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Having already done the Circle Line cruise, all the major museums, a city bus tour, and even a bike trip through Harlem, I was looking for a new take on the city I’ve spent most of my adult life working in. Cue Turnstile Tours.
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For Annie Fitzsimmons, cozy doesn’t mean wearing pajamas and Uggs. It’s a place without pretense, somewhere to escape the harshness of wind and cold noses — a place where you don’t feel rushed. Here are ten of her favorite places to wait out winter in New York City.
I Heart My City: Annemarie’s Brooklyn
Posted by I Heart My City on December 14, 2011 
Welcome back city-lovers, to another Wednesday edition of I Heart My City. This week’s insider guide to Brooklyn, New York was submitted by Annemarie Dooling, Community Editor at Huffington Post Travel and travel writer behind the Frill Seeker Diary. Browse Annemarie’s favorite spots in her hometown, then tell us what you love about Brooklyn in…
Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown relates part of her travel philosophy to me over breakfast at Perch Café near her home in Park Slope, Brooklyn. “People cultivate the soul of a city. Spend time with them and the place comes to life in a different way than just checking off the top things to do,” she…
Coffee Vacations
Posted by Meg Weaver on August 31, 2011 
Most of us have heard of cooking vacations–trips that involve traveling to an idyllic place and taking cooking classes from a local chef or school. Last spring, Elizabeth Berg made us envious (and hungry) when she wrote about attending a cooking school along Italy’s Amalfi Coast. I piggybacked on that story and blogged about cooking…
Walking in a Walker’s Wonderland, in Brooklyn
Posted by Daisann McLane on August 10, 2011 
In the spirit of the hyper-local, Daisann McLane gives you a personal guided day tour of her super-walkable neighborhood. All the following sights, eats and activities are within a 15 minute walk of her nearest subway station, the Q/B stop at 7th Avenue, Brooklyn.
At Home, I’m a Tourist (Brooklyn Edition)
Posted by Daisann McLane on August 1, 2011 
I split my year between Hong Kong and New York, and just got back to my Brooklyn apartment a couple of weeks ago. Of course I’m feeling discombobulated–brutal jet lag and all–but I think that’s a good thing. One of the advantages of never completely settling into a place is that you never get a…
The Radar: South Africa Beyond Safari, NYC for $20 a Night, Luxury Taxis
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on June 20, 2011 
Experience South Africa beyond the safari. Hike to the top of Table Mountain to take in glorious ocean views or explore Cape Town’s thriving wine country. [Cheapo Air] Accommodation in New York City for a mere $20 a night sounds like a steal—that is, if you don’t mind sleeping on the ground. The National Park…
The Christmas Lights of Dyker Heights
Posted by Rainer Jenss on December 17, 2010 A year ago, Rainer Jenss traveled around the world with his wife and two sons, and blogged about his experience here on Intelligent Travel. Now he’s back stateside and sharing his tips on traveling with kids. If you ask the average New Yorker what their plans are for the holidays, my guess is most will…
Nigeria vs. Greece: The Super Eagles Take On Galanoleyki
Posted by Caitlin Etherton on June 17, 2010 It seems the coin toss will be the deciding factor concerning who has the advantage as Nigeria takes on Greece in day seven of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (ESPN will begin live coverage at 9:30 a.m. EST.) Both teams lost in their first games of group matches — to Argentina and the Korea Republic…
Touring the Great Outdoors in NYC
Posted by Intelligent Travel on August 27, 2009 For many tourists, especially first-timers, it’s the theaters, boutiques, restaurants, and museums of New York that are the city’s main draw. But if you also want to cover a bit more ground outdoors, John Rambow offers a few unusual, nature-oriented tours that will do the trick. Best of all, they’re all free. For the Birds:…
Brooklyn Eats
Posted by kmccorma on July 30, 2009 This past weekend I made a trip up to New York City to visit family and was once again amazed at just how much the city has to offer, especially food-wise. Although I usually go directly into Manhattan and stay, my cousin recently bought an apartment in Brooklyn, so we decided to try out new…
A Delicious, Eggless Brunch in Brooklyn
Posted by Meg Weaver on January 8, 2009 With money tight but gas cheap and time off in excess, my husband and I plotted our post-Christmas road trip. We lounged for two days with the folks in Fogelsville, PA, then darted east to Brooklyn. After a night out at Redd’s Tavern in Williamsburg with a schoolmate, we journeyed to Chavella’s in Prospect Heights…
Dine-In Brooklyn for $23
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on March 27, 2008 Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz gets a taste of Brooklyn. I’m a big fan of D.C.’s Restaurant Week, where foodies can eat a multi-course meal at some of the city’s greatest restaurants for a set price (this year it was $20.08 for lunch, $30.08 for dinner). Brooklyn has a similar deal, the fifth-annual Dine-In Brooklyn,…
Global Eye: Coney Island, New York
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on March 26, 2008 Photographer: Jenene Chesbrough, Brooklyn, New York Getting the shot: This shot was taken on opening day of Astroland/Coney Island 2006. Every year my friends and I bike down to hang out, put our feet in the sand, ride the Cyclone, and eat some Nathan’s Famous cheese fries. There were organ grinders and lots of Coney…
Endangered Places: How You Can Help
Posted by Emily Haile on January 14, 2008 The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the Most Endangered Places of 2007, is a surprising amalgam of old and new, from historic motels along Route 66 to a racecourse in Florida. Here are just a few of the threatened sites and some ideas on what travelers and concerned citizens can do to offset…
Brooklyn’s Solar-Powered Block Party
Posted by Katie Knorovsky on October 10, 2007 All IT needed to hear to inspire an outing to Brooklyn’s Habana Outpost can be summed up with these incredible words: bicycle-powered blender. So on a recent long weekend in Brooklyn, this IT staffer hightailed to the Latin café, touted as New York’s first solar-powered restaurant and home of the world’s first sunlit chandelier. A…
