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NYC Escape: Outdoor Adventure Meets History In Woodstock, Vermont

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on June 15, 2021

As I hike, the scenery is mainly bird-filled woodland, although I also spot a hot orange salamander, and is extremely peaceful.Read more...

Discover New York: Tracing Chocolate History In Brooklyn

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on December 5, 2019

I love chocolate. I’m not the type who feels guilty after eating chocolate, but instead eats it every day (and believes it should be its own food group at the top of the pyramid!). As a chocolate-lover I’m very fortunate to live I’m Brooklyn, where we have numerous cocoa experiences that go beyond buying bars…Read more...

Exploring Germany’s Berlin Wall History, 25 Years After The Fall

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on December 8, 2022

On May 23, 1962, a 14-year-old boy named Winfried Tews ran for dear life. Scrambling over the walls and jumping into a canal, desperation propelled him forward. Despite the dangerous situation, despite the people he was leaving behind, despite the guard who was killed in the crossfire, despite the East German border guards shooting at…Read more...

Discover New York: Tracing NYC History Through Gelato

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on June 20, 2014

I’ve had gelato and I’ve had Popsicles, but it’s only been recently that I discovered you could have them as one. At Popbar in the West Village, they focus on offering all-natural gelato, frozen yogurt and sorbet made fresh daily using Kosher-certified fresh fruit and milk with no artificial ingredients or gluten. Staff make the…Read more...

Discover New York: Prayer And History At Ideal Hosiery

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on April 10, 2014

Walking around the Lower East Side of New York City’s Manhattan, there’s a good chance you won’t even pay a second glance to the decrepit sign (which is actually pretty awesome looking) that reads “Ideal Hosiery.” In fact, if you don’t look closely you’ll probably assume it’s a vacant building, a venture that went out…Read more...

History, Culture, And The Middle Of The World In Quito, Ecuador

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on June 21, 2016

Quito is a big city in Ecuador with a rich history and unique location. It was actually the second city in the world to be designated a “Cultural World Heritage City”, which happened in 1978. To help preserve this heritage, buildings in Quito’s historic center can not change their facade. Because I wanted to get…Read more...