Travel Diaries: New York, Day 3

Monday was the last day in New York before the conference –the whole purpose of my trip– started. We spent most of the day preparing for the conference, practicing the procedures, doing some teamwork, and being clever. It was a long and exciting day––which is why we had dead faces by dinner time!

It was also our last meal in the week. We went to an Italian restaurant in 47th Street, between 6th and 7th, where I ate a seafood salad and stole some of my friend's tortellini (which were so good)!

The day after this, the conference started and we had to forget about sunlight, any food that was not sandwiches or something you can grab to go from a deli, and sleep. But I'll talk more about that tomorrow!

Love,

Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio

Travel Diaries: New York, Day 2

My second day in New York was far better than I thought it would be. I got to spend most of the day with one of my friends, and we just walked around Central Park and went to the Upper West Side to get some of my favourite Levain cookies.

After that, we went to meet the rest of our team, and had our first full-team meeting, before going for dinner at one of my favourite restaurants in Midtown Manhattan: Topaz. It is a Thai restaurant, located in 56th Street between 6th and 7th. Fortunately, my wonderful friend Ramya and I shared our dishes, so instead of eating only one of my faves, I got two! We chose to share a pad thai with chicken and chicken red curry. They were both delicious and I ate so much I just almost die of happiness!!

Love,

Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio

Travel Diaries: New York, Day 1

After a very long delay in my flight, I finally made my way to New York on Saturday, around noon. As soon as I got down from the plane and passed through immigration, I went to find some quick lunch, checked in at the hotel, and made my way into the city to enjoy every single bit of it.

This time, I decided to stay––only for a night, due to my conference, which is taking place at the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan––at The Strand Hotel. This is a beautiful hotel in the middle of the garment district, which was the perfect location for some work affairs I had to do during the weekend. Of course, as soon as I came in, I couldn't help but smile to my lovely lady companion and jump on the fluffy bed.

Unfortunately, I had to go out and do some business for a while, which was actually my favourite part of the day. After that, I headed out for a walk around the enchanted streets of my favourite city in the whole world. I went to Fifth Avenue straight to Central Park and then walked in Park Avenue on my way back to the hotel.

After such a long and relaxing walk, I realised I hadn't eaten a proper meal in the whole day, so I decided to go to my hotel's restaurant, The Strand Bistro, and eat something very American: a burger. Which was actually very good! I don't usually eat meat––and even less frequently if it's in a burger––but I felt like I needed this American experience on my first night back here.

I then went for a while to the rooftop of the hotel, and enjoyed the view. I could have stayed looking at it forever, but my body was asking for a break, so I headed back to my room and had the best night's sleep.

Come back tomorrow for my travel diaries from Sunday!!!

Love,

Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio