When you only have a few days to a week to explore Costa Rica, you either pick a few destinations to focus on or you take the risk in knowing that you’re bound to run into some headaches. My impromptu Christmas trip to the land said to be the greenest country on Earth – “Costa […]
I am not one to go wild for street art and graffiti. But I do however go crazy for unique art, local culture and off-the-beaten path locales. And after three days of exploring modern-day Toronto and being stuck in a dark convention center for TBEX, I just had to escape the conventional. I was craving […]
As a Romanian turned New Yorker, I quickly learnt that the European 1st of May that marks the beginning of summer and hence the first trip to the beach is in fact Memorial Day in the United States. And so, unlike last year’s Memorial Day weekend, I made plans ahead to leave the city for […]
Social Media Week is just a few days away! I am honored and excited to be a panelist for Tuesday’s discussion “Travel photography in the age of Mobile.” Join Gogobot, the largest social network for travelers, Time Magazine’s Top 50 Sites of 2011, and The Mobile Media Lab at Hostelling International New York for a forward-thinking discussion and networking! We will delve […]
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to attend the wedding anniversary of my dear friends: artist Daniela Kamiliotis and her loving husband, Thanos, in their lovely weekend home in Bethel, Connecticut. It was one of the most enjoyable outdoor parties I had been, surrounded by peaceful nature, a beautiful lake and a group […]
That’s something you don’t hear every day. I don’t know about your Halloween weekend, but mine has certainly brought upon a genuine creepy experience in the form of hurricane Sandy. As New Yorkers prepare for lockdown and intensified winds, Frakenstorm has started to show its teeth. Expected to hit NYC by 8pm this Monday evening, […]
Fleet Week (May 23-29) is a United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can enter the city and visit its tourist attractions. Fleet Week also means handsome sailors and navy crew populate the streets of New York, […]
Remember The Window? The big sister, The Window 2, came to New York, to the same Romanian Cultural Institute and it created a frenzy. From May 23rd to 29th, The Window 2 played every 20 minutes, between 8-10 pm. Given that passersby can literally stumble into the play, the ambiguity of the show spikes even more […]
If you were unprepared (myself included) for an exotic, never heard of, eat your heart out with envy, fabulous Memorial Day getaway, let’s be friends. I was bummed to be staying in the increasingly hot and humid New York City this weekend, but it turns out I didn’t .. at least not entirely. I started […]
