Brunch and Cake – two of our favorite things. They had us from the moment we heard the name. Then we saw the place and we were smitten. Brunch is Jess’s favorite meal of the week. If she had a choice we’d be brunching every day. To her, it’s not about bottomless mimosas or bloody marys...
It’s easy to fall for Barcelona’s tourist traps but if you dig a little deeper you can find the genuine places the locals drink… Like Bar Ja-Cai Step away from Barri Gotic and La Rambla, stroll in the direction of the water and the demographics change. Backpacker hostels, weed shops...
Famed for its tapas, cocktails and oh-so-perfect setting, Ocana is the perfect initiation into casual Spanish dining. The late afternoon sun is beating down on us as we make our way through narrow canyon like alleyway of the passage de la Paz. Above, ornate arches and mosaic bridges join...
Reputedly one of the world’s great markets, expect divine fresh food, new tastes and ridiculously large amounts of people. Like a giant vacuum, Mercat de la Boqueria’s one-hundred-plus-year-old pavilions suck crowds of people off La Rambla and into its covered, wrought iron darkness. The...
Harry Potter arrives on New York’s Broadway Harry Potter on Broadway, Harry Potter and the Marathon Five Hour Session, Harry Potter With a Crippling Hangover, these were all potentially fitting names as we hit the box office to pick up our tickets that we won in Today Tix’ Friday 40...
A cheapskate’s survival guide to budget airlines WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Cheap flights are awesome. They have unlocked the world to travelers on a budget. Sure, that means there’s the occasional riff-raff, awkward body odors and out of control kids that may be dissuaded by...
Peanuts, crackerjacks, hotdogs and organ flourishes, the age old spirit of a day at the baseball still runs strong through the ‘new’ Yankee Stadium. Our first Major League Baseball Experience was one we’ll never forget. It was the first week of September 2009, just a few weeks before the...
From zero to zany in two minutes Hollywood or Hollyweird as our rather quirky (read: just one step on the scale from full mental derangement) cab driver jokingly calls it as part of his tourist-pleasing routine sweeps past as he presses the pedal to the metal propelling us through Laurel...
It was the timeless charm of Hitchcock’s 1958 thriller, Vertigo that first led us to the Top of the Mark. Normally selecting hotels for a stay comes down to budget and then location. If we can find a place that is comfortable, without taking out a mortgage that’s a good start and one that...
Bushwick’s Los Hermanos is that secret home in the wall nosh spot only locals know – apart from the fact that the New York Times spilling the (black) beans and naming it as one of the best. Los Hermanos isn’t a place that exactly tries to stay hidden – the Frieda Kahlo mural...
