New Yorker and newly ex-ex-pat.
New York City: Transport from Times Square to Battery Park
MY BAD!!! It's been awhile since I lived on the 1/2/3 - from Times Square, take the subway (2 or 3 train, downtown) to Chambers Street then switch to the 1 (also downtown) to South Ferry. Will let you off a block from the ferry terminal. See More
Denver: Short, scenic drives from Denver?
Two options I can speak to here: first, is Red Rocks Park which is just outside of Denver and has some pretty lovely hikes and scenery (as well as the Red Rocks Amphitheatre so bonus points for checking out a concert... See More
Smalls Jazz Club, Terra blues (more for blues obviously but still a great place) & Cafe Carlyle on Monday nights (Bemelmans Bar for nightly jazz and general incredible scenery) & Metropolis... See More
Manhattan: Safe areas in the Upper West Side
It's very safe if a bit boring. Check out the NYPD stats: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_020.shtml See More
New York City: Calling all New Yorkers! What makes New York City great?
I love New York for an endless list of reasons. When you need a breather, check out any number of beautiful places within the city itself for a *bit* of quiet. (see: Brooklyn Bridge Park; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Central... See More
How do you meet locals when you travel?
Few very easy ways: 1. Ask friends to connect you with someone they know and/or 2. Go to a place you feel comfortable (cafe/bar/restaurant/park/sports field/dive shop/book store/etc) and chat up some strangers. This technique is doubly effective if your travel involves... See More
New York City: Driving into New York City
Well it would help for starters if you mentioned where you were coming from? North? South? East? West? See More
How many miles from Richmond va to wallkill, NY
418 miles / approximately six hours drive time with no traffic. Check out google maps . See More
Getting around digestive issues while traveling
This is a very thorny question and the answer, more or less, is that It Depends. For instance, going vegan or vegetarian might be a surefire way to avoid GI problems in the developed world, but it could be the most immediate way to get GI problems in parts of the developing... See More
New York City: Best places to eat solo in Greenwich Village/SoHo and in Midtown?
Well anywhere really for starters. A few recommends from this New Yorker: Urbanspace Vanderbilt, Eataly, Coffee Shop, Sant Ambroeus, Balthazar Restaurant, Félix... See More