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Skip New York: Philadelphia for the Holidays
December 15, 2009 | Philadelphia | Read More
The New York Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, ice skating under the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center and New Years Eve in Times Square are some of America’s iconic holiday events. But what if you don’t want to fight the crowds, pay for an exorbitantly-priced hotel room or spend hours...
Friday Link Love: NYC for the Holidays, 2009 in Pictures and more
December 11, 2009 | Around the Web | Read More
Per usual, lots of interesting stuff around the web this week:
Visiting New York City this month? Check out Time Out’s 101 things to do in New York City in the winter for some inspiration.
You may remember our recent posts on the top do’s and don’ts in 10 cities or what not to do in...
10 Coolest Train Stations Around the World
December 8, 2009 | Around the World, Top 5/10 Lists | Read More
It’s pretty much a fact that at some point every little kid spent his or her days “choo choooo-ing” around the house with a tiny wooden train and giggling at the ever-hilarious word “caboose”. Even if you’ve outgrown your striped hat and overalls, you still have...
NileGuide 5 with World Hum’s Eva Holland
November 17, 2009 | NileGuide 5 | Read More
This week’s NileGuide 5 interview features Eva Holland, a freelance travel writer and the senior editor of World Hum. She’s currently mid-relocation from her hometown of Ottawa, Canada, to Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon. Follow her on Twitter at @evaholland.
1. What’s the most...
10 Festive Fall Drinks and Where to Sip Them
November 9, 2009 | Around the World, Food Lovers, Top 5/10 Lists | Read More
The best thing about fall? It’s practically a requirement to start mixing, mulling, boiling, and brewing all our favorite nippy weather treats. Here are our top 10 favorites and where to find them:
1. Mulled Wine: Served in a Styrofoam cup or borrowed mug off the streets of Budapest or Prague...
Friday Link Love: Food and Wine in NYC, Endangered Monuments and the Berlin Reunion
October 9, 2009 | Travel Tips | Read More
As usual, there’s no shortage of interesting travel links around the web this week:
Headed to NYC? Check out Oyster’s post on Five ways to turn your NYC vacation into your own personal wine and food festival.
The World Monuments Fund released its 2010 watch list of the most endangered pieces...
Top 5 Celebrity Dudes and Where to Spot Them
October 1, 2009 | Celebrity Travel | Read More
Being a celebrity can be tough. Cameras follow your every move, typical guy behavior gets you written up in Star magazine, and one drunken night after a break up can brand you forever as a womanizer. What’s a celebrity dude to do?
Chicken Sashimi: The Next Fad for Foodies?
September 21, 2009 | Food Lovers | Read More
Foodies like to pride themselves on being adventurous eaters. They aim to be worldly and try exotic new foods and like them. And if these foods are considered unpalatable by common folk, then all the better. Offal – what used to be considered the waste parts of a butchered animal – is now...
Food as Fashion or, How We Learned to Love the Fad
September 15, 2009 | Food Lovers | Read More
Like fashion, diets change with the seasons. Every year a new way of restricting caloric intake hits the airwaves and suddenly it’s not a good idea to, say, eat orange foods with caffeinated beverages after labor day. Fashionable food trends dictate what we put in our mouths and, as a result, impact...
New York Fashion Week: Shopping for the Economy
September 14, 2009 | Culture/History, New York | Read More
As of last Thursday, New York City’s Bryant Park became the center of the universe–at least according to the fashion world– with top designers showcasing their Spring 2010 collections for an audience of celebrities and other insiders.
Fashion Week shows take place mainly in large tents...