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The High Line public park offers a respite from the bustling sidewalks.
By Heather Smith MacIsaac, Travel + Leisure
Insider recommendations are the lifeblood of a good trip. Everyone wants to know the little neighborhood gem favored by locals, the nondescript door you should open rather than walk on by ? because someone whose opinion you trust told you so.
Slideshow: The ultimate travel itinerary for three?city neighborhoods
For years while traveling I collected business cards and jotted down notes for the stories I was reporting and for my personal blackbook of favorites. Now, though I?m not wholly fluent, I love being able to communicate the things that I?m excited about right in the moment through social media outlets ? and to spontaneously act on recommendations for where to go next. The bubble I used to travel in has expanded into a river of information flowing both ways.
Over the course of a few recent days, I set out on an experiment in my hometown, New York City, with Travel + Leisure fans as my guides and Facebook as our facilitator.
I chose to concentrate on three lively neighborhoods ? Chelsea, Nolita and Williamsburg ? and began by asking T+L fans for?hotel recommendations. The only advance reservations I made were at two hotels that were?suggested.
So I woke up one morning of the experiment at the Dream Downtown?hotel and set out to explore, checking in periodically for more tips on where to turn next.
In search of a breakfast spot near the High Line, I opted for Cookshop after seeing the suggestions from two T+L fans (?My favorite neighborhood resto,? one posted to Facebook). I understand why after enjoying what can only be called the consummate American morning meal: fried eggs with sausage, bacon, grits and a buttermilk biscuit.
En route to another reader recommendation, I came across an establishment barely one week old and rare as hen?s teeth: a coffee shop fronting a speakeasy. It was a reminder that there?s always something new to discover, even in your own backyard, and that you shouldn?t get your head too buried in your smartphone.
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Source: http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/09/8721482-a-facebook-tour-of-nyc
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