My first encounter with Asbury Park was in high school. My best friend and I drove down the shore to Deal beach because we felt it was much cleaner than Seaside Heights. We decided to drive down the “strip” in Asbury Park to check it out. We had heard that AP was not the safest place; …
The Williamsburg Bridge (between Manhattan and Brooklyn) was not looking so great today when I walked across this afternoon. I saw a man urinating off the bridge, human feces, and enough graffiti to take us back to the 1980’s. He has redeemed himself and is looking quite handsome under the moonlight this first night of Autumn. …
Writing about Paris is a daunting task – didn’t know what I was getting into when I started this post. Needless to say, this is a work in Progress – check back for updates – I will complete this one (and the separate detailed arrondissement posts) soon. What can I say about Paris that other …
You say you are looking for a place with gentle weather, top notch food, gorgeous wine, and nature? That’s Sonoma. I find myself going to Sonoma over and over again. This could be because I’m a huge wine aficionado and traveling to Sonoma is much easier (and cheaper) than going to Italy, France, Spain, or …
Although I have not yet documented all my travels, I’ve been to a lot of places (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, Philippines…you get the idea). I’ve learned how to travel and what the ultimate travel must have items are. But before I get to …
My first tryst with Central Park was in college. I was dating a UMass Landscape Architecture professor (don’t worry, I was at Rutgers…he was not “my” professor) who looked like a cuter Donny Osmond. One of our earlier dates was a day at Central Park. We walked the rambles as he showed me NYC’s birds …