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As an American, I rarely get the chance to experience football. Not football as in the Giants or Jets, but football as the rest of the world knows it, to […]
As an American, I rarely get the chance to experience football. Not football as in the Giants or Jets, but football as the rest of the world knows it, to […]
Often times when traveling, the people you meet and purchases you pick up along the way are integral parts of the tourist experience. In Athens, the person is Pantelis Melissinos and […]
Yesterday, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner literally reached new heights. Skydiving from a height of 24 miles above earth, Baumgartner become the first human to break the sound barrier unassisted, traveling […]
October 11-14: An (extended) Weekend Full Of Laughs The annual Comic Con fan convention is back at Javits for what promises to be a weekend full of all things comics. […]
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on Israeli food traditions and the dishes that make up the cultural fabric of the country today. Many of you are already […]
As we move towards a comprehensive digital world, so too do our travel plans. Many sites offer to help navigate the digital tourism industry, but few actually make the challenge […]
For those that think Manhattan’s Lower East Side is all bagels and bialys, think again. While the Jewish history of the neighborhood has no doubt left its’ its print, a collective […]
Anne Keiser shot him for National Geographic in 1985, I unknowingly shot him in 2006 and then again this summer. The bagel seller of Suk ez Zeit in Jerusalem’s Old […]
October 4- 7: Well, Semi- Affordable It’s that time of year when the (semi) Affordable Art Fair comes back to NYC. Dozens of galleries come under one roof for this […]
For years I’ve been wanting to go to San Francisco. Not to see Alcatraz, the waterfront or the Golden Gate Bridge, but rather to eat at the hidden foodie heaven […]
Tales of the Connoisseur
Food. Travel. Unearthing my French roots.