in new york city, dumbo is not an animated elephant
If you are out and about in New York City and want to get some of the most spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan, you should venture…
sip an espresso at caffé reggio and be transported to the past
In the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village, just steps away from the city’s famous Washington Square, is a café that has been in the same location since the…
the quest for the perfect latte in chicago
Given my being partial to lattes, a large part of every journey or adventure I embark upon is the never-ending quest for the perfect latte. There are times when a…
100 years ago I was the tallest building in the world
Visitors to New York City have 5,868 high rises to choose from when they are walking the city and looking up for inspiration. Among these are some iconic structures such…
from london to the simple life in altus, arkansas
By guest blogger Fabien Reynaud. I never thought that after viewing a television program, my partner and I would end up in what at first felt like the middle of…
a frenchman among the turtles: las tortugas in the florida keys
By guest blogger Fabien Reynaud. During a road trip in Florida a few summers back, my partner and I decided to stay few days in Key West. Crossing the keys…
a future new york urban travel destination: the lower east side “low line”
New York City’s much-heralded and successful west side High Line project – the abandoned cargo train-track-turned-park – may soon have a subterranean counterpart. The city is now considering another abandoned…
a piece of new york city subway history reveals itself in greenwich village
Just a few blocks from the flyingnorthblog international headquarters in New York City, one can find the West 4th Street subway station, in the heart of Greenwich Village. This is…
tampa’s ybor city: from cigar capital to social hot spot
My travels in Tampa led me to the much talked about Ybor City Historic District. Here, the main street of Seventh Avenue is reminiscent of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street in…
again i faced the wrath of the airport travel gods, and again i emerged victorious
Eight months ago, I wrote about my first encounter with the vengeful airport travel gods in “A Mere Mortal vs. the Airport Travel Gods.” In it, I recounted a tight…
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