Tag Archives: New York City

New York City and a Blog Change

Posted on September 12, 2014 by TBM

I’m back from my trip and I’m ready to get back into the swing of things. This year has been quite chaotic with good and bad and I haven’t been blogging as much as I normally do. When I first started … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged Cabaret, Derek Jeter, Ellis Island, New York City, Statue of Liberty, Tennis, Travel, Travel Photos, US Open, Yankees | 51 Comments

I really did try

Posted on September 23, 2013 by TBM

Earlier this year I shared some photos of Rafael Nadal changing his shirt during a tennis match at the French Open. For those who aren’t familiar with Nadal, he’s extremely superstitious. Seriously you have to watch and see. After each … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Travel | Tagged 50 Year Project, Flushing Meadows, New York City, Photography, Photos, Rafael Nadal, Tennis, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, US Open | 62 Comments

Celebrating Away From Home

Posted on July 4, 2013 by TBM

Today is the 4th of July in the States. Even though we live in London, we still try to celebrate all the American holidays. Tonight we’ll lift a glass in a salute to the US. Instead of having one travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged America, American Cities, American Holidays, American Writers, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Colorado, Concord, Connecticut, Fenway Park, Fort Collins, Fourth of July, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Horsetooth Mountain Park, Jackson Square, Louisa May Alcott, Louisiana, Mark Twain, Massachusetts, Mississippi River, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New Orleans, New York City, Old North Bridge, Salem, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, The House of the Seven Gables, The United States, Walden Pond | 44 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (February 10)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Broadway Musicals, Broadway Shows, Holiday, Holiday Planning, Life, New York City, Photography, Times Square, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Trip Planning, Trips, Vacations | 44 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (February 9)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by TBM

If you go to the earlier rounds of tennis at the US Open in New York City you can see a lot of great action on the smaller courts. It’s wonderful to be that close and on many occasions the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Flushing Meadows, Grounds at Flushing Meadows, Life, New York City, Photography, Queens, Sports, Tennis, Tennis courts, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, US Open | 8 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (February 8)

Posted on February 8, 2013 by TBM

I’m pretty excited. We booked our hotel for our upcoming trip to New York City today. Every year we head to Flushing Meadows to watch tennis. I know our trip isn’t for many months but I can’t wait! This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Flushing Meadows, Life, Milos Raonic, New York City, Photography, Queens, Sports, Sports Photography, Tennis, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Upcoming trips, US Open | 24 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (January 27)

Posted on January 27, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 2012 U. S. Open, 50 Year Project, Afghanistan, American Soldiers Wounded in Combat, Australian Open final, Blog, Blogging, Bravery, Determination, Flushing Meadows, Heart, Heroes, Inspiration, Landmines, Life, New York City, Photography, Role Models, Sports, Tennis, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, U.S. Open, War Veterans | 11 Comments

Forrest Gump

Posted on January 9, 2013 by TBM

The 76th movie on the AFI’s top 100 movies is Forrest Gump, released in 1994. Really, has it been that long. I can still remember seeing the film in the theatre. I have seen bits and pieces of it over … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged 50 Year Project, Academy Awards, AFI, American Film Institute, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Blog, Blogging, Bubba Gump, Forrest Gump, Movie Review, Movies, New York, New York City, NYC, Photography, Robert Zemeckis, Times Square, Tom Hanks | 43 Comments

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Posted on November 27, 2012 by TBM

Reading The Bell Jar raised a lot of mixed emotions for me. The novel is superb, and yet while reading it I felt somewhat guilty. I kept telling myself I shouldn’t enjoy a novel or marvel over her beautiful images knowing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, American Writers, Blog, Blogging, Books, Boston, Cambridge, Depression, England, Fulbright scholarship, Literature, Mademoiselle magazine, Massachusetts, New York City, Newnham College, Smith College, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, The Bell Jar | 18 Comments

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Posted on October 15, 2012 by TBM

The Age of Innocence, published in 1920, by Edith Wharton won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. She was the first female author to win this award. Wharton, an American writer grew up in New York City. Her parents, George Frederic Jones … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, American Writers, Blog, Blogging, Books, Boston, Countess Olenska, Edith Wharton, Edward Robbins Wharton, George Frederic Jones, Henry James, Keeping up with the Joneses, Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander, New York City, Newland Archer, Pulitzer Prize, Rensselaer, The Age of Innocence, Women Writers | 16 Comments