Whenever I have time off, I’m quick to leave the city I live to explore a new place.  In fact, I spent all 20 of my vacation days outside of New York City in 2008 visiting Houston, Salt Lake City, Thailand, New Orleans, London, Spain, Portugal, Atlanta and Dallas.  This holiday season, I decided to [...]

The first-ever All Points West Music and Arts Festival at Liberty State Park took place this weekend. Attendees of this three-day festival enjoyed a rock-star lineup with incredible views of Lady Liberty and the Manhattan skyline from the Blue Comet stage. Headlining bands included Radiohead and Jack Johnson. Other performances by Kings [...]

For tourists and New York City residents alike, walking the Brooklyn Bridge is an unforgettable experience.  Once the longest suspension bridge in the world, the Brooklyn Bridge spans 1,835 meters to connect the NYC boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.  This year we celebrated 125 years since the construction of this architectural masterpiece that transports over [...]

After my mother’s kitchen, New York City has the best food to offer.  Offering diverse and exotic cuisines with representative décor and atmosphere, in just one dining experience you can be transported around the globe.  While you may be saving on airfare and hotel during your restaurant “vacation”, top NYC restaurant bills can add up [...]

Over 10,000 runners participated in the annual NYC Half-Marathon presented by Nike yesterday.  Determined runners were not threatened by early morning thunder and lightning before enduring the 13.1 mile course covering Manhattan’s exciting terrain.  The race started with a loop in hilly Central Park, continued through crowd-filled Times Square and then followed West Street along [...]

I celebrated my 30th birthday with my near and dear ones on a volunteer vacation last month.  Since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina continues to displace thousands of residents nearly three years after the storm, we chose to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of New Orleans.  Habitat is an international nonprofit organization that builds affordable [...]