30 minutes

I have an eccentric uncle who lived in New York from the 1960s until the year before I moved here.  (I try to think of this as a coincidence and not that he was escaping the city of 8 million people before I arrived…although I’m still a bit annoyed he didn’t think about leaving me […]

Last fall I took you for a little half hour stroll through the Met Museum on the Upper East Side of NYC.  (Click here to go back and check it out).  This month I decided to go on a little visit to Washington Heights (the tippy top of Manhattan) to check out The Cloisters, which […]

This month I found myself in Calgary and drove out to the Banff area for a long weekend in the mountains.  I just love it there — the air is so fresh and the views are extraordinary!  Everyone simply must experience the Canadian Rockies at least once in their lifetime.  On this beautiful day, I […]

A few weeks ago I was dragged down to Times Square late at night night by a photographer friend in town from Paris who wanted to take some cool “NYC” shots.  Most New Yorkers dread going to Times Square, as it’s crowded with tourists who have a tendency to stop in the middle of a sidewalk […]

This month I was lucky to find myself in the United Arab Emirates and decided to spend my 30 minutes monthly project exploring the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi at night.  (Ok confession — this wasn’t supposed to be my 30 minutes project location but I showed up half an hour before they closed […]

For this month’s 30 minutes in the Life post, I decided to do a little street photography — which I love — but I challenged myself to do it at night.  I took a half hour stroll around my neighborhood, and surprisingly ran into quite a few people walking their dogs.  I loved seeing the […]

I don’t like having to switch planes at connecting airports.  As much as I fly, I get airport anxiety, as it’s all out of my control.  I’m not only terrified the plane is going to crash, but on top of that I have to worry I won’t have enough time to make my connection and […]

I moved to New York City when I was 22 years old, fresh out of college with an internship at Christie’s.  I can’t tell you why… I think I just always knew I would live in NYC and it just seemed the next natural step in my life.  One of my favorite things to do when […]

I’m *so* not a shoe person.  Hats, scarves, purses — yes, please!  But shoes?  I am almost embarrassed to admit that I loathe going shoe shopping, and nine times out of ten, buy for comfort rather than style 😉  I left crisp autumn weather in NYC (my favorite!) a few weeks ago to fly down to […]

This month I decided to take you on a trip to the rooftop of the Met, my favorite museum in NYC.  Every Summer, the Met commissions a different artist to create an installation for visitors to enjoy while taking in the beautiful views of Central Park and sipping delicious (and expensive) cocktails.  This year, Dan […]