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A Missing Museum & the Wrong Side of Town

by Audrey on October 16, 2012

Graffiti in Queens New York - Image by Flickr user shankbone

Have you ever watched the landscape shift drastically and before you can do anything about it you realize, you’ve wandered into the wrong side of town? We were equipped with a guidebook that was nearing its one decade anniversary as we set out to explore the sights. It had already disappointed once, claiming that we [...]

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The NYC Psych Ward, Or My Manhattan Hostel

by Audrey on April 2, 2012

Manhattan Skyline New York City

Whenever I think back on the strangest people I’ve met, hostel memories come to mind. New York City was no different. I spent three nights in Manhattan in a hostel whose name I can no longer remember, but the people I shared my dorm room with, I won’t soon forget. Those nights were spent in [...]

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Long Beach: Escaping the NYC Heat

by Audrey on August 7, 2011

At the beach

Some Manhattan summer days can be unbearable. Water dripping from old ACs on to unsuspecting pedestrians, the stifling madness which escapes the confines of Times Square, the little shade save for Central Park. Sometimes you just need a break – even from one of the greatest cities in the world! I left my New York [...]

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My Most Memorable Tour Guides

by Audrey on May 15, 2011

Paris-Cathedral-Notre-Dame-by-Giorgios-Flickr

Do you ever think back on a place, and the face of your tour-guide pops up? I’ve taken my fair share of guided tours; some resembled boring lectures filled with too many uninteresting facts, some found me walking backwards hoping to sneak out unnoticed, and then there were the ones that were simply enthralling! So [...]

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