Fun fact: I have the opposite of a fear of heights. I constantly seek the sensation and the perspective of being high in the air, no matter how I'm there. I love helicopter rides, skyscrapers and rooftops, Ferris wheels, aerial trams, paragliding,...
When my friend Renee suggested spending my 29th birthday at a theme park, I was extremely dubious. Other than Ferris wheels (which I adore), I generally feel that theme parks are expensive and manufactured and best experienced either as a child or...
To be honest, I didn't really have much of a reason for adding Cooper-Hewitt to my New York City bucket list. I think I maybe saw a photo of the facade of the mansion on Instagram and thought--hmm, what is this beautiful ivy-colored brick wall in the...
An activity that was at the top of my list of things I can't believe I haven't done in New York City: a tour of the United Nations headquarters! I finally found some time to squeeze in a tour between meetings last week: one thing that makes it extra...
One of the things that I'm working on right now is going to all of the iconic New York City things that can get lost in the shuffle when you've been living here for a while. A few weekends ago, I headed to the Upper East Side to visit the Guggenheim...