New York

Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls

Ok, so I'm not going to lie, this room was a little pricey at over $400/night (and that's at a heavily discounted price since I booked it on Hotels.com), but it was definitely worth every penny! Of course, you know the saying "location is everything"...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin Complex

On our way to Canada, we made one more stop - the Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin Complex in Buffalo, New York. Years ago, my gram had visited Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water House in Pennsylvania and fell in love with the organic design - merging nat...

Dining at Belhurst Castle in Geneva, NY

On our way to Canada to visit the Niagra Falls, we stopped at the Belhurst Castle in Geneva, NY for dinner. My aunt had read about Belhurst in a traveler's brochure and thought it sounded interesting. The building was built as a private residence, bu...

Fourth of July, Brooklyn

What a wonderful evening, spent at a friend's house in Brooklyn - we enjoyed a back yard bbq, followed by watching the fireworks over the Manhattan skyline from their building's rooftop! ...

Flight From San Juan to NYC

The flight from San Juan to NYC was so pretty! We left just before sunset and flew above a sea of fluffy, white clouds. After enjoying some dinner (mushroom and sun-dried-tomato gnocci), the clouds began to clear and the sky turned from blue to midni...

Le Bateau Ivre, Manhattan

Le Bateau Ivre is a French Restaurant located in Midtown East Manhattan. A friend recommended the Croque Monsieur and so we stopped by to check it out. It was delicious! So was the ceviche, the mussels, the vegetable bisque and surprisingly, the dess...