Urban Escape Gifts

"Thank god we're out of the city."

"You do realize you can't take that one home."

"Could you go back to the front desk? The receptionist has some forms for you to fill out."

"Yeah, it's me. I'm gonna be late for dinner."

"I won't be in today. I've decided to live off the land."

An alleyway leads to a scenic area.

Entering Megalopolis - next Bucolic area 162 miles.

"I'm thinking of leaving these crowded condos and going to a place that's been deserted for years...the mall."

"It just seems to me, Howard, that you're missing the whole point of having a terrace in the city."

I'm just saying, maybe you should try getting out of the city, Mr. Van Gogh. The Smoggy Night.

"I wish there was a way to get out of the city this summer without leaving Manhattan."

'A couple of trees, a few shrubs...it started just like any other atrium.'

Spinner luggage is fast becoming the city walker's, walking companion of choice. There's no stopping, no mess, nor butt sniffing, with the added bonus that it comes with you when you go on holidays. . ."

'No reason, other than that fishing relieves stress.'

"I packed the cooking gear like you told me, Dad...where do I plug it in?"

Life is simpler in the sticks.

Wind shear - 81 st and Lex

"Physically I'm in New York, Emotionally. . .I'm somewhere in the south of Florida."

Streetcar in New Orleans

Building in the countryside

"Occupant, apartment 5C: Congratulations—you may already have won the all-electric Colonial split-level house of your dreams...."

Single Family Home Sanctuary

A Bubble of Countryside.

"Ever seen anything like it? No high rise condos to obstruct the view, no acres of parking lots, no traffic. What a waste."

Go Back to New York

"We'll pull down these buildings and build some countryside..."

Next Train - Can you all come back tomorrow?

"Sure makes a change from New York!"

Zen Wall Street.

City Hammock

Rural Cityscape

"I've had to leave the city: the noise pollution was making it difficult for me to fly safely..."

"I couldn't find parking in the city, so I moved home, got back with my high-school girlfriend, had a baby, and got a great deal on a new car."

"To be perfectly frank, I much prefer the solitude of the desert to the busy city life..."

"I hope you like sandy beaches, fresh ocean air, and bumper to bumper traffic"