Monthly Archives: March 2009

It’s awful high up here! But it takes less than 50 seconds to get up there, thanks to some clever lifts (sorry, elevators). There’s even a view on your way up, thanks to a cool glass-topped elevator. One of the …

Newly re-opened since my last visit to New York, the Top of the Rock is the perfect place from which to view the Manhattan skyline. For a start, you actually get to look AT the Empire State Building rather than …

It’s always tempting to be distracted when strolling down Fifth Avenue. You know, the shops (was that Abercrombie calling?), the architecture, the bewildering array of pizza joints. But I tried to keep my eyes at street level and take a …