If someone is treating you in Venice, do suggest they take you to The Danieli, where old smoothy, Roger Moore - surely the most sauve Bond if not quite the most believable secret agent - is said to have stayed. Certainly, scenes in Live & Let Die (1973) show off the hotel’s astonishing chandeliers.

The restaurant, [...]

On a brisk fall day, my boyfriend and I decided to do something cultural in NYC. Our first stop was the Ellis Island Ferry in Battery Park. There were swarms of tourists everywhere in white sneakers wearing their I LOVE NYC t-shirts (something that makes me cringe) all standing in line for the [...]

Whether you are a NYC resident or visiting, my recommendation for a peaceful morning is exploring the Williamsburg Bridge. What is more charming than a bird’s eye view of the Manhattan skyline? As you walk along, listen to the J and M subway rattle its way from one borough to the next. From [...]

I am not afraid to admit that I am a Deadhead, so when I heard that The New York Historical Society was hosting an exhibition this summer of artifacts from the forty plus years of The Grateful Dead’s career, I was ecstatic. I decided that the most appropriate time to visit the museum was [...]

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Ace Hotel
New york’s favourite spot with the groovy set right now, The Ace Hotel’s the only spot to stay or eat in midtown and has a delightful rundown kind of cool to it. The perfect spot breakfast, lunch, coffee or a drink also.
Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street, [...]

This month I had the opportunity to experience Target’s First Sunday’s at The Brooklyn Museum. I attended the opening of Andy Warhol’s: The Last Decade and as someone who is a sucker for Mr. Warhol, it was quite an evening. My favorite pieces of his career, which can be seen at the museum, [...]

I have a new Sunday morning tradition - coffee, dog park and a pit stop at the Peter Pan Bakery in Greenpoint. Since donuts are my weakness, Peter Pan Bakery is my kryptonite. The selection of homemade donuts (no preservatives) are unreal – red velvet cake, marble crullers, chocolate cake, glazed sour cream, and [...]

Image courtesy of Hulya Kolabas
In cities that are famous for their great galleries it’s often the little, less famous ones that give the real surprises. New York’s The Neue Galerie is one of these gems. Hidden away in a stunning townhouse, the collection is of early 20th century German and Austrian art and objects [...]

If you live in New York City and you have not checked out Marina Abramović at The MOMA, you are missing out on art history in the making. If you want to sit with the artist, be sure to get there early because I arrived in line at 11am and eventually made my [...]

There is nothing like the desert. From the cacti to the blue skies to the warm weather, it’s a place where you can get in touch with your inner hippie. At first glance, Scottsdale, Arizona isn’t the hippie Mecca of the west with Cayenne trucks as the standard method of travel and the [...]