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Despite Boston’s impressive haul of historic architecture, dating back longer than you’d probably think, one of its most striking buildings is this Brutalist offering from the 1960s. Loved and loathed in far from equal measure, Boston City Hall just can’t be ignored. It displaced one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods so wasn’t welcomed by most people. Now though, this [...] Just a quick post to say we’ve arrived in Boston, for the second half of our East Coast trip. We’re staying in our favourite neighbourhood, South End, in an apartment we’ve rented… The apartment is just about perfect. At ‘parlor level’ with jaw-dropping proportions, period features and tasteful, minimal decor. I think we’re gonna find it [...] If you follow our tweets, you may have noticed I mentioned we stayed at the Hudson Hotel. We couldn’t have picked much better, both for practicality and design indulgence. We like to walk pretty much everywhere, so location is extremely important. The Hudson is very central, near(ish) to the show we attended, and handy for everything [...] What’s not to love about New York City? Such a great place to visit. Last time here was in December 2007, for our honeymoon no less. Looks and feels very different this time. We’re (just about) based on the upper-west side but we gravitate towards SOHO etc. And West Village. Now there’s somewhere we could live. Shame [...] Finally I get round to drawing a line under our Pacific Northwest holiday business trip! Sorry for the delay. Blame the jet-lag and the insanely busy week we’ve just had. Anyway, for my last travel-related post (for this trip at least), I’d just like to catch you up on some other highlights from our stay in stunning Seattle, [...] Just a very short post to introduce two new members of the Olli & Lime team. Meet mini donkeys Morris and Morris, “the memo’s best friend[s]“, recruited in Portland… Designed by Yaacov Kaufman for MB, and bought from our favourite stationers, Paper Source, who’ve an impressive (growing) list of locations, some of which we’ve visited. These beautiful, yet functional, charcoal-coloured memo [...] Whenever visiting a new city, we imagine living there. What would we do? Where would we eat? Where would we shop? And most importantly, where would we live? Downtown Seattle condos are pricey but you can get a bargain just a few blocks out. The South Lake Union neighbourhood, just north of downtown, is a prime example. At [...] We’re definitely not ones for following the tourist path but, as time is short, we decided to take in some of Seattle’s more obvious attractions. Here’s a quick action replay… I tackled the Space Needle solo due to Karen’s vertigo issues. Not cheap but one of the better viewing decks. Lots of gadgets and info, plus [...] As we hop from city to city, we can’t help comparing. Thought I’d go through some things immediately apparent about Seattle. First though, here’s where we’re staying. Right, it’s a big city. The population is almost identical to Portland and Vancouver; it just has more of a big city feel. Bigger buildings, more traffic, more of [...] Whether we return to the city or not, and I’m almost 100% certain we will, one area will leave a lasting impression on us, Portland’s capital of cool; The Pearl District. Like most cities, Portland has experienced an economic slump. But ‘The Pearl’ is thriving. Bustling cafes, bars and restaurants, flanked by well-planned park spaces. This district, [...] |
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