In May of 1773, Parliament gave money to the British East India Company so they could lower their tea prices. The Americans were angered by this because the British East India Company would trade only with pro-British merchants. In September of 1773, the British…

Welcome to Cake Boss Cafe, the place in Manhattan where you can experience authentic, old world taste of New Jersey’s legendary Carlo’s Bakery. Combining time-honored tradition with unique and innovative signature baking style, Cake Boss Cafe features a wide variety of tasty delicious including…

  In the past, London was associated with dapper men wearing bowler hats and using walking sticks as fashion accessories.  But times have changed.  Dramatically.  This huge, bustling city is home to more than 8 million people and the 2011 census showed that only…

– Oh, I want to go to Paris again! – Have you ever been to Paris? – No, but yesterday I also wanted to go there!   Oh, Paris. This is a place full of beauty, joy, intrigue, chic and charm. Everywhere you go,…

The French word for breakfast is petit déjeuner, which translates literally into little lunch. While a lot of Parisians eat breakfast at home, you will see many stopping for a quick breakfast at one of the thousands of cafés in the city. Most Paris…

Easily accessible by most subway lines, Union Square is full of life on the weekends. Get off at Union Square Station or 14th Street. Saturday is Farmer’s Market day at Union Square. Vendors set up stalls and tents selling seasonal fruits & vegetables, home…

Spring is in bloom at the annual Macy’s Flower Show! Step into Towers of Flowers and discover a magical world of soaring floral architecture, magnificent rolling landscapes and specialty gardens bursting with color, fragrance and imagination. Macys Flower Show runs March 27 through April…

Do you love video games? Here’s something you’ll want to check out on your next visit Washington, DC.    ‘The Art of Video Games’ , at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is now open. This is the first major exhibition exploring the forty-year + evolution of…

A tour guide was showing a tourist around Washington, DC. The guide pointed out the place where George Washington supposedly threw a silver dollar over the Potomac River. “That’s impossible, ” said the tourist. “No one can throw a dollar that far ! “…

Washington is a great city to visit with lots of things to do. If you are into exploring the museums, there are list and map of museums available and all are located fairly close together. The famous Smithsonian Museums are all “free of charge”….