New York

Join me for an afternoon stroll across Brooklyn’s famous Greenwood Cemetery – my twilight walk around the burial grave was one of my favorite days last week!

I am back in my happy place: New York City – in Brooklyn, to be precise! I’ve been revisiting some of my favorite spots, including the underrated Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

New York has been treating me exceptionally well since I got here at the beginning of the month, spoiling me with perfect spring weather that feels more like summer!

Ten years ago, people would still raise an eyebrows when you told them you were staying in Brooklyn on a trip to New York, but oh how things have changed! …

This week’s Polaroid features some rad street art near my apartment in Brooklyn, by a street artist whose pieces I absolutely love – meet the Iranian artists Icy & Sot!

Our Hotel Tip series offers accommodation recommendations for both budget & luxury hotels we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: Hotel Casablanca, Times Square, New York.

Williamsburg is the most exciting neighborhood in the current Brooklyn renaissance – read on to find out why!

I came to New York for a housesit this summer, and the owners canceled their trip last-minute. I ended up housesitting 8 times there though – find out how I did it:

Find out what I’ve been up to in July, what went well and what went wrong, what I’ve been struggling with lately and what’s next for me!

I am finally exploring more of Queens – and I returned to the Socrates Sculpture Park last week, which is one of my favorite spots by the water in New York.