I have been back to New York a couple of times recently and am starting to fall in love with the city. I stayed with a friend who lives in NoLita, the perfect downtown location – full of restaurants and beautiful boutiques and walking distance to SoHo and the East & West Villages. For the [...]
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NoLita, New York
Posted in Destinations, USA, tagged new york on May 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My Texan adventure: Dallas
Posted in Destinations, USA, tagged Dallas, restaurants, texas on December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When I told my friend in Dallas that I was going to come and visit he wondered what a British girl would do in Texas. A few others thought I was mad but I have just had the time of my life with simply amazing new experiences every day. One thing that I imagine every [...]
My Texan adventure: Dixie Dude Ranch
Posted in Destinations, USA, tagged Bandera, dixie dude ranch, ranch, texas on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Warning: I had so much fun here that this post may get a little over excited. After a crazy few months both work and personally I wanted to get away and do something different for a few days, somewhere that I could be outside most of the time and ideally doing something physical. I had [...]
Sonoma, CA – a wonderful wine retreat
Posted in USA, tagged wine on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have fallen in love with Sonoma. There are too many vineyards to imagine and it would take months to explore (Yes, I would love to take that challenge!)
Las Vegas
Posted in USA on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t sure I’d like Las Vegas, I actually thought I’d hate it, but it combines two of my favourite passtimes: food and people watching.
San Francisco, CA
Posted in USA, tagged california, restaurants, san francisco on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When an American friend of mine moved from Paris to San Francisco he told me this the America I want my European friends to see. Now I understand. The city seems to be made up of villages, in the same way as Paris. Each area has it’s own character, and it’s high streets are not [...]
New York City
Posted in USA, tagged restaurants on October 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been to New York twice before, and only once as an adult (where we did a tourist trip – Empire States building, Times Square, horse-drawn carriages, the works). I didn’t think I liked the city that much so I was pleasantly surprised when spending a week with a good friend who moved earlier this [...]
