are momentarily cleaner and the sidewalks are quieter. As a result, the city is in full bloom. Near the end of May, we … Continue reading NYC Life: May 2019
New York City has a rich and diverse culture thanks to generations of immigration. The city has benefited from welcoming immigrants in countless ways, and the most tangible is it’s diverse and delicious cuisine! On a summer trip to New York before we moved there, I took the Tenements, Tales & Tastes food & history tour with Urban Adventures so I could learn how generation of … Continue reading Tenements, Tales & Tastes: A Food & History Tour of New York City
New York City is one of my favourite cities in the world as well as my favourite travel destination in the USA. Ever since my first visit, three years ago, I’ve practically been counting down the days til I could go back, and it felt like my month-long trip to the USA & Canada couldn’t come soon enough! After spending 8 weeks in New York … Continue reading Highlights from 10 Days in New York City
As with just about everything in the city, there is an overwhelming choice of museum and galleries to visit in New York City. There’s not just one iconic museum, but five. There aren’t just a few interesting smaller galleries and museums, but dozens. Visiting one of New York’s world-class museums and galleries is one of the best things to do in New York because it’s part … Continue reading The Best Museums & Galleries in New York City
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum is a military & space exploration museum, docked in New York City at Pier 86 in Hells’ Kitchen. History, technology and military service are on display at the Intrepid Museum. The star attractions are the USS Growler submarine, the Enterprise space shuttle and 28 aircraft dotted around the upper deck. I acknowledge the Wappinger and Lenape people as the First Nations … Continue reading Out of this world: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, NYC
For the best view over Manhattan, go to the Top of the Rock during Golden Hour. Golden Hour is a photography term for the two times of the day when the sun gives the world a golden glow: the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. New York City has three major observation decks, but so far the Top of the Rock is my favourite. … Continue reading Golden Hour at the Top of the Rock
Chinatown in Manhattan is a perfect neighbourhood for wandering. Manhattan’s Chinatown is one of nine Chinatown neighbourhoods in New York City and it is home to the largest Chinese population in the western hemisphere. We arrived in Chinatown via the Financial District, and watched gleaming stone and marble civic buildings give way to colourful tenement buildings with more signs in Cantonese than in English. Whiskey Tavern, … Continue reading Chinatown, New York City