Besides a fantastic Italian meal at Malaparte in the Meat Packing District, a decent lunch at The Spotted Pig, and fresh and enjoyable bar snacks at Soho House, we had a few other food experiences worth noting. This is where…

Malaparte Italian Restaurant, NYC
While watching the opening match of the World Cup, Brazil v Croatia, at our über cool hotel roof top bar Soho House, we met Will, an architect from London now living in NYC. Will was one of the founding members…

World Cup dream shattered
After three awesome nights in NYC, we were to fly to Manaus to arrive the night before the huge Italy v England game. When in transit in Panama City, Copa Airlines informed us that the flight from Panama City onto…







