Resuming Travel: The First Baby Steps

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July 30th 2021

Published: August 12th 2021

Check out my prior blog entryfor more information my decision to resume limited and cautious travel, and why we chose New York. We planned to spend only 2.5 days at our destination because we weren't comfortable leaving our elderly cat alone for too long. Looking at hotel prices, I found a surprisingly reasonable rate at the Holiday Inn near Wall Street. The hotels that cater to business traveler... Read Full Entry

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Siewch

About Me: I am a native of Singapore and a professional expat. Since leaving Singapore in 1994, my life journey has taken me first to Bangkok, then to Manchester UK, and then to the United States - starting with Los Angeles, then Honolulu, then Silver Spring, MD, and then back to Honolulu. I took some time off from work between July 2017 and March 2018 to travel and reflect (check out my Midlife Crisis Flashpacking series). I'm now back in the corporate world with a renewed attitude towards life and work. I plan to take another extended trip ... full info

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Chinatown

Rooftop Bar

While having drinks at the rooftop bar, Jeff lamented that there wasn't a King Kong on the Empire State. Ahmar whipped out his phone and mocked up this scene in a matter of seconds. LOL.

Rooftop Bar

Empire State Building light show.

Rooftop Bar

Empire State Building light show.

Rooftop Bar

Breakfast

Everything bagel with lox cream cheese. Sadly, the only decent bagel shop in Honolulu closed recently, so I have missed good bagels.

The High Line

Some of the old tracks were preserved.

The High Line

We spied this from the High Line and we decided to check it out later.

The High Line

Giant metronome sculpture.

The High Line

Mural seen along the way.

The High Line

The High Line seems to have spurred some high end residential developments.

The High Line

The Vessel at Hudson Yards. There was a long queue to enter so we didn’t bother to visit. Sadly, there was a suicide there not long after we left.

The High Line

Observation deck.

Hudson River Park

We tried to visit Little Island but there were no available slots until 9.30pm.

22nd August 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Baby Steps
You described well the process all of us are going through and weighing the risk of travel and where to go. The good thing about NYC is they will start requiring vaccination proof to enter restaurants and other public locations. Keep traveling and be safe.

23rd August 2021

Siewch
Siewch

Weighing the Risk of Travel
Thanks for your comment. Sadly I think covid is here to stay so we each have to make our own decisions based on our own assessment of risk and our individual level of comfort. As for me, the places that follow the science will rise to the top of my list - SF is currently rising fast! If you haven’t already decided on your own level of comfort, then I hope you get there soon and travel (or not) accordingly!

10th October 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

New York City
Wow, what a dynamic city! So many new things seem to have sprung up since I was last there around 10 years ago. So good to read that you have resumed a bit of travel again. It looks like you were able to have an amazing few days in New York. Thank you for your comment on my trip to Scotland. It has given me a bit of confidence to hopefully travel further afield next time. All the best to you Siewch ?

18th October 2021

Siewch
Siewch

Rapid Change
Hi Alex. Like you, I last visited NYC about a decade ago (2012 to be exact), and I too observed that the cityscape has changed a lot. But, at street level, it is still the gritty, resilient city we all know and love (or love to hate). It is a resilient city and it certainly can teach most other cities a

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