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Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest

Karen Seiger

Dec 24, 20163 min read

Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest

Ami, Geoge & Asta, our Budapest Hosts We landed in Budapest in December 2015. We were going to visit our dear friends Ami, George, and...

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Guest Market: Wondering Through the Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair

Karen Seiger

Jun 29, 20164 min read

Guest Market: Wondering Through the Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair

I am beyond thrilled to have Author Alison Jean Lester contribute a delightful tale of her trip to the Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair in...

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Weekend Market Picks April 16 & 17, 2016

Karen Seiger

Apr 15, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 16 & 17, 2016

Groovy Shoes at The Market NYC on Mulberry I love this time of year because the tulips are starting to bloom, and the markets are opening...

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Guest Holiday Market: Grand Christmas Market at the Chȃteau de Bonneval

Karen Seiger

Dec 1, 20153 min read

Guest Holiday Market: Grand Christmas Market at the Chȃteau de Bonneval

I am thrilled to feature a wonderful Christmas Market in Coussac-Bonneval near the city of Limoges in France. I met the Marquis and...

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Guest Market & Blogger: The Neighborgoods Market in Cape Town South Africa

Karen Seiger

Apr 29, 20153 min read

Guest Market & Blogger: The Neighborgoods Market in Cape Town South Africa

I am thrilled to welcome back Guest Blogger Joey Cameron, US Managing Director of Ukuva iAfrica USA. He was home in Cape Town, South...

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Welcome to DiffeeVille: Connecting Through Doodles with Cartoonist Matt Diffee

Karen Seiger

Mar 3, 20155 min read

Welcome to DiffeeVille: Connecting Through Doodles with Cartoonist Matt Diffee

New Yorker Cartoonist Matt Diffee is giving away free art! Every once in a while, you get to meet the people you admire in person....

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Guest Blogger: Do They Even Have Hot Sauce In Africa?

Karen Seiger

Feb 17, 20153 min read

Guest Blogger: Do They Even Have Hot Sauce In Africa?

The thing is, I don’t have much of a kitchen. So when I met guest blogger Joey Cameron of Ukuva iAfrica and saw his grand collection of...

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10 NYC Christmas Trees and Holiday Lights That Are Not At Rockefeller Center

Karen Seiger

Dec 16, 20146 min read

10 NYC Christmas Trees and Holiday Lights That Are Not At Rockefeller Center

I love Rockefeller Center’s gigantic Christmas tree as much as any other New Yorker. But I’ll only visit at 3AM when the crowds have...

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Celebrating 750 Stories About Passion, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Karen Seiger

Nov 12, 20141 min read

Celebrating 750 Stories About Passion, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Created with Tagul.com I recently surpassed a milestone: 750 stories, right here on Markets of New York City! I started this site as a...

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Guest Chef: Ross Hutchison Takes Us To A Turkish Market

Karen Seiger

Nov 7, 20146 min read

Guest Chef: Ross Hutchison Takes Us To A Turkish Market

Ross Hutchison is the very first chef to be featured on Markets of New York City! I met him and his amazing wife Joanna Cybulski during...

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A Hurricane, A Blackout and A Bottle of Champagne: Two Years Since Sandy

Karen Seiger

Nov 2, 20144 min read

A Hurricane, A Blackout and A Bottle of Champagne: Two Years Since Sandy

Chilling with Sir Winston Churchill during the Hurricane Sandy Blackout Two years ago this weekend, the East Coast was hit hard by...

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Guest Market: Stone Barns Center Is Creating the Future of Farming

Karen Seiger

Sep 16, 20146 min read

Guest Market: Stone Barns Center Is Creating the Future of Farming

Stone Barns Center’s Sunday Farm Market A visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is the day trip you dream about. Rolling...

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My Story In The New York Times Metropolitan Diary

Karen Seiger

Jul 11, 20141 min read

My Story In The New York Times Metropolitan Diary

My anecdote has been published in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary! It even has its own awesome illustration by the talented Victor...

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Barcelona’s Coolest Flea Market: Guest Blogger & Guest Market

Karen Seiger

Jun 26, 20142 min read

Barcelona’s Coolest Flea Market: Guest Blogger & Guest Market

Earlier this year, I read a tweet about Barcelona’s Lost & Found Flea Market, which, naturally, intrigued me. So I clicked through and...

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Guest Market: Old World Easter Feasting At Buffalo’s Historic Broadway Market

Karen Seiger

Apr 16, 20144 min read

Guest Market: Old World Easter Feasting At Buffalo’s Historic Broadway Market

Butter Lambs at the Broadway Market, or Baranek wielkanocny in Polish I heard the stories about Buffalo’s Broadway Market from when my...

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Guest Market: The Beautiful Saint Antoine Farmers Market of Lyon

Karen Seiger

Feb 10, 20142 min read

Guest Market: The Beautiful Saint Antoine Farmers Market of Lyon

Lyon’s Saint Antoine Farmers Market Under the Trees When James and I visit Paris, we rarely venture outside the city. We love our...

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Do’s & Don’ts for Walking in New York City

Karen Seiger

Jul 12, 20124 min read

Do’s & Don’ts for Walking in New York City

Now that summer is here and the city is filling up with visitors from around the world – over 50 million a year – I thought it would be a...

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