California

Wonderful trip to California / Thanksgiving

NEW YORK

It is no surprise NYC is known as “The City that never sleeps.” As if all the bars and restaurants and clubs and theatres that surround the city’s avenues and streets were not enough, a wonderful life of music, magic, Saki bars and entertainment exists on a parallel, underground.

Having spent some time in this brilliant city here are some of my suggestions….

Apart from the obvious touristy attractions, here are my simply MUST DO’s:

** CYCLE down/up the Westside Highway  (You can hire a bike just off St Chritopher’s street)

** Go for at least one BRUNCH

** WALK along the “HIGH LINE” elevated park - www.thehighline.org

** Get to know the UNDERGROUND wonders

** Have a Rooftop drink

** MAGNOLIA CUPCAKE - 401 Bleecker Street 10014 - www.magnoliabakery.com

** Walk across Brooklyn Bridge

** Vintage stores in Williamsburg

** Catch a live music gig

** Madison Square Gds

So, to go alongside these tips here are some options:

.daytime.

Walk along the "high line" elevated park if its a nice day, you can even pop to magnolia on the way and then along the river Hudson for a cycle- all pleasures in a nutshell.

Visit the MOMA / Central Park / Lincon Centre (Romeo and Juliet is currently on)

.food & drinkies.

MEAT PACKING

Start your evening at Spice market, there is nothing like their ginger margeritas!

Perhaps a drink at the roof top of one of the following:

Gansevoort hotel or SOHO house

Pastis - www.pastisny.com - great option for both brunch or dinner

WEST VILLAGE

Extra Virgin: www.extravirginrestaurant.com  Cozy Italian in West Village, nice bar too.

Tartine: (253 W. 11th St., New York, NY 10014 ) French place, nice for brunch

LA ESQUINA: (Taqueria) MUST HAVE DINNER HERE! www.esquinanyc.com

CHELSEA

Tia Pol: Cozy lovely tapas place

Red Cat: In Chelsea with good American cuisine.

SOHO

Boqueria: www.boquerianyc.com - Lovely tapas and wine! Great place to pop in on rainy afternoons for a drink and catch up

EAST VILLAGE

Decibal Saki bar - www.sakebardecibel.com - 240E, 9^th Street – Btw 2^nd/3^rd street - order wasabi dumplings and try many of the sakis available on the menu!

LOWER EAST

Stanton Social: www.thestantonsocial.com Great restaurant and bar scene

Schiller’s Liquor Bar: www.schillersny.com American brasserie. Good food, great cocktails, fun/hip vibe, cool people. Crowded and noisy.

Inoteca: (Rivington & Stanton) www.inotecanyc.com Great wine list, yummy Italian small plates. No reservations and usually a long wait, but it’s worth it and you can drink wine while you’re waiting. Small and crowded, but in summer they open the doors out to the sidewalk. 

TRIBECA

Next Door Nobu: Cheaper than Nobu – don’t take reservations, great deal, good scene

BROOKLYN/ Williamsburg 

Le Barricou – www.lebarricouny.com Brunch around 1pm

Go for a little stroll round Bedford street

Alterantive place for live music www.unionpool.blogspot.com

Clubs:

One oak night club / BOOM BOOM (at the Standard Hotel)/ THE BOX

Snapshots in motion of my time out in NYC

the freedom and simple beauty is too good to pass up.

um encontro na Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro.

um domingo qualquer.

Domingo Carioca

Domingo tranquilo

Sem hora pra acordar

Curtindo um cafezinho na varanda

Acompanhada pelo som do saxofone

vindo do vizinho no 2o andar

Jogando fora conversa

Na praia da Barra entre amigos eles se encontram

Debaixo de um calor radiante

Partidas de beach-tennis

Entre cervejinhas e mergulhos refrescantes

Sombras de uma tarde iluminada

Um sol vermelho no horizonte desaparecia

Acalmando aquela areia fervida

Refletindo no mar cada movimento

De mais um domingo qualquer perfeito.

Barra Da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.

.The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire. 

Rio de Janeiro in a nutshell