The Bashful Adventurer needs a hotel to stay in near Madison Square Garden. Will Homewood Suites satisfy her and her family?
Whiskey and Sliders in Midtown West
Eating near Madison Square Garden All of the youthful adventurers are joining the Brawny Sherpa and me for a quick bite in Midtown Manhattan before some of them head to a concert at Madison Square Garden. With a sometime vegan, a confirmed carnivore, and several very selective eaters in our little party, the question is,…
Carnegie Culture
The Brawny Sherpa and I bring along a couple of our youthful adventurers for some cultural acclimation. I don’t know what I think I will experience at Carnegie Hall, but traipsing up the flights of stairs to our upper balcony seats on a sweltering Friday reminiscent of New Orleans gives me an indicator that the…
Dining in DUPAV
Manhattan’s Pershing Square Café Offers a Glimpse of History “It’s not often I eat beneath a bridge,” the Youthful Adventurer remarks as we marvel at the sound of taxis passing over our heads as we await our lunch at Pershing Square, the restaurant tucked beneath the Park Avenue Viaduct right across from Grand Central Station….
Crescent City Hangover
A Lost Weekend in New Orleans Liquor is to New Orleans as gambling is to Las Vegas. A traveler thinks she is going to resist it and then finds herself within four hours of disembarking from her plane ordering a second mint julep and wondering what a Sazerac is. Even entirely sober, a clear-minded journey…
Springtime, Bedford Hills
Open garden days are a great way to travel locally to see what you might have been missing all year long. Here, the aspirational Steinhardt Garden in Bedford Hills, N.Y. where I could probably spend the entire summer. —Lori Tripoli Visiting northern Westchester county? You might like these posts: Feeling Bedford Burn A Visit to…
When I Am Cheating on Starbucks
I like cappuccinos at Little Crêpe Street in Mount Kisco, N.Y. —Lori Tripoli ~Advertisement~ ~Advertisement~ Do You Like Hanging Out in Mount Kisco, N.Y.? You might like these posts: Visiting Mount Kisco’s Invisible Church Watch with a Tourist’s Eyes ~Advertisement~ ~Advertisement~
Out at Pound Ridge
Given all of the positive publicity Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Inn at Pound Ridge has received, there’s probably little to no way the place could ever live up to its larger-than-life expectations. For those who remember the tiredness of earlier iterations of the inn that was once Emily Shaw’s, this latest update is welcome. What I liked:…
Traveling with Witches
It’s a good thing that the law has evolved a bit since the 1600s given my penchant for visiting shamans, inquiring about witches, and talking directly to higher powers without any male or priestly intercession. In May 1647, the first execution in the American colonies of a woman accused of witchcraft took place in Hartford,…
Midwives of the Revolution: A Review of A Midwife’s Tale
To the ever-growing list of things I don’t remember about American history is that Maine was once part of Massachusetts. One thing I do know about American history is that I am surely not hardy enough to have endured during Revolutionary times. I am reminded of this as I read A Midwife’s Tale, which opens…