Blogs from Long Island, New York, United States, North America - page 5

Dear TravelBlog forgive me for I have sinned. It has been two months since my last entry. I am now out on Long Island enjoying another summer vacation spent by the beach. It has been a little less relaxing then usual with my impending move to Japan getting ever closer, complete with Japanese lessons, and getting myself a clean bill of health before I go. However, once you get out here it is impossible not to get in a relaxed state of mind. The air here is just different. I smell the familiar scents, which is a combination of sea air and woodland sanctuary. It's like I tap into the relaxation from all the past summers. I had wanted to take some pictures at the beach when the sun was shining since I arrived here on ... read more

We arrived in New York late on Friday night from Barbados. We were a bit worried about the weather as it has been raining quite a bit over the past few weeks, but it has been all sunshine since we have been here bar one day where it rained for about an hour. We are staying with my Uncle in Valley Stream who has kindly put us up and is our tour guide to New York. I have just realised that this the place I have visited the most in my life, I have been here 4 times now! On Saturday we relaxed during the day and in the evening we went into Manhattan. Saw Madison Sq Gardens, Times Square, Broadway and went for dinner in an Irish Pub called O'Neils. We didn't get back home ... read more

Ok I am almost there. Alot of stuff had to happen for all this to fall into place. The plane is ready, the bike is ready. I have either tuned up, repaired and collected all the items needed for my trip. Heres just a smattering of the things I need(ed): 1. My Bellanca Super Viking. 2. Tools 3. Charts 4. Electronic Gear 5. Camping Gear 6. Clothes ... read more

Today my family and I left our town of Ft. Myers to fly to New York. New York is just a pit stop until our major flight tomorrow for Hong Kong. My parents originally came to New York when they first immigrated to the US so we have a good amount of family living on Long Island. Our flight left at 11:00 am and we arrived at 1:45 pm. I hate small planes. I really do, they freak me out. This plane was pretty small but not too bad. Luckily, the weather was perfect so the flight was completely smooth. Plus, my mom brought drugs. My mom has two sisters and a brother. My favorite is the younger sister since she was young and hip and I looked up to her. She's not so young anymore ... read more

We went to NYC on the way back from Miami cos we were going to see Coldplay and Richard Ashcroft on the Sunday night. The first two nights we stayed in a hostel on the upper west side in a tiny 10 person room, which was certainly an experience. Saturday night we went and had dinner with Tom (Austria) and Caitlin at Caitlin's place in Harlem. There was a really nice view over the west river of the George Washington Bridge. For the next 2 nights we stayed with Chip on the upper east side which was great, it was really cool to see him again. Sunday night we got on the train(s) out to long island to the Nassau Memorial Coliseum to see the show. It was amazing, we had really good seats as well. ... read more