As we all know, the key to having a great time while traveling
is preparing yourself with just the right amount of information and
leaving everything else to good luck and inspiration.
If you stumbled upon this site while
doing reasearch for your upcoming trip to NYC, you are already in luck.
Beacause not only can you find some useful information here, but you can
learn how not to look or behave like a tourist (even if you are). By
looking and behaving local, you can have much more fun in the city and
avoid most unpleasantries.
Read the rest of: "How to Not Be A Tourist in NYC"»

I wish I could show you more of the PPG skycraper - one of Pittsburgh's landmarks,
but unfortunately, an over-zealous security guard chased me away - apparently, photographing
internationally known landmarks is becoming somewhat illegal in the
USA
He said I could still photograph
friends in front of the building,
as long as not too much of the building was in the picture.
I believe, the technical term here is "retarded".
Read the rest of: "Postcard from Pittsburgh: PPG"»

I usually shun all things theatrical, but knowing the
reputation of the "Madagascar Institute" as
skilled masters of urban chaos,
I couldn't afford to miss last Saturday's "Broadway Style" show.
Read the rest of: "Madagascar, Broadway Style"»