USA | Tuesday, 17 Feb 2015 | Views [276]
Lazy morning because of the snow, but ended up walking through frozen Central Park. Found the apartment block from Ghostbusters at 55 Central Park Ave and a few ice sculptures (snowflakes). Had a surprise dinner idea: Emmett's Chicago style, deep dish, ... Read more >
USA | Monday, 16 Feb 2015 | Views [239]
Participated in another unique NYC experience: Soul Cycle https://www.soul-cycle.com/studios/unsq/9/ Classic American "Greasy Spoon" breakfast - french toast, eggs, bacon and maple syrup at John Junior's Diner. Spent a good hour in ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 15 Feb 2015 | Views [258]
Bikram yoga NYC style. Put our names in 2 lottery pools to get cheap tickets for Book of Mormon...but only won cold toes and noses waiting in the street. Checked out chilly time square, crazy cold weather today with a top of only about -6 degrees. Doughnut ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 14 Feb 2015 | Views [290]
Started off slow chatting in the apartment, then rode the metro to Brooklyn Flea http://brooklynflea.com/markets/winter-flea-holiday-market/ Indoor market, super hipster hang out so I wore skinny jeans for the occasion. Mix of food stalls, ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 13 Feb 2015 | Views [313]
Had a great nights sleep on our queensize blow up mattress. Jason took us for a locals tour, first stop: the most incredible bagel shop http://www.tompkinssquarebagels.com Then off to Little Italy, Soho, Chinatown and found the $15 jar of ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 12 Feb 2015 | Views [248]
Had a successful triple MegaBus experience, good review coming your way. Only 5 hours to NYC, skyline looks pretty at night. Got in late to Jason and Michelle's and they had made us dinner - tacos, woop!! They are super excited to have us for 8 days.... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 11 Feb 2015 | Views [196]
Very touristy of us today, we hit Lincoln Memorial, White House, Washington Needle and Pentagon. Took advantage of the bike share thing, seeing as though it was $7 for the day in half hour blocks. We crossed over into Virginia in Pentagon city with the ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 10 Feb 2015 | Views [251]
Chatted with Dean and Sam this morning, then off to day 2 of Smithsonian exploring. Checked out American History (Dorothy's ruby slippers!) and Air and Space. Mike walked on the moon and I became the next US president. And Important people like us get ... Read more >
USA | Monday, 9 Feb 2015 | Views [256]
OMG we slept in. Overcast day, cold, perfect for Smithsonian baby!! We decided on Natural History - Ocean, Dinosaurs, Insects, Bones, Mummies, live butterflies, holding cockroaches and caterpillars, gems and the Hope Diamond, geology. Spent 5 hours in ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 8 Feb 2015 | Views [269]
Arrived in The Capitol at 9:30am on tha dot. So much warmer, Mike went running, I did some yoga in the yoga nook (my fav kind of nook). Enjoyed some King of the Nerds...did I mention I'm quite into that!? Think we dodge another Boston dump, alright!! ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 7 Feb 2015 | Views [230]
We spent the morning chilling at the Dorchester mansion then to South Station for another long MegaBus wait. I played A LOT of Tetris and Mike gave the juggling balls a crack. There's not a lot of love for MegaBus online, but we've had 2 good experiences ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 6 Feb 2015 | Views [248]
Minus 12 today, yeah! Checked out Back Bay - the Soho of downtown Boston. Warmed our cold bones in a fantastic paper shop http://www.papersource.com Boston library has a collection of rare books, some written and decorated by St Jerome in ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 5 Feb 2015 | Views [301]
So we woke today to soft, chunky snow. A light dusting that encouraged me to stay in bed until midday...then headed out. Laughed at the Bawston accent with a guy from the visitor centre, who gave us a map and a hot cannoli tip. Modern Pastry is down ... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 4 Feb 2015 | Views [248]
Left our cigarette smelling, tap running, bed crumbling budget hotel and across the road to SeaTac!!! Alaska is a great airline if anyone is reading this. We met Jennifer, who holidays in Costa Rica as her dad lives there, so we exchanged details and ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 3 Feb 2015 | Views [227]
Exited our Capitol Hill apartment and downsized to an oh so familiar budget hotel for the night. I'm currently at one of the airport's various Starbucks - so seeing as though this is the most exciting thing happening today (so far) it's photo of the ... Read more >
USA | Monday, 2 Feb 2015 | Views [340]
EMP Museum - legendary music, Sci-fi and pop culture collections. Star Wars exhibit showcased key outfits from all 6 movies and expressed how each outfit brings depth to the character. The subtle design of the Jedi robes and exuberance of Armadala's ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 1 Feb 2015 | Views [132]
Cold, grey day for Super Bowl Sunday!! Headed to the University District for the vibe and stumbled upon Dantes - quite the american uni sports bar, packed with Hawks fans http://www.dantesseattle.com/index.html Owner introduced herself and ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 31 Jan 2015 | Views [120]
To Pike Place Market! The market began in 1907, positioned on the docks for fisherman and local growers to sell produce, and it's still an important part Seattle. Great vibe, loads of people. The wonderful smells waft passed your nose as you peruse the ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 30 Jan 2015 | Views [161]
We did our own things today for a bit of variety. E had a wonderful time in Blick Art Shop (yeah!), got some origami paper. Then tracked down her Kavu store across town to purchased a cool ass bag. Mike headed to the i5Colonnade Mountain Bike Park ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 29 Jan 2015 | Views [107]
Hey mum, went to Kerry Park - thought of you and that's why it will be pic of the day. Awesome outlook of Seattle City scape, including Space Needle, of course. There was even a drunk guy yelling, "Go HAwKS!!" and "This white boy's got soul!"...what ... Read more >
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