Two hours north of New York City sits the Catskills Mountains, a region reminding us that the Colonial Dutch and wild cats once roamed there. We repeated a July weekend we spent in Windham last summer–we obviously liked it so much that we decided to not change a thing except add a hike to the…
Author: katrina
Tasting New York
We’re in staycation mode this summer (more interesting trips to come later: Catskills, LA again, and Istanbul 2011!). We’re not native New Yorkers, so we haven’t taken all that there is to do here for granted. We’re out strolling through Central Park or visiting Trump Towers or dining in the West Village with residents and tourists alike. I…
Brooklyn-Believe the Hype! (we do, actually)
How many residents get to play tourist in their own town? Is this something that folks do in Omaha or Detroit? It’s easy to do in New York and Brooklyn is a great tourist destination if you’re looking for the real New York. If you’ve done the Empire State Building and the Rockettes and seek more…
Scenes from Key West
It’s chilly and gray today, so I’ve mentally returned to Key West, home of the sunset. We actually saw wild dolphins while watching the sunset, but marine photography is tough and the creatures were quick, so we have no photographic proof of the awesome things we saw. But we do have proof that the sun…
Totally Worth It
I can’t gush enough about Santa Maria Suites, the four-star hotel where we stayed for four nights during our visit to Key West. It’s far away enough from Duval Street so you have the peace and quiet you paid for, yet close enough to walk to all the shops, restaurants, and beaches if you want…