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April 14th 2013
On my first night in New York City there was a snowstorm. As I got out of the taxi it fell around me in chunks of shiny white and settled like a wintery blanket over the cars and roofs. Out the window of my friends’ apartment in Brooklyn, I looked on the city outside and felt like I was in a movie. My first few days were slow and easy and it felt pretty similar to home. We spent most of our time in Brooklyn, wandering through vintage shops, eating lots and drinking interesting beers at quirky little bars. Beth had met me at the airport and it was amazingly easy for us to slip back into our friendship. The girls we were staying with, Emma and Claire, I met in South America. Hanging out with ... read more
Pizza and a view of Manhattan en route to LaGuardia Airport
Published: March 18th 2013North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
March 17th 2013
We learned our lesson after Friday's disastrous drive through Manhattan from LaGuardia. To catch our flight, we took the slightly longer route and drove through Staten Island and into Brooklyn. We gave ourselves extra time and left our hotel six hours before our departure time--just in case. The drive went much smoother with very little traffic. When we were just a few miles from LaGuardia Airport, we still had hours before takeoff, so we decided to stop for pizza. I'd heard Grimaldi's in Brooklyn (not far off from the highway) is a good place to try, so we decided to give it a whirl. It was lunch time, and there was a line of people standing outside Grimaldi's, waiting for seats to open up. While we really wanted to try some good New York pizza, we ... read more
3 Ways to Experience Big Cities
Published: February 27th 2013North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
February 27th 2013
Originally posted on Tourism Daily tips. There are so many things to do when you visit a big city. Chicago, New York, San Fransisco; they each have unique attractions and there is always so much to see and so many ways to see it. If you are struggling to decide which way you want to view the attractions here are a few tips to get you started. Bus Tours Bus tours get you down on street level and they let you see all of the major sights in just a day. Plus you don't have to wear yourself out walking or miss something you wanted to see because you are busy driving. These tours are also fast lasting only an hour or two. Plus you get the benefit of having a knowledgeable guide feeding you ... read more
Speedboats, Fighter Jets and a Place Called Dumbo
Published: July 29th 2012North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
July 28th 2012
I went out early this morning to get some tickets for tomorrow’s tour and to go to the Apple store to take advantage of the fact that their prices are lower here than in the UK. I got the subway to Time Square just to find that the meeting place for the tour at the top-end of Time Square was actually closer to where I had started. Coming back from Grand Central Station required a change of train, but it went a bit wrong as I hadn’t taken a subway map with me. There is a complete lack of maps in the stations and it is all well too complicated to try and remember. Lesson four on travelling on the New York subway is to take a map with you. Our first activity of the day ... read more
Coney Island & Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Published: July 15th 2012North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
July 14th 2012
All of us, Seb included,a visited Coney Island for a day. Coney Island, in Southern Brooklyn, was indeed once an island but is no more as it was partially connected to the mainland by landfill. With a beach on the Atlantic Ocean, between around 1880 and WW11 Coney Island boasted the largest amusement area in the USA. The area had become fairly seedy and rundown in recent years but as NYC mayor Mike Bloomfield planned that it would become part of the 2012 Olympics had the USA won its bid, clean up began. We started our day there with hotdogs at Nathan's - famous, so it boasts, since it opened in 1916. Not being a hotdog fan I ordered bacon and cheesy chips. Sadly I couldn't eat most of the concoction, not realising that cheese here ... read more
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Brooklyn bound!
Published: July 10th 2012North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
July 9th 2012
Deciding to go to the Brooklyn Transport Museum Kerrii, Grace, Rupert, Kev & I headed off on the subway only to find, when we arrived, that it was closed on Mondays. After a bit of a wander around we found a fabulous Japanese restaurant to have lunch; not only was the food delicious, it was great value for money. Then we took another subway heading towards Prospect Park. Sitting next to a member of the New York Police Dept Rupert engaged her in a detailed conversation; we couldn't have shut him up if we'd tried. Prospect Park - 585 acres (237 hectares) - is Brooklyn's equivalent to Central Park. Indeed it was designed by the same designers, Frederick Law Olmstead & Calvin Vaux and built in 1867. During the American Revolution the park was the site ... read more
May 4th 2012
Empire state of mind Lauantai päätettiin alottaa lauttareissulla Staten Islandille. Toki syötiin aamupalat ja tehtiin aamutoimet rauhassa, mutta siitä sitten suunnattiin downtowniin, josta kaupungin metroverkostoon kuuluva staten island ferry kyyditti meidät saarelle. Reissun tarkotuksena ei tosiaan ollu muuta kun kattella loittonevaa manhattania ja matkan varrella ollutta vapauden patsasta. Manhattan näytti kaukaa koostuvan kuin legopalikoista. Vapauden patsas taas oli aika oletetun kokonen. Itse saarella ei keksitty mitään tekemistä eikä meillä olis oikeen ollu vielä voimiakaan hirveeseen lenkkeilyyn, joten otettiin lautta saman tien takasin. Tää lautta oli rauhallisempi ja saatiin istuskella rauhassa ilman suurempaa hässäkkää yhdessä ja kattella patsasta, joka vei voiton kaupungin kattelusta. Oli se kuitenkin aikamoinen jötkäle ihmisten rakentamaks. Paljon työ... read more
April 30th 2012
Brooklyn's finest (New York vko1) Saavuttiin perjantaina puolen päivän aikaan neljän tunnin bussimatkan jälkeen manhattanille, josta sompailtiin vielä kolmella metrolla Brooklyniin meidän majotuspaikalle. Jouduttiin hetken aikaa odottaan isäntää Gordya. Gordy kuitenkin paljastu todella lepposaks kaveriks, jolla tuntu olevan kiirettä bisneksiensä kanssa. Gordylla on oma pieni kerrostalo majotuskäytössä. Varattiin kämppä jo joulukuussa ja saatiin kyllä tosi hyvä diili. Aamupalat kuuluu pakettiin ja brooklynistä on kehittyny nuorten suosima viihtysä paikka. Huilattiin muutama tunti kämpillä ja lähdettiin sitten Nooraa ja Emmiä vastaan JFK:n metropysäkille. Tytöt saapuu tuntia arvioitua myöhemmin asemalle. Jonot kentällä oli pitkiä ja tyttöjen tulo viivästy. Ehdittiin vähän huolestuun odottaessa, kun meillä ei ollut kännyköitä. Piti vaan odotta... read more
Nate vs. Asia - Prologue
Published: December 31st 2011North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
December 31st 2011
Hello to everyone!! Well, its hard to believe, but I'm sitting here writing this entry with just one day left until I get on a plane and head over to Thailand to start this adventure of a lifetime. If there's one thing I know for sure about this trip, its that I am definitely not looking forward to a 21 hour plane ride. Sunday, January 1st 2012 - NYC to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Bangkok. Since I moved back home fourweeks ago I've had a lot of time to think, and it dawned on me just how much of an adventure it has already been. Some say its reckless. Some have called it ballsy. I say its what life is all about. What started as an idea back in June has now come full force ... read more
TBagBay to NYC
Published: December 29th 2011North America » United States » New York » New York » Brooklyn
December 29th 2011
TBagBay to TO. I haven’t been gone for 2 hours. I’m like some sort of weirdo magnet when I’m travelling. She’s in Row 7. It is the world’s loudest woman. She is yelling. I am two rows ahead of her and can hear everything she is saying clear as day. I can’t concentrate on my book because she is so loud. And none of it is interesting. Why is that? The people who are the loudest are also the dullest. So she is going on and on. Just mindless, I hate to say it, woman talk. The exact kind of woman I don’t want to be. I bet she’s wearing comfortable shoes. “We don’t spend a lot on Christmas. Really, it’s Christmas every day, you know what I mean”. No, no one knows what you mean. ... read more
