new york

13 May 2026

Broadway Binge

I recently spent 2 weeks in New York City to feed my nostalgia and revisit this place that I kind of grew up with. I used to stay with a relative here on my past visits, who sadly passed away a few years ago. But what I did a few times with her was to go to TKTS and get discounted same-day tickets for a show. That way, I saw The Producers and Wicked, for example. However, it was usually not so easy to go to plays, because we had to go deep into New Jersey afterwards – which late […]

10 May 2026

Revisiting New York: Politics, history and famil(iarit)y

Yesterday, I returned from my 10th visit to New York. After I blogged about my New York Nostalgia last autumn, I actually went through with it and booked a 12-day trip to New York, despite some doubts I had, mainly regarding the political situation. Is politics a reason not to visit a place? Depends. I think if you think like that, then I think a lot of countries are off the table for a vacation as well… most countries in the Middle East and northern Africa for their treatment of women and queer people, some European countries with right-wing governments […]

13 October 2025

New York Nostalgia

Nine times I’ve been to New York in my life so far, and I feel the relationship that I have (or had) with this city has taught me a lot about life. Today when I think about New York, I get mildly overwhelmed at the thought of so many people and so much noise, but back when I visited, I really enjoyed this city. But let’s start at the beginning. My first visit to New York was in 1997 together with my mother. I was probably 12 or 13 years old, barely a teenager, and I definitely didn’t speak much […]