Thanksgiving is upon us! If you don't live in the United States, this means nothing to you, but for all you Americans, this means you likely have Thursday off and if you're really lucky you also have Friday off. But it also means that my home, New York City, becomes inundated with tourists who all have one thing in common: they're all looking forward to the parade! As you can see from my photo above, I've been to the parade. Shortly after my family and I moved to the east coast, I was ... VIEW POST
5 Things To Do in NYC This Thanksgiving (That Aren’t the Parade)
A Solo Female Traveler’s Self-Guided Greenwich Village Ghost Tour in NYC
About two years ago I dragged a good friend around the village to houses and sites that are supposedly haunted after binging the Bowery Boys’ Halloween episodes. If you haven’t heard of the Bowery Boys podcast, you should definitely go give it a listen, especially if you love New York City and/or history! It’s very, very entertaining and interesting. Our night began with a stop at Cos at 129 Spring Street. It was unfortunately closed by the time we got there. However, there in the basement of ... VIEW POST
What To See on Broadway This Summer! (New York, NY)
Hi friends! Although we typically think of Memorial Day Weekend as the official start of summer, this Thursday is July 4th so it's another big marker as far the official summer season starts and I thought I'd tell you what you should see on Broadway this summer if you're planning on traveling to New York! I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned it here, but I went to school for theatre management and even though I no longer work directly in the industry, I still see a ton of theatre on the ... VIEW POST
Power to the People: Protests in NYC vs. Budapest
You may have heard that last week was the Women's March in major cities (and probably not major cities) across the United States. As far as I know, they were completely safe and no one was arrested. I took part in the one on the Upper West Side of New York City and marched downtown. To be quite honest, it was a very short march. But it's always nice to band together with people who are as outraged by outrageous policies are you are. The internet cannot provide that kind of camaraderie (sorry, ... VIEW POST
The 200-Year-Old Haunted Well in NYC
In October 2016, as per usual, I was binging the Halloween episodes of the New York City history podcast The Bowery Boys and I re-listened to the episode where they talk about the 200-year-old haunted well in NYC. Then the week before Halloween, I convinced the guy I was dating at the time to walk around the Village and go to a bunch of the supposedly haunted sites that they talked about in their episodes. (He was a good sport.) One of the locations was at a store named COS on Spring Street in ... VIEW POST
The Best Restaurants, Bars, and Cafes in New York City
Happy New Year everyone! I thought I'd kick this year off right: with restaurant recommendations. I've lived in New York City for over 14 years and I've been able to spot the gems here and there. I wanted to put it all in one spot for you to reference in case you plan on traveling to New York City in 2019 (which you totally should). Here goes: Upper East Side: Heidi's House: This little hole-in-the-wall (literally) is located on East 78th Street, just east of 2nd Avenue. You'd ... VIEW POST
