USA

With the extreme weather of Hurricane Irene and the opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr.memorial, we have had an interesting NYC2NOLA Road Trip day in the U.S. Capital.

Everyone loves a road trip! It’s not for the hot sweaty car rides or the stress of finding parking. It’s the freedom, the movement, and the once-in-a-lifetime chance to observe so much of the USA. We’re at the halfway point, so please read on for our observations from on the road, plus something about a beer tasting event here in Savannah!

We expected the history and the great food in Boston, but it turns out Boston is also pretty hip. We caught these break dancers defying gravity near Quincy Market! Boston – we will be back!

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!

The two of us can be pretty critical when it comes to hotels, but this week’s Hotel Tip of the Week, The Library Hotel was a particular surprise. Find what we loved and what we didn’t about this creative Manhattan hotel.

Philadelphia is known as the ‘Birthplace of America’ and is home to many historic sites, but we quickly discovered there is much more to Philly than history (or hoagies!)

This week, I visited many of Seattle’s parks and skyline viewpoints, like Alki Beach and Kerry Park, from where we got stunning views over downtown Seattle.

And just like that, my time in Austin came to an end. What started out as a curious exploration of a new (to me) state and city turned into an intensive love affair…

This week’s Polaroid features our current home of New York City in all its spring glory! With pink and white blossoms everywhere, the city is just beautiful!

Our Great American Road Trip 2011 is taking us from New York City to New Orleans and we’d love you to follow along! Today we were in Manhattan, New York – with the pictures to prove it…Enjoy!