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Don’t be fooled by the outwardly placid nature of these three blocks just past Alphabet City. This is a battleground for Mankind’s soul. The Cardinal Sins manifest themselves here, in a multitude of seductive forms designed to part the pilgrim … Continue reading
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The word “Paradise” comes from the Old Iranian word “pairidaeza,” which originally meant “walled enclosure,” though over the centuries, has come also to refer more generally to a “garden.” Between Avenues C and A lie a trio of quaint, verdant … Continue reading
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The East Bank is really the East River Park, built on landfill and former docks in the 1930s. It is inaccessible from 11th Street, as the latter is cut off violently by FDR Drive. To access the park, an oasis … Continue reading
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Mankind’s Fall looms large on 11th Street – this most pious and god-fearing of thoroughfares, extending not straight-forwardly but crooking and breaking off with little warning through the mediaeval quarter of South-of-14th, a collection of Villages East, Greenwich and West … Continue reading
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When September ends, my story will be complete – at least for now. The pieces are falling into place: I’ve put my deposit down for a rental apartment; my flights to and back from New York have been booked; the … Continue reading
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Rue Catinat is the most historic street in Saigon, the Champs Élysées of the city in its heyday, housing the city’s most famous hotels, restaurants, bars, boutiques and retail establishments. It was named for Nicolas Catinat, a maréchal of France … Continue reading
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I came to Ho Chi Minh City expecting to find the essence of Saigon in all the noise and the pollution. I came away from Ho Chi Minh City thinking I had seen nothing but Ho Chi Minh City – … Continue reading
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One to rival the French In Ho Chi Minh City, I chose to accommodate myself in the Hotel Majestic, rather than the older and much much more legendary Hotel Continental. In Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, the Majestic is mentioned … Continue reading
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“I’ve known you for years. Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you’re more beautiful now than then. Rather than your face as a young woman, I prefer your face … Continue reading
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9th to 11th Avenue plays host to what is now only nominally known as the Meatpacking District. Up until the late ‘90s, this area packed in meat of two different kinds. For almost a century, it contained the city’s largest … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 