In a city like New York,

where there’s no shortage of things to see, eat and do, it’s no easy feat to create a travel guide of the ultimate, must-do, things not to be missed. However, when Dempsey & Carroll, a luxury stationery brand that was founded in 1878, asked me to do just such a task to help celebrate their new Jet Set Collection, I was honored to accept the challenge. The Jet Set Collection features four iconic cities, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles, all allowing you to travel the world at the tip of a pen and the writing of a note card. As someone who enjoys travel more than anything else in the world, you know this is a stationery collection that has my name written all over it (I couldn’t resist the pun!).

When crafting this ultimate guide to NYC, I decided to approach it a little differently than my normal routine of listing out every amazing place I’ve ever been to here (because there truly are so many). Instead, I thought of it from the aspect of what would be the top things I would make sure to write in a note card (aka where space is limited), or what would be the top things I would do if I left New York and then returned for a visit. Albeit, this tactic was somewhat inspired by our impending move, and still didn’t make it very easy to narrow things down, but I think I finally managed. Now, without further ado, I couldn't be more excited to present my handwritten guide to the city so nice they named it twice.

I’d love to know, if you’ve visited NYC, or live(d) here, what are some of your favorite spots around the city?

Thank you to Dempsey & Carroll for partnering on today’s post.