How does one begin to describe indescribable New York? Does one talk about the yellow cabs and cars rushing down the avenues, punctuated by stop lights every few streets the length of Manhattan this late at 2am? Does one talk about the place that is American as a whole but harbors many subenvironments, allowing you to step into another world for a ( Read more... )

Late night. Can't sleep. Too many thoughts racing through my head. Thinking about how I'm going to get the projects done by Friday. The dentist appointment this afternoon. Nervous about the action packed New York trip. Will it allow me to rest and recharge? The weather will be freezing there. Note to self: in the future don't plan trips to freezing ( Read more... )

I am starting to get crazy again. The whole point of going to New York is to relax and do things I enjoy. And yet I am already starting to overload my schedule and stress out how hard it is to get reservations at the best restaurants. I am going to need a vacation in Hawaii just to recover from the vacation in New York. Yes, I really need to take a ( Read more... )

My Hawaii and New York dreams are slowly coming together. I am planning them under the An model of putting a lot of thought and planning into travel and leading a beautiful life: checking opening hours, making reservations, planning which wings i will visit in which museum. Mainly the impressionist wing at the Met. On the Hawaii trip, the thing I ( Read more... )