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Category Archives: Restaurants
London is the pits
While some folks may think that the who;e avocado toast trend is over, the World Avocado Organization (yes, it’s a real thing) has other ideas. And to underscore their faith in the continuing allure of the tasty fruit, the WAO … Continue reading
New York Secrets
If you can’t live in New York City, or even visit whenever you want, the next best thing may be this brand new periodical about NYC life. Civilization, which is co-edited by Richard Turley, Mia Kerin, and Lucas Mascetello, is a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, mushrooms, New York City, newspapers
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Coffee Makes The World Go Round
Folks who know me will vouch for my life-long love of coffee. For the most part, I’m a coffee purist; I tend to stick with simple and direct caffeine delivery systems. Give me a doppio espresso, a Red-Eye, or just … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Restaurants, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged affogato, Coffee, coffee shops, espresso
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Bookstore Tourism Philadelphia
It’s always a happy occasion when a new indie bookstore café opens, but it’s even more exciting when one launches in an under served area.Last week, CNN political commentator and author Marc Lamont Hill opened Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Restaurants, USA
Tagged Bookstore Tourism, Germantown, indie bookstores, Philadelphia
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See Your Sea Food Up Close In Norway
The Norwegian architecture group Snøhetta has released images of its design for Under, Europe’s first underwater restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway. The project is set to begin construction in February 2018, with a concrete cuboid half-submerged like a monolithic shipwreck off … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Lindesnes, Norway, VisitNorway
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Is it still street art if it’s on the highway
A highway rest stop may seem like an unlikely venue for a major art exhibition, but this year’s La Triennale in the Swiss Canton Valais was held at the Relais du Saint-Bernard on the A9 Autoroute near Martigny. Some thirty … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, Public Transport, Restaurants
Tagged Martigny, Switzerland, Valais
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Bookstore Tourism + Coffee
For hopeless bibliophiles and coffee addicts like me there’s no place better to while away the hours than a bookshop with its own café. One of my all time favorites, the Housing Works Bookstore in Manhattan, is included with eight … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged Chicago, coffee shops, NYC, Seattle, secondhand bookshops, Washington D.C
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Another Roadside Attraction
Historian and self-taught photographer John Margolies spent the last three decades of the 20th century wandering the back roads, small towns, and old highways of the U.S. capturing images of a disappearing culture. His saturated Kodachrome images of kitsch signage, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, History, Hotels, Museums, Photography, Public Transport, Restaurants, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Drive-in theater, Library of Congress, mini golf, roadside advertising
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Welcome to Fishtown
Philly locals have been in on the Fishtown secret for years, but tourists are just discovering the up-and-coming riverfront district. With hot new restaurants, hip music venues, art spaces, brewpubs, fab coffeehouses, dozens of bars, and the world’s first pizza … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Museums, Music, Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged La Colombe, Philadelphia, Street Art, VURT
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Philadelphia Street Art
I have been chided in the past for posting images of international street art and overlooking the remarkable public artwork extant in my own backyard. So, here’s a look at a phenomenal temporary sculpture that towers 40 feet above the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Schuylkill River, Sculpture, Street Art
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