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GTFO of NYC 003: Breakneck Ridge in Cold Spring, NY

Know someone who needs to get out of NYC? >> click to tweet When good weather hits NYC (sunshine, above 65), everyone is deliriously happy.Surviving a NYC winter feels like an accomplishment — granted, it’s not Minnesota — but the streets get slushy, subways are tighter because everyone is bundled up, and we trudge from home to work…

No Sweat: Finding the Best Tacos al Vapor in Mexico City

On a rainy afternoon in Mexico City, I needed to eat lunch. Normally, when I’m abroad, I choose a spot where all the locals are crowding to eat and I eat there.In a city of nine million people, however, there are crowds everywhere — so how to tell what’s best?When I first arrived in Mexico…

9 Places to Visit for a Real Taste of Cairo: A Little Extra on Music, Architecture and Food

Know someone heading to Cairo? >> click to tweet When you visit Cairo you may know your way to the main attractions — the Pyramids, khan el khalili, the Citadel and the Egyptian and Coptic Museums. But you may want a little bit more of this historical city — the site of a multilayered culture and intertwining faiths that…

THIS is the best food truck: Boteco in Austin

It’s not often a business on Yelp yields a near perfect user review average, but this Valentine’s day I got to meet the owners and operators of a food truck that does just that. Boteco, a food truck on the east side of Austin holds true to the owners’ Brazilian roots, proudly defying all statistical…