You know it’s November when it’s peak autumn foliage and the New York Marathon. We’ve learnt that the two fall simultaneous on the first weekend of November and both tend to bring out the best in the city – amazing colors and an energy and positivity that speaks volumes for the true character of its residents. Across the five boroughs, of which the marathon weaves...
A Chichen Itza tour has to be the top of any things to do in Cancun list. Leave the car and enjoy a full day of Mexican experiences when you take a Chichen Itza tour. Not ones to normally embrace bus tours, we found an excellent option that took in regional Yucatan, the ruins of Chichen Itza, and the Ik-Kil Cenote. A Mayan adventure without the sacrifices. Built...
Fotografiska Stockholm Museet (The Swedish Museum of Photography) is more like a gallery than a museum. Located just a short (fifteen minute) walk away from Gamla Stan (Old Town), Fotografiska Stockholm is worth the minor detour not only for photography nuts and Instagram addicts, but for those looking for a hip place to eat and drink with the local creative set. We...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known more commonly as The Met is one of the world’s great museums. The use of art in The Met’s title is loose. This is a serious museum. Sure, it has an incredible collection of Van Goghs, rooms of Degas, and many pieces that will have you thinking – wow, I didn’t even know that was in America! But this place is palatial. Within...
Staten Island Ferry is proof that visiting New York shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg. Staten Island. The fifth borough is almost an afterthought for most New Yorkers. It’s probably more that it’s out of mind than out of sight. There’s more green space and cheap rent, but probably a little more crime than gentrified Manhattanites would want to be around...
Boston to Salem is an easy day trip by train where you can discover the roots of witchcraft in New England. Boston to Salem was surprisingly close to get to and it was somewhere we had always wanted to check out. Upon visiting Boston for the second time, without the knee-deep snow of last February, it seemed the perfect moment. In fact the weather was in no way...
Space Invader, Paris’s pixel-punking street artist, visited NYC for a brief sabbatical in 2015. Many of his pieces are still easily found around the city. Street art is synonymous with the streets of New York. What started in the 1960s and 70s as a form of protest has evolved from angsty self-expression to outright vandalism to what is now widely considered to...
Maine’s Nubble Lighthouse is a stunning example of a classic East Coast lighthouse. New England’s picturesque, yet harsh, rocky coastline has launched and sunk many ships over its time. The Nubble Lighthouse has protected ships from hidden reefs, sharp outcrops and turbulent seas for over 100 years. Officially known as the Cape Neddick Lighthouse, the Nubble...