Eyelash Tinting in NYC
Felicity Loughrey talks a walk on the wild side of New York law and tries to find someone (anyone!) who will tint her lashes. In a city where you’d think anything goes, eyelash tints are illegal in New York. But damn it, my lashes are impossibly fair and could do with the treatment. Breaking rules […]
Couchsurfing America – One Man’s Story
Felicity Loughrey interviews a man who took his last US vacation the easy way – surfing the couches (and spare rooms) of willing single women.
Budget Manhattan for Children – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Karen Moline (who describes herself as a true New York Cheapallonia) finds budget-friendly places in Manhattan for hungry children. Doesn’t it just drive you crazy when you go out to eat with the kids, and they either pitch a fit in between you finding a waitress and the mac’n’cheese arriving, or they eat two bites […]
Arizona Spas
Felicity Loughrey tries underwater music at one of Arizona’s best spas. In a prim uniform and wedge espadrilles, spa director Dzeneta Arslanovic, pads around Spa Avania. Attached to the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale Arizona this spa is a relatively new addition to North America’s spa capital. As she moves through the US$9 […]
American Spa Treatments – Good Enough to Eat?
Julie Moline tries tomato paste under the heat lamp – and a spritz of red wine. Bored with traditional Swedish massage? Tried the hot-rocks massage, Reiki and reflexology, all of which seem to be hurtling down the far slope of the fad curve? The latest trend at upscale spas involves the use of whole foods […]
The Real Asian New York
Resident Karen Moline gives you the ‘Cheapallonia’ guide to New York’s best Asian neighbourhoods – and they’re all child-friendly. One of the most gratifying reasons to live in New York is being able to avoid the Disneyfication of Times Square – as well as the fact that in this great melting pot you’ll see so […]
Australia’s July Christmas
If it’s July, then it’s definitely Christmas in The Blue Mountains, two hours from Sydney.