Secrets of NYC
Spot a Ghost Sign for NYC's Lost Automat
There are no more Horn & Hardarts in NYC, but remnants of them still exist!
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PARK(ing) DAY NYC 2010
One of my our urban reclamation events, PARK(ing) Day, is coming back September 17th! The concept is simple: turn
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Love Locks are back on the Pont des Arts in Paris
I’m happy to report that the love locks on the Pont des Arts have made a comeback, despite the
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The French Basque Country: Surf, Bullfights, Hikes & Eats
I just returned from a week in the Basque Country, on the border of Spain in southwest France. I think
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Concerts at Parc de la Villette in Paris
The Parc de la Villette is the largest landscaped park in Paris. Designed by Bernard Tschumi, it shows his continuing
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LITTLE TOKYO: The Best of Rue Saint-Anne in Paris
Rue Saint-Anne has always had a little bit of an independent streak. In 1822, the headquarters of the Nicolas wine
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The Best and Cheapest Coffee in Paris
My family is an expert at two things: Japanese food and coffee. That is, the consumption and critique of these
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Free Surf Lessons at Long Beach!
This is a guest post from Untapped correspondent, Janet Kim, designer and proprietor of the New York City-based contemporary clothing
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The Dépôt Légal and the Gallerie Colbert in Paris
I came across this storefront today, at the intersection of Rue Vivienne and Rue de Petit Champs. As a New
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Inside La Flèche d’Or Music Venue in Paris
We love this music venue–it’s small which means you can get really close to the bands, there’s
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The Invalides in Paris
Probably the best looking nursing home ever built! The Invalides was originally a hospital and home for wounded or elderly
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Au Nègre Joyeux (Happy Negro Chocolate Factory) in Paris’ Rue Mouffetard
Just nearby my old apartment on Rue Mouffetard is the preserved storefront of Au Nègre Joyeux, the name of a
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The Maison de Verre (House of Glass) in Paris
Photo via Flickr by BM. “For architects it represents the road not taken: a lyrical machine whose theatricality is the