First stop today was ground zero or otherwise known as the World Trade Center, they have started rebuilding at the site and i took some shots and read about the redevelopment and memorial. My host HB was feeling the cold and we took a detour to 21st Century department store and it was full of tourists trying to get a bargain. We walked past the American stock exchange and then a detour via Trinity chapel which was not the most picturesque of religious buildings in the city and then we attempted to navigate the subway down to Battery Park and this was made difficult as they had shut down certain lines for maintance and the diversion signs were wrong. We got down to Battery Park and then ensued a two hour wait in a queue to ... read more

Well today was the start of my adventure today, i was woken up by my Mum and dad being less than quiet...lol. I had breakfast and a quick double and triple check of my stuff was all packed and i had everything. I than ran through again what my mum and dad would need to sort out for me while im away, such as my banking etc. Then at 9.20 am my Mum and Dad took me to the national express stop and we chatted a little while until the coach turned up and it turned up on time which was a miracle fo UK public transport. My rucksack was stowed by the driver and at the stage i was about to get on the coach and my Mum started to cry, i did expect it ... read more

Well the are only two certainty's in life and thats taxes and kicking the bucket, the fact im writing this blog means i haven't met with the latter yet....lol. So when i finished work on the 23.11.07 i called the tax offices marvelous call center in bootle to get a P85 posted out so i can reclaim some of my tax as im not working the full tax year April to April. Not sure how much i will get back, but hoping for around at least £400 and that will come in really handy to boost my funds while i am away. But you know what the tax man is like, he likes taking and sometimes taking more than he should, but not so keen on giving you what he owes you. Well its now over ... read more

Well the days are passing so fast just now its crazy, so i finished work on the 23.11.07 and a few drinks with work colleagues in the local pub and a leaving card and £25 from work colleagues which was nice:), then drinks with some friends that night and then went for a coffee with my friend Sal at the Trafford center on the Saturday (24.11.07), nice coffee and Trafford center on a Saturday leading up to Christmas was possibly a bad idea, but we had a good chat and the time flew by. Before i knew it Friday and Saturday had a flew by and i was a jobless bum.....hehe. So Sunday morning arrived and well i had been packed for weeks apart from a few bits i needed for work and round the house ... read more

Click Clock?............yes thats the sound of my countdown and yes D-Day is getting closer day by day. At the moment its 25 working days to go and 70 days till i hop on an American airlines flight to my first stop NYC......so excited to see the big apple:) So i joined this site called Couchsurfing back in March and the crux of this site is to make this world smaller and help out fellow travelers and so i was thinking i might need to hostel it in NYC, as i kept getting turn downs from NYC Couch Surfers or CSer's as i call em. Well now i have 5 offers and not sure who to choose yet, but looks like i will get to meet some cool people and see lots of stuff in NYC...yippeee. So ... read more