New York City (Fodor's, 2012) - Fodor's [315]
Having written or updated Fodor’s guides to destinations as far-flung as Finland, Fiji and Australia (where he once lived), Robert Brenner relished the opportunity to explore hometown landmarks he normally rushed past. He won’t rush past them again.
Samantha Chapnick is a travel journalist and a digital content expert. She’s the founder of the Nickelodeon Best Blog in New York City (Parents Connect award winner) and kidcityny.com. In addition, she’s also the NY Family Travel Expert for Examiner.com. Her writing has appeared in ForbesTraveler.com, Robb Report, New York Family, Rough Guides, and Frommer’s. She has been recommended by Travel and Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
Irish-born writer Jacinta O’Halloran has been calling New York City home for more than fifteen years. She can walk the part (i.e., fast) and talk the part (i.e., when she’s mad at cabdrivers, ordering bagels, or giving directions) of a local, but she still sees and feels the city like a visitor (i.e., she still looks up!)
Born and raised in Croatia, Anja Mutic is a New York-based travel writer who has been globetrotting on various assignments since 2000. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, BBC Travel, New York Magazine, and ShermansTravel, among other publications. After 12 years in the vibrant borough of Brooklyn, she is still having a love affair with it. Anja blogs about her travels at www.everthenomad.com.
John Rambow, a former in-house editor at Fodor’s, has written for Fast Company, Budget Travel, and New York magazines, as well as several blogs and guidebooks. From a base in Queens, he aims to stay on top of all the amazing things happening throughout the whole city. His web site is www.johnrambow.com.
Adeena Sussman is a food writer, recipe developer, and cooking instructor based in New York City. She is the restaurant critic for Manhattan Magazine, and has contributed articles and recipes to magazines including Gourmet, Martha Stewart Living, Food and Wine, Cooking Light, Self, Sunset, and Time Out New York. She also writes for Web sites including AOL’s Slashfood and Epicurious. Her web site is www.adeenasussman.com.
Christina Valhouli edits the award winning website iTraveliShop.com, which covers luxury travel and shopping around the world. She is the former staff travel writer at Forbes.com and has contributed to several Fodor’s guidebooks, including London and New England. Her travels have taken her to over 30 countries, but she now counts the New York City area as home.
FODOR’S NEW YORK CITY 2012
Editors: Salwa Jabado, Rachel Klein
Editorial Contributors: Lynne Arany, Alexander Basek, Arthur Bovino, Robert Brenner, Samantha Chapnick, Jacinta O’Halloran, Anja Mutic, John Rambow, Adeena Sussman, Christina Valhouli
Editorial Production: Linda Schmidt, Evangelos Vasilakis
Design: Jessica Walsh, Tina Malaney, Jennifer Romains
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by Fodor’s Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.
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All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Fodor’s Travel, a division of Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Limited, Toronto. Distributed by Random House, Inc., New York.
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ISBN 978-0-307-92864-1
Excerpted from Fodor’s New York City 2012 (ISBN 978-0-679-00930-6)
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