11 articles tagged with new york
Schenectady surprised me. I'll admit, when my visual merchandising firm sent me to consult with a client near the GE campus, I expected a purely utilitarian trip—airport, hotel, conference room, repeat. Instead, I discovered a city where Thomas Edison's legacy...
As someone who's spent two decades finding adventure within walking distance of conference rooms, I've developed a knack for transforming mundane business destinations into opportunities for discovery. Albany might not make most travelers' bucket lists, but New York's capital offers...
As a physical therapist who's constantly balancing client care with cross-Atlantic travel, I've developed a keen eye for cities that offer business efficiency alongside genuine cultural experiences. Albany—New York's understated capital—has surprised me on multiple visits with its blend of...
There's something magical about the way sound travels through autumn air—crisper, clearer, more defined. As someone who spends her life fine-tuning acoustics, I find fall to be nature's perfect sound engineer. Last month, between theater projects in New York City...
I've always believed that the soul of a city reveals itself after sunset. Having explored nightlife from Tokyo's neon-lit alleys to Cape Town's beachfront lounges, I'm drawn to destinations in transition—places where history and innovation collide to create something unexpectedly...
After years of exploring caves across three continents and navigating the startup scenes from Helsinki to Wellington, I've developed a sixth sense for efficient urban mobility. When business recently took me to New York's capital, I found Albany to be...
There's something beautifully contradictory about capital cities – they're centers of power yet often overlooked by travelers seeking the flashier metropolises. Albany, New York's capital, sits in the shadow of its famous southern sibling like the opening act at a...
Who would have thought that Albany—a city I've passed through countless times en route to hockey games in Montreal—would evolve into such a culinary powerhouse? On a recent fall weekend, I decided to skip the usual stadium tour and instead...
When I left Anaheim for what was supposed to be a six-month teaching gig in Paris, I never imagined I'd become someone who casually drops phrases like 'when I was at that boutique hotel in Lisbon last month.' Yet here...
As someone who's spent years observing details that others miss, I've found that photography and detective work share a surprising kinship. Both require patience, an eye for the overlooked, and the ability to tell a story through visual elements. Syracuse,...
When I tell my German friends I'm heading to Buffalo for the weekend, I'm typically met with blank stares or vague associations with chicken wings and snow. As a Portland native who spent years exploring craft beer scenes across the...
