Archive for the 'New York' Category

My friend Abi is heads to NYC… I wish she would take me with her, but her clothes and shoes are far too important and there is no longer space for me in the suitcase.
First of all, catch the supershuttle bus from your airport into town.
Then, don’t leave home without your streetwise map! +/- a [...]


A fabulous playlist of gorgeous songs from Shawntheplant, who incessantly tries to lure me to NYC yet again. As if i need luring!



Derik charts the trip on googlemaps!


How true.

22Mar07

Hanging around NYmag gives me the warm and fuzzy feeling of being in NY. I just want to sip on some apple cider right now. mmm, juice!
A New Yorker’s Guide to London Neighborhoods
Notting Hill = West Village + Fort GreeneHoxton = WilliamsburgSoho + Bethnal Green = ChelseaKnightsbridge = Upper East SideBrixton = Bedford-StuyvesantHackney = [...]


The ultimate read for the reluctant londoner and the NY wannabe. (kinda, me.) clic on ze pic.



My flight took me from London Gatwick to Raleigh/Durham to Newark Airport, New York. I would then fly Newark-Boston-Heathrow upon my return to the land of rain and bad wallpaper. And would also piss off taxi drivers, suddenly hopping up from my Canal St. t0 Newark cab ride, yelping “No!!! I [...]


FREE HUGS

24Dec06

Aww…. This girl was out one day giving free hugs all over Manhattan, I know cos I saw her a couple of times once at Canal st & Broadway where i took up her offer of a good quality hug. And then again at the union square christmas market.
But what really makes a good [...]