explore new york city - Stevie Jewel

01.17.17

Jet Set Candy

I found this shop while just wandering around in New York City, and absolutely love, love, love the concept! It’s so clever, and for anyone who appreciates travel this can be the perfect gift! They have trinkets representing wanderlust-worthy cities all over the world. The charms are all designed to represent the city they harken to. New York City has a tiny empire state building, a taxi, and several other charms. They also have airport code tags! Which I am obsessed with. The one drawback I had was the price, I felt it was a little expensive. Especially given that it’s something you might want to get several of; for various cities you love! This is not a sponsored post, as someone who loves to travel and collect mementos from the cities I visit I had to share it with fellow travelers!

www.jetsetcandy.com

12.29.16

New York Street Style

New York City always associates itself with fashion in my mind. Whether I’m there for work or play, I always feel like my style game has to be on point, even if I can only bring a a carry-on suitcase with me! This trip to New York was much colder than I thought it would be, but luckily I had even with me to layer for warmth. I took some of my favorite winter staples with me; my Zara camel coat, my favorite winter pompom hat, and Topshop black skinny jeans. What staples do you travel with?

12.20.16

Trains and NYC

I love New York City, and I’ve seen the holiday movies that are set in New York City in the Christmas, but I hadn’t visited at this time of year until last weekend! It was gloriously festive, with all the holiday markets, carols playing everywhere, light shows, ice skating, and of course the Rockefeller tree! We took the train from Newark airport into the city it was a magical start to a Christmas experience in New York! Even just walking around in the city was more exciting at this time of year, with all the well wishes for a good holiday coming from every person you cross paths with. I’ll have more photos of my picks of what to do when you visit NYC at this time of year, but for now here are some photos from the train station and one of our first strolls through the snowy city!

11.08.16

Baked By Melissa

Have you ever had a really good cupcake? I mean really delicious; the kind with soft moist cake with the perfectly adequate amount of frosting for the size of the cupcake. That’s what Baked By Melissa is, with one tiny exception…all the cupcakes are BITE SIZED. Which at first my sound disappointing, but when you realize that you can try ten different delicious baby cupcakes for the calories of one typically sized cupcake any disappointment vanishes instantly! I have gotten Baked By Melissa almost every time I’m in New York City. I’ve tried most of the original flavors and I have yet to find one I don’t love. If you’re visiting New York City, make sure this pipsqueak bakery of awesome is on your to-do list!

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