Tag Archives: New York City

The creepy house on top of The Met

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Bec

We finished up our time in North America with a few excellent days in NYC. It was so much fun to do things we didn’t get around to last time, plus a few things I’ve never done there. On our first … Continue reading →

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25 things we did in NYC

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Bec

Boy did we cover some ground over our week in NYC. Having been to the city two times previously I was torn between doing new things and revisiting places I loved last time. So I managed to do a decent … Continue reading →

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Spring in Central Park & the New York Athletic Club

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Bec

Full disclosure: I’m typing this from a Super8 motel next to a highway having just made packet noodles using a combination of a bathroom sink and the most disgusting communal microwave I’ve ever seen. That might help put these photos … Continue reading →

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My top 3 NYC delis

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Bec

This post was inspired by Hannah‘s NYC eating map. It’s really cool. I wanted in. The following places aren’t particularly hip or unknown, but they are the best. There is nothing I love more than a three-inch thick pastrami sandwich … Continue reading →

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Wanderlust

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Bec

I hate that I love New York City so much. How tiresome. And clichéd. But I can’t help it, I can hardly explain why it appeals so greatly to me. I really haven’t felt so at home anywhere else in the world. … Continue reading →

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Vintage Stores & Markets: My Top 10 World Wide Picks

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Bec

In no particular order: 1 Stella Dallas, 218 Thompson Street (near Bleecker), NYC 2 Malin Landaeus, 155 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 3 Stella Dallas Living, 281 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 4 10ft Single by Stella Dallas, 285 N 6th … Continue reading →

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‘On this day last year’ with thanks to facebook

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Bec

In a bid to make facebook even more like George Orwell’s 1984, Mark Zuckerberg and his cronies have now enabled a feature to remind us of what we were doing (and that they were and always will be watching) on … Continue reading →

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