Katie MacLeod, Author at Stories My Suitcase Could Tell

Shots of San Francisco

Maybe it was a mix of the Sixties music played by my parents, or my teenage obsession with TV show The O.C., but for one reason or another I had always wanted to visit California and see San Francisco. I…

I ‘Heart’ Hoboken (Vol. II)

A week after I wrote my little love note to Hoboken, my home from home has been on everyone’s radar for all the wrong reasons. Like many other parts of the east coast of America, Hoboken was hit by Hurricane…

I ‘Heart’ Hoboken

Hoboken has been the subject of my suitcase stories before. For five of the last ten months, I have been here, in the birthplace of baseball and home of Frank Sinatra. My months have been spent in the red brick…

The Arrival of Autumn in NYC

Autumn (or should I say fall?) has officially arrived in New York City. It’s been a while since I experienced autumn. Last year I managed to miss it: I was in Tucson, land of everlasting sunshine, and by the time…

Outdoor Eats At Madison Square

If you’re a food fan in New York City, then stop by Madison Square Park this fall. Pop-up market Mad. Sq. Eats features sample stands from some of the city’s most exciting eateries, and is around for a few weeks…

Home ‘Sweet’ Home at the London Candy Co.

Homesick? Not me. It’s never been an issue, not even aged eight when I went to camp on my own for the first time. I was too busy making friends and munching on midnight feasts to even call my poor…