By Armando S. Sarlat "We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too. It's lovely going through the zoo." Manhattan Staten Island, also known as Richmond County, is one of New York City's five boroughs. The other four are Manhattan, Queens, Bronx and Brooklyn. It is the southernmost borough, just a 25-minute ride from lower Manhattan on the famous Staten Island Ferry. Many "Islanders", folks from other boroughs, and tourists alike enjoy the sea breezes of a round trip ferry ride through New York Harbor. It's great for picturesque views of Manhattan's skyline, and a close up [View Full Entry]

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Our 1st stop was New York. We stayed out of town in Long Island City where our hotel was everything we needed & not expensive like the Downtown places. It was hot hot hot & humid in Downtown Manhattan as there's nowhere for the heat to go. It's pumping out of the air-conditioned buildings & up through the grills in the pavements then it stays between the tall, tall buildings where everyone is in a hurry and traffic just keeps coming from every direction. However it was all wonderful & we had to pinch ourselves to be sure it was real. [View Full Entry]

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Så fik jeg igen tid (læs: fik taget mig sammen) til at skrive lidt på min blog og jeg må hellere lige starte med at fortælle om min første tur til New York City :-) I fredags tog jeg med min fætter og to grandkusiner ind til Grand Central Station og gik lidt rundt i NY derfra. Jeg vil sige at Grand Central st. i sig selv er imponerende, men det mest imponerende var alligevel at træde ud derfra; lige pludselig står man midt i New York, med kæmpe skyskrabere hele over det hele. Man når næsten at få hold i [View Full Entry]

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back in nyc and the humidity gives the city a different feel to previous encounters, it's not stifling but the summer heat seems to reveal manhatten in a more lethargic, weary tone... normal chaos and bar hopping, celeb spotting, drinking, eating all the wrong food, central park for sunbathing.....take in a yankees game vs the la angels, stadium which is about to be pulled down at the end of the season is more impressive than the game....through china town , drinking with locals and ex pats, a marathon karaoke session and then weekend in montauq, which is the last town in [View Full Entry]

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It is now 6.30pm New York time, 1.30am UK time. What a journey here. I have to say that I have travelled with better airlines than AA and also worse. Journey to Heathow was a dream, very little traffic and parking was fine. Terminal 3 is its normal dreary boring self but we soon were on the plane and, after a 30 minute wait took off for our 7hour flight. Excuse me, had to have an ice cool bub then. Food on the flight was terrible and Iwas charged 6 dollars for a gin and tonic. Kennedy airport was lovely and [View Full Entry]

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Presley Conkle [View Full Entry]

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So I leave tomorrow for my adventure in Asia! This is where I am going. Beijing, China (I have Olympic tickets! Gymnastics) Shanghai, China Phnom Penh, Cambodia Siem Reap, Cambodia Vientiane, Laos Luang Prabang, Laos Chiang Mai, Thailand Koh Samui, Thailand Koh Phi Phi, Thailand Koh Phangan, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand I don't know how often I will update this on the road, but hopefully I can post pictures if I can figure out how to upload them at internet cafes. I'm so clueless about that stuff but I know that N will rescue me! I can't wait to explore a [View Full Entry]

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It's July 31st. lSo, tonight will be a celebration at 'Nettis and a last chance to drink with my NY friends before taking off for 5-6 weeks. Tomorrow should be pretty horrible as I have to pack, get a haircut and shave, pick some stuff up from the tailor and run a bunch of errands before 4pm (when the car comes to get me for the airport) while hungover. I'm off tomorrow at 8PM, Icelandic Airlines out of JFK bound for Reykjavik, so I suppose the next time I talk to you it will be from halfway (sort of) across [View Full Entry]

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...en er is een tijd van gaan... Deze update zal in het teken staan van het laatste, het "gaan" gedeelte... Allereerst zit mijn eerste "studiejaar" er op, dit is dus snel voorbij gegaan. Het is afgelopen omdat ik mijn zomervak heb afgesloten (god zij dank), en zoals iedereen nu al een beetje begint te verwachten met een A-. Nog steeds straight A's dus dat is wel prima de lima. Hiermee heb ik ook al mijn verplichte vakken afgesloten dus laat die samenwerking met de FBI maar beginnen! Ten tweede heb ik het genoegen gehad om mijn zus een week over de [View Full Entry]

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Amazing, they let us back into the US from Canada with a minimum of fuss - you never can tell, based on all the stories you hear! The most exciting part of the entry was navigating a rental car through the streets of old Quebec (which not even the GPS in the car could assist with), and dealing with the driving style of Bostonites. They clearly don’t understand the concept of turning left from the left lane, right from the right, and not reversing down busy streets. All part of the adventure right?? Boston was a great city - once [View Full Entry]

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