Can’t Afford Europe? Take the A Train Instead.

Travel Blog • Julia Ross • 11.12.07 | 4:42 PM ET

If you’re a New Yorker pining for a week in Tuscany or Paris—but can’t face the prospect of an $8 soda—don’t despair: Cara O’Flynn has some tips for getting your Euro fix at home, all within steps of your nearest subway stop. While waiting for the dollar to rebound against the Euro, O’Flynn, a World Hum contributor writing in the New York Post, advises checking out the Alliance Francaise’s Cinema Tuesday series or the weekly flamenco theater Alegrias en la Nacional.

Or tracking down authentic Greek feta and Mythos beer in Astoria, Queens.

Her recommendation for good cannoli? “For real Italian food, stay far, far from Little Italy!” Brooklyn’s Fortunato Brothers is a better bet.

Good advice to soothe the travel itch short-term, but for me, enjoying an early morning Maison Kayser croissant anywhere but the rain-slicked streets of Paris is a pale substitute.

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* Anthony Bourdain’s New York City

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