Just wanted to send a quickie post out to you all to wish you a happy Easter. I hope you all have a lovely and relaxing long weekend. I’ve flown over to Perth for the long weekend to cheer on my sister at the Australian Kyaking Championships!
Thought I’d send a photo-teaser of the macaroon I picked up at the front desk today – I was never a macaroon fan until now – pure sugary goodness! D’lish!
I hope you make the most of this gorgeous long weekend,
Much love,
Aimee x
So I have finnaaalllllyyyyy got my butt into gear after two months and compiled this collection of photos from my New York – Sadly I couldn’t upload all 2000 photos I took from the trip as it would probably take me weeks to do it, although I did pick out a few of the best to put up here.
Our time in NY was incredible – we did everything and anything we possible could cram into the two short weeks that we had there. Of course we couldn’t do everything as we didn’t have an unlimited budget but we didn’t cut many corners and skimp out either!
I had recovered from my horrible jet lag from Hawaii by the time we got to NY so luckily we were able to do things from the get-go. We stayed at the beautiful Sheraton Hotel a couple of blocks up from Times Square for a few nights and then stayed at the W for the rest of our time there. I cannot recommend the W enough, everything about it was incredible and completely surprised me how stunning it was. We had a view of the September 11 memorial and the new buildings that they are constructing at the site.
The lobby of the W which turns into a nightclub on weekends!
Breakfast at the W
The first few days of NY we stayed around Times Square and did a lot of shopping (mainly at Sephora, naturally!), went bike riding and ice-skaing in Central Park, visited the MET, the Guggenheim museum, the Natural History museum (they were running a food security expo and we got interviewed by a local TV station about our time there – my 5 minute claim to fame!), went to see three Broadway shows… and ate A LOT of food which I’ll write about in another post (otherwise this post would get verrryyy lengthy!)
Whilst we were downtown at the W, we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge, went on a boat cruise to the Statue of Liberty and went on a huge walk from downtown to Times Square going through the Financial District, Tribeca, Soho and Greenwich Village (stopping by Carrie’s place on the way).
Cocktails at the W. Cheers.
Much love,
Aimee x
Loving this veggie cooking guide from KidSpot – print it off and stick it on your fridge!
The coconut water industry is at an all time high, with the little bottles of tropical goodness being sold almost everywhere, from cocktail bars and petrol stations, to my local gym.
I didn’t realize how big the coconut water craze was until my recent trip to Hawaii, where I was amazed by how many shelves upon shelves of coconut water there was there– every size and flavor combination you could think of – and this was at America’s equivalent of Safeway/Coles, not a fancy wholefoods-esque type shop.
Coconut water is generally known for being incredibly hydrating and packed with potassium (it has the equivalent of 4 medium sized bananas!) but is also has many other nutritional perks including being low in fat and kilojoules and contains electrolytes including sodium, calcium and magnesium which explains why it’s such a popular choice to have after exercising.
When I was in Hawaii, I noticed that coconuts trees lined many of the coastal roads and coconuts littered the ground. Locals had even warned us not to stand to close to the coconut trees as they can give you pretty nasty head injuries if your unlucky enough to have one fall on you. On our road trips along the islands coast we were pleasantly surprised to see locals slicing coconuts on the roadside for a fee of $5US. I had hoped to stumble across one of these roadside stops and was lucky enough to find this local the day before we had to fly out of the island. It was incredibly delicious and ever-so-refreshing as the day was very muggy from tropical downpours that drenched us (many times) that day.
Here’s a short clip I filmed on how to crack a coconut open, BYO machete though! (Sorry about the muffling sounds that the microphone picked up during the clip!)
Much love,
Aimee x
schmacko's lunchbox 