Posts Tagged ‘ Hot mess ’

Hurricane Sandy: Aftermath

Let’s just start this post by saying that I am on day 3 without electricity.  I just wanted to give you an idea of my mental state.  In all honesty, I’m so grateful that my apartment and my neighborhood did not suffer much damage as a result of the...

Reporting Live from “Zone A”

There’s a hurricane a’comin!!!  Yes yes, hurricane Sandy is currently blasting New York City with high winds and rain, but I feel like a kid who’s had a snow day.  As a result of the storm, New York City shut down the subway system, all bus routes, and trains, making...

Putting my life in the hands of a piece of tarp…a.k.a. hangliding in Utah

I know, I tend to have a flair for the dramatic.  But seriously, the title of this post is basically what hangliding is.  Here’s the back story.  When I was planning this trip with my girlfriends, I really wanted to do a ton of things I a) had not...

Broken laptops and luxury travel tweet chats

The above statements are completely unrelated other than the fact that they were highs and lows of my day on Wednesday.  Let’s start with the low.  As you can see I haven’t written since last Friday and that is due to the fact that my laptop has decided to pick...

Travel Tuesday: Montauk, NY

Tumbleweed Tuesday.  That is how Montauk residents refer to today, also known as the day that their hometown becomes significantly less inhabited by visitors.  That’s fine, I get it.  As a transplant New Yorker, I now consider this city my home and I have to deal with tourists 365...