Oh my goodness, congratulations on the big move to the Big Apple! The Concrete Jungle! The City That Never Sleeps! I’m so excited for you (or your favorite person) to start this new chapter. New York City is one of…
Are There Cars in Venice? Getting Around Without One
Are there cars in Venice, Italy? I’ve been to Venice 53 times, most of them as a trip manager bringing a group into the city. Sometimes we roll in by coach to Tronchetto or Fusina and hop on a private…
25+ Best Christmas Photo Spots in NYC (From a Licensed Tour Guide)
Every December I lived in New York City, I’d grab my DSLR, bundle up, and walk the city streets hunting for the perfect picture. Some years I got it. Other years I got a very clear photo of a stranger’s…
16 Best Restaurants Near the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in NYC
Picture it: 6:15 pm, curtain at 7, and you’re standing on West 49th Street with a growling stomach and about 40 minutes to fix it. I’ve been there many, many times. I spent almost three years living and auditioning in…
27 Best Things to do Around Yale University (From a Connecticut Local)
Yale has been in New Haven since 1716. It’s older than the United States; it has a marble library you can see light through, and it keeps a Brontosaurus dug up in Wyoming in 1879. So yeah, it’s old. I…
21 Best Day Trips from New Haven, CT (By Car and Train)
The best day trips from New Haven are Mystic for the seaport and the shopping, Hammonasset Beach for a classic Connecticut beach day, Essex and East Haddam for a steam train, a castle, and a Broadway-launching theater, and New York…
