Sightseeing heaven on a stick

You can just randomly wander around almost any block in Manhattan and find something interesting to look at, whether it’s people, a store, a monument, or something you just really weren’t expecting. And they’re getting pretty good at the monuments. Washington Monument, Washington Square, Manhattan As much as it’s easy to loathe tourists, there were … Continue reading Sightseeing heaven on a stick

Blogging it real NYC

Manhattan is a particularly easy place to haemorrhage money. And if clothes or food or habits you like to indulge in – you’re in trouble. You see the predicament? The energy and diversity of the streets here is like nothing I’ve ever seen; at 11pm on a Monday night the sidewalks are humming, and mid-recession … Continue reading Blogging it real NYC

Touchdown!

Well after getting off work early on Wednesday arvo because my boss was “sick of the sight of me” (thanks Brett!) I had a quick cleansing ale at the Northern Steamship gastropub with the notorious raconteur Scott A. Young. Then it was off to the airport in one of those pimp-daddy Chryslers (only the station … Continue reading Touchdown!