No visit to New York City is complete without a visit to Williamsburg in Brooklyn — one of the coolest places in the city, at least for the next minute or two, if you listen to the buzz. (A lot of New Yorkers will tell you Williamsburg is past-it, and in my experience when theContinue reading “New York City: A girls’ day out in Williamsburg, Brooklyn”
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New York City: Touring street art in Bushwick, Brooklyn
When we visited New York City, we asked each of the kids what was the one thing that they really wanted to do. The teen boy knew right away: He wanted was to see some street art. We’d taken a walking tour in East London a bit before that. It had obviously made an impression.Continue reading “New York City: Touring street art in Bushwick, Brooklyn”
Massachusetts: A girls’ weekend at Canyon Ranch
When 4 of us university friends wanted a reunion weekend, we decided against reenacting one of our old camping trips (too soggy and cold), skiing (too end-of-season) or hitting Spain again (logistical nightmare for friend from Seattle). In the end we settled on visiting Canyon Ranch, a spa resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, a few hoursContinue reading “Massachusetts: A girls’ weekend at Canyon Ranch”
Silent Sunday
Jennifer HowzeI’m a journalist and blogger. Previously I was The Times’s online lifestyle editor and Alpha Mummy blogger. Now I’m co-founder of BritMums and BritMums Live! – our annual blogging conference that draws hundreds. Follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and Google+. www.jenography.net
The best chocolate in New York City: Fine & Raw
I’ve never been one of those crazy chocolate-lovers — the kind of person who breaks through walls to gain access to a square of Dairy Milk or sniffs out a Green & Black’s from 90 paces, like a cacao-sensitised truffle pig. Chocolate is yummy…sometimes, was my measured opinion. That was, until our recent trip toContinue reading “The best chocolate in New York City: Fine & Raw”
Our plan for visiting NYC with kids
One of the perils of visiting someplace you used to live is a certain cockiness. You think, “Yeah, I know this town. I used to own this town. I don’t need no stinking guidebook.” Of course, that attitude doesn’t take into account — at least in this case — that I last lived in NewContinue reading “Our plan for visiting NYC with kids”
Returning to New York City…as a mother
I spent 10 of my most formative years in New York City — those in my 20s and early 30s, drinking, dining, dating, working and generally becoming what passes for an adult. Then I left for London and a British life with my husband. I love London, but New York is still my spiritual home.Continue reading “Returning to New York City…as a mother”