Wrigley Field tours are the best way to see Chicago’s Wrigley Field, one of America’s classic baseball stadiums. Dating back to 1914, the home of the Chicago Cubs is hallowed ground. Literally. It...
The USA, land of the free and self-appointed protector of the world is an interesting amalgam of people, places and experiences. In many ways, it is a contradiction in terms. It’s united in so many ways, but the recent 2016 elections proved it’s completely divided. A so-called class-less society, there is an obvious split between rich and poor, black and latin. Yet there’s a patriotic fervor here like no other. It’s these tensions that make it an interesting study in humanity – the world looks to it for leadership, trends and ideas, yet they mock it for its exclusionary attitudes. Strange for a country that was a beacon of hope and attracted generations of new-comers to find freedom in the place that was originally (like Australia), a dumping ground for criminals and miscreants.
The best way to experience the United States is to split it up into manageable bite-sized chunks. Start with the obvious coastal cities and the bright lights of Vegas, and then start digging a little deeper to see what makes this such a weird and wonderful place to visit.
Wrigley Field tours are the best way to see Chicago’s Wrigley Field, one of America’s classic baseball stadiums. Dating back to 1914, the home of the Chicago Cubs is hallowed ground. Literally. It...
Everybody’s favorite action hero and archeologist, Indiana Jones spent half of his movies exclaiming, “It belongs in a museum!”. But how many of the things you use on a daily basis would you expect...
There are no flying elephants to be seen, but Dumbo is one of New York City’s buzz neighborhoods right now. Its name is an acronym for Down Under The Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Dumbo was coined...
FAO Schwarz was a New York institution since 1862. With it gone, Santa’s work has become a lot harder. Remember Tom Hanks in the 80s hit, BIG? Well who’s showing their age now? Now rack that...
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...
Just the name, Little Italy NY, conjures up images of mafia Godfathers, bottles of vino, great food, and Italian flags. In many ways, all of these things are true, albeit stereotypical. But the...
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...
For fans of the Beatles, a short detour up the upper west side of Central Park will give you the chance to see not only where John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived (and where she still does) as well...
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...
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...