Saturday consists of trying to keep up with the busiest girl I know, trips to Quicktrip, Bank of America, Taqueria Del Sol (If you're going to be in Atlanta you should treat yourself to a couple fish tacos ;-)), a trip to the most monotonous mall in Atlanta, drinks at the Fox Sports Grill, getting random men to sing Happy Birthday to Tabitha and weaving through traffic trying to make it to dinner.. ok pause:
DINNER: it was @ Straits Atlanta, a Singaporean cuisine spot in Atlanta's Midtown owned by Rapper Ludacris in partnership with Chef Chris Yeo. The restaurant opened here in April. A dimly lit, very modern spot, yet sexy and sleek. There is a full bar near the entrance and a lounge area on the first level. We dined upstairs, after climbing a full flight of stairs (thanks Luda and co. for ensuring the burning of all calories consumed before leaving the building) we were taken to our area, it was fitting for the occassion. The food was good, spicy, advententurous and fun if I'm allowed to use such words to describe food. All in all it was a good experience. The service get's a needs improvement and though the ambiance is meant to be warm and inviting it's actually pretty cold in there!!! Lastly, the music did not necessarily match the atmosphere but I guess that's what you get when Singaporean meets Hip-Hop's own Ludacris.
Immediately following dinner we were on our was to Atl's 'Dreamz' nightclub. Upon arrival we quickly noticed the entire city draped around the venue in what seemed to be a line, literally draped around the venue. Not too excited about the line we hung out in the vehicle for a couple minutes before joining the line of unknowns. So far from my normal semi-VIP experiences, I patiently waited engaging in small talk with my friends. Once inside, I realized I may have preferred standing in line. But that didn't last too long, I tuned out the bootleg dancers strategically placed throughout the large space turned nightclub, and the night ended up being all good. A bunch of regular people trying to have a good time and with that in an instant I got in touch with my inner appreciation for VIP lines, list, sections and shameless high-maintence individuals superciliously claiming to be on the master list.
Atlanta, I promise we will unite as one in the years to come but New York has my heart so my impromptu visits will have to do for now...
Yearning for a much needed break from the overcrowded subways, unpredictable weather and hectic grind I escaped to Atlanta for the weekend. I must say Atlanta is one of my sweetest escapes and after a 2 month drought I was ecstatic to find a flight and be on my way...
Ashawntee Dingle has always loved to travel so it was no surprise that she would be so thrilled to start her own travel business.
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Liberty Travel has just reduced vacations to Fairmont resort in Bermuda by 45%
This $675 per person deal include round trip airfare from New York. Also included in this offer
- 3nights at the AAA 4-Diamond Southampton on Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
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MTV's most popular reality show "The Real World" has plans on taping their next season in Brooklyn. For those who aren't so familiar with the show...
"It is the true story of 7 strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped" and all through the season we (the viewers) get to "find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real".
The show premiered in 1992 in New York City and each season they choose a different location from Paris to Key West to Australia.
This year the cast is in Hollywood, as the season wraps up the producers are anxious to begin filming in Brooklyn as early as this summer. According to an article in the NY Post no leases have been signed but MTV has been eying various areas to house the strangers including DUMBO, Williamsburg, Park Slope or maybe even Coney Island.
As a Brooklyn native I am sometimes afraid that the latest developments in the borough will make Brooklyn lose it's character but I do believe that Brooklyn is a very progressive city, ready to claim it's place among the top cities in the world!!!
"The Real World: Brooklyn" (i like the sound of it) is slated to debut in early 2009 and I guess it's safe to say the best kept secret will finally be exposed...
Jet Blue is being sued for $2 million by a New York man who said he was forced to sit in the bathroom for a good portion of his flight from San Diego to New York. I had to get more details when I heard about this madness so here's how it went down...
Gokhan Mutlu was traveling on a Jet Blue buddy pass (a standby travel voucher that airline employees gives to friends), he was originally told that there would not be any available seats on his particular flight but shortly after that he was advised that the flight attendant would sit in the employee jump seat and he would be given the last available seat.
Everything seemed to be going as planned until the flight attendant decided 90 minutes into the flight that the jump seat was just waaay to uncomfortable for her liking so she complained to the pilot who then forced the man to sit in the bathroom. According to an Associated Press article the pilot told the man "He should be grateful for being on board" before suggesting that he go "hang out in the bathroom".
Mutlu surrendered and headed to the toilet, as the pilot headed back to cockpit and instructed the passengers to return back to their seats just before the aircraft hit turbulence . Needless to say, Mutla had no seat to return to...
CheapCaribbean.com has just reduced a 4-night Puerto Rico vacation from New York to $399 per person!!!!
The offer includes:
- Roundtrip airfare from New York
- 4-nights at the Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa
- Departure dates through December
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Saturday night, I'm lounging in BK with "The Lawyer" (P.Roberts) and "The Mogul" (L.Janell) we're thinking about what the night will bring us, well more like deciding what we will bring the night and so we decided to travel to SEA.
- L. Janell reconnects with her long lost friend
- We meet the Spanish version of "The Clumps"
- Some random guy threatens to "drop dime" on us for sitting down without being seated, as if no one ever told him that "snitches get stiches".
- The Mojito
- The car was not towed when we got outside!!!!!!
Have you ever been in the airport, at your gate most likely waiting to board only to hear an announcement over the intercom stating that your flight has been overbooked? I am almost certain you have because overbooked flights are a fact of life!!! But back to the point, the attendant goes on to ask if anyone would like to "volunteer" to give up their seat on the flight for some sort of compensation. Depending on the length of your travel, they may offer a voucher between $200 and $400; other times they offer a first class seat on the flight you're bumped too; or even a combination of both.
