This post was written by my fabulous intern, Shannon Marie, who’s starting up her junior year in college right now. I hope to have her back next summer. New York, New York. Home of non-stop excitement, creativity, and the office locations of some of the most high-profile companies in the world. And with high-profile companies […]
Staycation at The Plaza Hotel
November 9, 2015 by 16 Comments
Growing up outside of New York City and being a frequent visitor as a child, I’ve always known of The Plaza Hotel. Then after seeing Home Alone 2 as a kid, I always knew I wanted to stay there at some point. But having lived in Manhattan for 16 years now, you generally don’t stay […]
The 2015 US Open Experience, with the SPG Amex Card
September 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I am not Lee Abbamonte. Let that be clear. Like Lee, I am a New Yorker by way of Connecticut, a traveler keen on places less-traveled—but I am not Lee, youngest American to visit every country on Earth. And yet on at least a few occasions, travel has afforded me the same returns and privileges it has afforded one of the […]
My US Open Experience
September 10, 2013 by 7 Comments
The US Open tennis tournament in New York City is one of my favorite sporting events to attend in the world. I have been several times but it had actually been about 5 years since I was last there. The last 5 years I have been traveling or at business school during the time period […]
How To Use Citi Bike in New York City
July 28, 2013 by 14 Comments
Citi Bike has arrived in New York City. Well at least in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. However, the question that both New Yorkers and tourists alike have is: how to use Citi Bike? There are a lot of questions and there have been a lot of negative reports about a variety of topics. After […]
A Night of Culturazzi in New York
December 14, 2012 by 22 Comments
The Marriott and WIRED Culturazzi Series held its final event of 2012 last night in New York City. It was a special night to celebrate art, music and innovation at the WIRED pop-up store in Soho. It was another fabulous evening in a series of events by two cutting edge brands that really get it. […]
9/11/01 Ten Years Later
September 11, 2011 by 2 Comments
Ten years ago today was one of the worst days of my life and the worst day in the history of America. For all Americans, but especially for those of us who worked in the World Trade Center or knew anyone who passed away on September 11, 2001; today is always a difficult day to […]
Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater
January 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
When you live in a city like New York with a million things to do and people to see on any given night and you are away a lot, sometimes it’s easy to not do certain things or let them slip through the cracks. For many years I had always meant to go to the […]
