Home is Where the Heart Is: My First Trip Since COVID Turned the World Upside Down

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Allie Albanese

It’s been a year and a half since I last stepped on a plane, and the joy of traveling "home" to NYC is a feeling I never, ever want to forget.

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Cheers to an epic trip to NYC!

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I've just returned from 10 days in New York City and my heart is so full that I am bursting at the seams with happiness. ❤

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It was a trip that reunited me with some of the people I love most in this world.

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A trip that took me “home” to a city that holds a piece of my heart.

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A trip that breathed a bit of life back into my heart and soul.

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I snapped this photo while waiting to board my flight to the Big Apple. It felt so surreal to be sitting in an airport, a glass of bubbly in hand to toast my first time on a plane in over a year and a half. That moment brought with it so many emotions, and is a moment I never, ever want to forget.

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My trip to NYC was incredibly meaningful for a whole host of reasons, and I look forward to sharing some of my favorite highlights with you! 🗽🚕🍎

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Home is Where the Heart Is: My First Trip Since COVID Turned the World Upside Down

It’s been a year and a half since I last stepped on a plane, and the joy of traveling "home" to NYC is a feeling I never, ever want to forget.

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Home is Where the Heart Is: My First Trip Since COVID Turned the World Upside Down

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Self portrait of Allie Albanese sipping a glass of Champagne

Memories of Central Park in New York

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Self portrait of Allie Albanese sipping a glass of Champagne

The Battery NYC: What to See and Do in This Lower Manhattan Waterfront Park

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Self portrait of Allie Albanese sipping a glass of Champagne

Citrovia New York: A Whimsical Outdoor Art Installation on the West Side of Manhattan

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The view looking west from Cherry Hill in New York's Central Park with pink flowers in the foreground and buildings and pond in the background

Memories of Central Park in New York

The World Trade Center as viewed from the Gardens of Remembrance in The Battery, with pink and purple flowers in the foreground

The Battery NYC: What to See and Do in This Lower Manhattan Waterfront Park

Handmade and hand painted lemons and lemon trees on display in Citrovia NYC, a whimsical outdoor art exhibit on the west side of Manhattan

Citrovia New York: A Whimsical Outdoor Art Installation on the West Side of Manhattan

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