San Antonio just celebrated their 2013 Fiesta San Antonio, an event that has been taking place since 1891 and started as a simple street parade. Now it is put together with the collaboration of various San Antonio businesses, hosting events for an entire week. The funds from the festival serve to assist communities throughout San Antonio. This is probably what I loved about San Antonio th[...]
I spent a long weekend eating my way through a portion of Richmond, VA. I say "a portion" because I left with a sense that I had only really touched the surface of all that there is to taste. I will go into more detail of every single one of the places I feasted in, all of which you must note, remember, record, and not miss when you visit Richmond, VA...because you will want to visit.read[...]
On Spring days like the ones we have been enjoying lately, it's pretty hard to stay inside. Museums and movie theaters become difficult to endure, especially if you love the outdoors as much as we do. Being in NJ has made it so much easier to access countless hiking trails and nature paths. Our most recent find: Watchung Reservation, in Union County, NJ, 2,000 acres of protected land with[...]
Several summers ago, we made plans to visit our friends near Boston, MA. We were excited to return, since we had enjoyed Boston so much last time we visited. What we didn't know at the time was that this weekend would be the weekend when NYC would experience its first heat wave with degrees rising past the 90s. Now, for all the love that I have for my city, on days like those experienc[...]
There are a lot of reasons why people travel. Some people travel to lose themselves, others travel to find themselves. Some people travel to escape, others to find home. Some look for adventures and new discoveries, others to reconnect with memories and long-lost friends. We have traveled for a lot of reasons, but my most favorite reason to travel is to be with those we love the most[...]
On a lazy Saturday, one of the first of Spring, my family and I decided to venture out to Dutchess County, NY on a maple farm tour. We had first toured a maple syrup farm in Lake Placid a couple of years ago, and though the terrain was had more snow and the weather was colder, we learned a lot about the process and got to take home some yummy syrup. This time, we were venturing to the H[...]
The video below has been circulating around the Internet for some time now. I saw it a few months ago, but saw it again just recently when a friend saw it and thought of me - something which I have to say flattered me deeply. And this is because I believe in this message wholeheartedly. I have blogged about it often, I live each day by the mantra that money is not the answer to happines[...]
I am having a hard time focusing this morning. I am exhausted from a 5 and half day trip and am feeling the pressure of impending deadlines. It's taking me a bit to get to things, but I was just getting to it when my phone rang. 212 number. NYC. I immediately imagined it was an agency calling because many agency and brand representatives with whom I have a relationship do sometimes call me[...]
The few times I lived out of NYC, one of the things that I most missed was the Asian food selections here. Whether it was the corner Chinese carry-out place or the Indian eatery downtown, few places can be as good, or even as authentic, as the food served in this wonderful city - well, unless you actually go to the country itself, of course. Check out my list of favorite Asian food eateri[...]
Oh, how I enjoy Napa. Just like there is a wine for each palate, so is there a winery for each personality. On my first visit, I got to check out some pretty incredible wineries, but going back made me realize I didn't even begin to cover the tip of it all. And truly, it would take a lot more than just a long weekend to check out the over 450 wineries in the region, all of them so differen[...]
