Traveling and sharing travel experiences through so many channels can mean a lot gets missed if you don’t follow a blog, or a Twitter feed, or you’re not Facebook friends with someone. I’ve seen Storify used for lots of crowdsourced reporting, but I used it for a social media scrapbook from my two recent trips to New York.
New York, New York April-May 2013
Two, TWO trips to NYC in the past month: food, Edvard Munch, theatre, Saturday Night Live, more food, more theatre.
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New York, it’s been far too long…
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My NYC adventure includes my first stay at @newyorkhotel, a handful of blocks away from the @highlinenyc. Fingers crossed for sunshine!
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Heading out tomorrow with @delta for a long-awaited, action-packed trip to NYC. How are those cherry blossoms looking, bklynbotanic??
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Friday, April 12, 2013
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Start spreading the news…. #jazzhands
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Me, on the plane looking out in the fog: “I can’t see the ground, I don’t like it.” @krisp131: “I’m pretty sure it’s still there.”
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New York! I am in you
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Just ran into coworker of mine, who also happens to be @krisp131‘s former neighbour. Yes, we are in New York.
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It’s a bit damp in NYC today, but @Miss_Close and I are soldiering on! Thanks to @newyorkhotel for the fast check-in!
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Rainy day detour to the Museum of Modern Art to see Edvard Munch’s The Scream before the show closes.
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My new pet peeve: ppl walking up to a famous work of art, taking a picture & walking away without even looking at it. pic.twitter.com/T0pOUQktnK -
Related to my previous grievance/tweet: I was the only person who posed like this with The Scream at MoMA. pic.twitter.com/VjNhdvhmVL -
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Had a BLAST at @fuerzabrutanyc last night, off to Brooklyn today. On the lookout for @nycfoodtruck trucks!
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If you are in NYC, you MUST see @fuerzabrutanyc. #amazing
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Saturday, April 13, 2013: The saddest dog in New York, Brooklyn Botanic Garden for cherry blossoms and Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy
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@dhaelis @KristiColleen I think @krisp131‘s saddest dog in New York bitesizedtravel.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/img_87… needs to become a meme. -
The day started a little grey, but we got to see some beautiful cherry blossoms at @bklynbotanic #bbgcherries pic.twitter.com/Wey3MrgS1M -
Suffering cherry blossom withdrawal after visiting @bklynbotanic last weekend. wp.me/p28CW3-1Jb #bbgcherries pic.twitter.com/M3LcBHN5me -
Cherry blossom season in #NewYork: @bklynbotanic and Roosevelt Island @nycgo #bbgcherries wp.me/p28CW3-1Jb
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Hello from Brooklyn! pic.twitter.com/vQETS1wFA3 -
Living the true NYC tourist experience by waiting in line to use the washroom at Starbucks.
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.@Miss_Close and I saw a special third act at @LuckyGuyPlay last night – @tomhanks auctioned off a backstage tour guided by the man himself!
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
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Yesterday I made @krisp131 travel for 1.5 hours on transit just so I could have my picture taken in front of the diner from Seinfeld.
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Who is watching France? All the French people are in NYC.
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Great start to our day with sunshine and @highlinenyc! @Miss_Close pic.twitter.com/ViQQ5KPhKV -
Relaxing on the High Line. And by relaxing I mean freezing my bum off. pic.twitter.com/QjGa8nzKVA -
I just bought a belt for $3 in Chinatown. #score
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Taking a break from walking and gushing over all the puppies in Madison Square Park. pic.twitter.com/v6UbJJznFq -
Tonight @krisp131 and I are heading to @BookofMormonBWY!
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I’m a little excited
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OK that was the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. #LoveMormon @BookofMormonBWY
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I met a Mormon! pic.twitter.com/zDYTa8lnae -
Unrelated: Sean Lennon was sitting 3 rows in front of us.
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Hello! There is no one in NYC tonight who loved Book of Mormon more than me! #lovemormon
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Best money spent in NYC: $250 on a Book of Mormon ticket and $3 on a belt in Chinatown.
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Monday, April 15, 2013: a walk in Central Park and food trucks far and wide
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In Central Park, @krisp131 is mingling with the locals. pic.twitter.com/xsUdfgQHVN -
Lunch starts with a little wafel magic from @waffletruck! pic.twitter.com/KCpE72meSb -
Operation NYC Foodtruck Safari was a success!
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The most happening place in NYC tonight is the post office. #taxdeadline
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013: A way-too-early start and departure
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No water in the hotel this morning. Heading to the airport very early. Cross your fingers and hope for the best!
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Every seat in LGA is equipped with an iPad, in case you’re sick of your travel buddy by now @krisp131 pic.twitter.com/ZHgCwyNusU -
To sum up a lot of adventure, the highlights were shared on bitesizedtravel.ca and the New York City Food Truck Association
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Last week, @Miss_Close & I hit New York for a weekend of theatre and adventure. Part 1 of our trip highlights: wp.me/p28CW3-1JJ
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Highlights of my April trip to New York (Pt 1) @BookofMormonBWY, @LuckyGuyPlay & The Scream at @MuseumModernArt wp.me/p28CW3-1JJ
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Pop culture travel: Friends and Seinfeld’s “New York” wp.me/p28CW3-1Ju
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Our friend and neighbor from the north, @bitesizedtravel, visits the City & reports in on today’s Guest Blogger post! ow.ly/l3NvK
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Check out the great @nycfoodtruck stops I made in NYC: @Palenquefood @gcnyc1 @fritesnmeats @tacobite @miamimachinenyc nycfoodtrucks.org/2013/05/guest-…
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Favourite travel photos: a water tower in Brooklyn that’s more beautiful than the rest. wp.me/p28CW3-1JE #newyork
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April in New York Highlights, Part 2 feat. @fuerzabrutaNYC & @highlinenyc wp.me/p28CW3-1JP
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013: What the what!? Tickets to Saturday Night Live!
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How about that? I just checked my email and I, too, got tickets to the May 4 Saturday Night Live featuring Zach Galifinakis.
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SNL!!!!!!!! *kermit arms*
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Hooray! I got @nbcsnl tickets for May 4, so it looks like I’m heading back to NYC next weekend. wp.me/p28CW3-fO
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On the occasion of getting SNL tickets for May 4, I’m sharing my earlier blog post about getting SNL tickets: wp.me/p28CW3-fO
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I think the @TELUSsupport guy predicted next week’s NYC return when he sold me a 30-day US text pkg 2 wks ago for my last NYC trip.
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A plan is afoot to fill our non-SNL time in New York. It required intervention by the fates and saints. Being far too superstitious to refer to it by name, it was called Plan A.
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@Miss_Close If Plan A doesn’t work, we could always try to get rush tickets for the 10:30pm Fuerza Bruta??
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@Miss_Close Also, I’ve stopped referring to Plan A by its actual name. #superstition
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Just booked @KingGroveNY for next weekend’s SNL jaunt to NYC. Looks gorgeous, can’t wait to stay there!
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While I’m in NYC for SNL this weekend, it will also be Cinco de Mayo and Urban Bear Weekend. That’s a lot of demographic ground covered.
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Friday, May 3, 2013: a whirlwind return!
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In the three weeks since I was last in NYC, they added free wifi in some subway stations. #inanewyorkminute
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Fingers crossed: taking a chance on Plan A, the Book of Mormon ticket lottery
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Current status: just entered the lottery for @BookofMormonBWY. Lottery guy doesn’t seem too sure. #fingerscrossed pic.twitter.com/VEj5XnrLO3 -
WE WON!!!!! @BookofMormonBWY OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! @krisp131 pic.twitter.com/ZOav1I63I4 -
I loved @BookofMormonBWY the first time I saw it 3 weeks ago & I #lovemormon even more after seeing it again! pic.twitter.com/WOEXZQfxO1 -
A post about winning the @BookofMormonBWY ticket lottery is in progress. At the moment, it consists entirely of exclamation points.
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Again!!!!! #excited #LoveMormon pic.twitter.com/3AN2yYRKmF -
AWESOME! MT @krisp131: Winning the @BookofMormonBWY ticket lottery was the cherry on the sundae of a lucky weekend wp.me/p28CW3-1L9
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Saturday, May 4, 2013: morning at the Union Square Greenmarket, followed by A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour, atrip to Coney Island and Saturday Night Live!
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This is the part where @Miss_Close listens to me rant about US money, “In Canada, this many bills would be $30!!” pic.twitter.com/Dxd46YdoCb -
We just passed 1st & 1st. The nexus of the universe! #NYC
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Coney Island’s famous Wonder Wheel
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I immediately regret this ferris wheel decision #NYC pic.twitter.com/m18sLsYDvy -
.@Miss_Close & I went on Coney Island’s famous Wonder Wheel. This is what happened. youtu.be/RUGsovE5vZ4
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Taking a spin on Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel
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Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!
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We are on our way to NBC studios to be in the audience for tonight’s SNL!!! It’s ok to be jealous
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Well, @miss_close & I didn’t make it on air, but we walked out of out @nbcsnl with a very tall Brian Williams. pic.twitter.com/p2ySr8XuMs -
However you can clearly hear me LOL’ing at the Dikembe Mutombo joke #claimtofame
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Who? MT @krisp131: Well, @miss_close & I didn’t make it on air, but we walked out of out @nbcsnl with a very tall Brian Williams.
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Just watched Saturday’s SNL and I can see @krisp131 and I in the audience, but only because I know where we sat.
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@Miss_Close @dragonflyhiker Based on where the breaks in the seats were, I think we’re under the green arrow. pic.twitter.com/UBESNyrQvy -
On our way back to the hotel, we saw Bradley Cooper *again*
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This is the only picture of Bradley Cooper I was allowed to take. He is hot, even in a dress and blonde wig pic.twitter.com/isIztL3qXP -
Sunday, May 5, 2013: bright and sunny! Big agenda for the day – the NYC Food Truck Association food truck rally at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, a Cinco de Mayo parade on the Upper West Side, and racing across town to fly home
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It’s Cinco de Mayo!!!
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Friday photos: Dancing with chinelos at Cinco de Mayo in New York wp.me/p28CW3-1Mt #FriFotos
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Look who open their own karaoke restaurant and lounge in Koreatown? pic.twitter.com/P0g0Qv3Hvm -
Ready to enjoy a food coma in the airport after the food truck rally in Brooklyn earlier today, a/k/a things that are not real problems.
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Being outrageously early for everything has finally paid off. The Airporter @Miss_Close & I are on just died on the highway to LGA.
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This happened after Mel spotted Star Jones and Krista spotted Mitch McConnell at Laguardia.
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This tweet is brought to you by one of the thousands of iPads at LaGuardia airport. How civilized.
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Looking at people connecting from Florida and wearing t-shirts and shorts, @krisp131: “You’re landing in NS, it’s cold. Put some pants on.”
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On the plane heading home, trying really hard not to break into song along with @BookofMormonBWY soundtrack playing on my phone. #LoveMormon
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How do we get a food truck rally to happen, Halifax? I went to one in Brooklyn yesterday and now I’ve got the dumpling/arepa/falafel jones.
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The aftermath:
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Eating my way through New York’s food trucks at a @nycfoodtruck rally in Brooklyn wp.me/p28CW3-1Li
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It’s weird not planning a trip to NYC.
