Category Archives: Travel & Culture
Road Trip Series: Charleston, Part Two.
I was lucky enough to grow up in equal parts country, and equal parts city. For my entire life I lived in a rural part of New Jersey, but was close enough to the city that I could drive 5 minutes … Continue reading
Road Trip Series: Charleston, Part One.
I live in New York City, the city of all cities, where streets sprawl in grids and everything continues to grow higher and higher. From the upper west side to the farthest reaches of Queens, you know you’re in a … Continue reading
Road Trip Series: The Great Dismal Swamp and the Outerbanks.
VIRGINIA We left Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia early one morning and drove through wide open spaces on our way to Outerbanks, North Carolina. Growing up in New Jersey and working in Manhattan, I had never been to a place so wide … Continue reading
Road Trip Series: Back in Time at Colonial Williamsburg
Our story of visiting Colonial Williamsburg is better told through photos, and it feels almost like poetry. I noticed one thing about my pictures that I hadn’t noticed till just now, one month after I was there; none of my photos … Continue reading
Road Trip Series: Arlington National Cemetery
There is a place in Arlington National Cemetery where not many people go, since it isn’t near any entrance, memorial, or landmark. It’s quiet. It’s deep in the cemetery and no one wants to walk that far. This is where … Continue reading
Mikey Likes It: Pop Culture Ice Cream Shop
With the heat of August comes prime season for ice cream indulgences. New York City has many interesting options for frozen treats, but it’s a nondescript spot between 12th and 13th Street on Avenue A that is demanding everyone’s attention. … Continue reading
The Best Pizza and Where to Find It
Opinions on pizza run deep with people. New Yorkers say it’s in the water, Chicagoans like it deep, Brazilians eat it with a knife and fork and Italian’s wrote the book on it. There is such a thing as bad … Continue reading
Cafe Zaiya: Japanese Cafe and Bookstore
Cafe Zaiya first started serving up fresh Japanese pastries in New Jersey, in 1990. Over a decade later, the brand has expanded to multiple locations in Manhattan. With the move, they have also broadened their menu, adding affordable and authentic … Continue reading
Late Night Sweets and an Important Warning.
It’s a Wednesday night. It’s the middle of the week and people are home from their exhausting hump day. This is obviously not the best time to search for something to eat after midnight. We happen to have just gotten … Continue reading
The Hungry New Yorker 