 The state of Maine has VACATIONLAND blazoned on its license plate. There are many reasons for this. One is Acadia, the coastal region surrounding the sublimely beautiful National Park. Another is the lobster.
So with no further ado, I propose a fitting guide to the best darn lobster rolls Acadia has to offer...
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Cities the world over have their lingo and New York is not an exception. Obviously.
Fuggedaboudit is as much a NYC icon as the apple or the Yankees.
Read the rest of: "How to Order Cawffee in New Yawk"» 
The current issue of the Economist (June 10th-16th 2006) has a short article ("Deadly Beauty", p28)
on the popular if macabre use of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California - namely, on its function
as the perfect suicide locale. Apparently, the 4-foot-tall railing deters only the most hesitant
would-be suicides.
As for the rest, according to the data published in the article, the Golden Gate Bridge with its
two-per-month attempted suicide rate is the most popular place in the world to call it quits.
(Far from everyone succeeds, though)...
Read the rest of: "Heaven's Golden Gate"» 
Did you know that every Friday night at the MOMA (New York, of course)
"Target" sponsors an event known as "Free Friday" from 4-8
p.m.? Yep, neither did I, when I showed up to explore the collection's new digs
in midtown Manhattan, and to visit my favorites in the painting/sculpture
galleries before heading out for a night on the town.
It seems as though le tout New York had the same idea, along with a few outsiders such as myself
(and several thousand other tourists). As it turned out, this became more of a social visit than
a serious conversation with the paintings, but it was an opportunity to see the new building in action -
not just housing art, but welcoming people (and as mentioned before, it was a LOT of people).
Read the rest of: "Free-for-all at the MoMA, New York"» 
The Museum of Arts and Design in New York is located directly across the
street from the Museum of Modern Art, and lives completely in its
shadow. You know it's a bad sign when the gift shop is more crowded than
the museum. I should have known better, but went blithely ahead into the
(3 count 'em 3) galleries. Red light number two was when the guard
responded, upon questioning, that it might take 30 minutes tops to see
everything.
Read the rest of: "Museum of Arts & Design: Beyond + Why?"» 
A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I decided to take a weekend skiing trip to Vermont.
I'd always wanted to learn to how to ski but had absolutely no skills, being Mexican
and all.
Complicating the situation was the fact that three years ago my boyfriend went through an unpleasant experience of getting buried in an avalance while skiing in the high mountains - fortunately, he survived the accident (otherwise, I wouldn't be dating him!), but unfortunately he had to go though numerous operations and until last March was only able to walk aided by a pair of crutches or a cane.
So, erring on the side of caution, we decided to do cross-country skiing. The plain surface was really my best bet, too, as I could be calm, in contact with nature, but not too far from all the earthly conveniences...
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No one should pass up an opportunity to take an all expenses-paid trip to New York, and I am no exception.
So, when such an opportunity finally presented
itself, I didn't waste any time hesitating - instead, I packed my bags
and, given the timing of such luck, my Halloween costume.
Read the rest of: "Halloween In New York"» 
If the idea of covering the 800-year history of Russian art in one day of
serious museum hiking sounds appealing to you, New York Guggenheim's
"Russia!" exhibition has been put together with you in mind.
Read the rest of: "Russia! At! The! Guggenheim!"» 
Ok, I am kidding. No revolutions. Just abstract sculpture with
a hefty price tag.
Nevertheless, if you're curious to see what
all that buzz is about, come and see "The Gates" in
Central Park during the next two weeks.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude,
the two people behind the project (artistically and financially) say that
once it's gone it's really GONE!
Read the rest of: "New York's Orange Revolution"» 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"»
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