http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , New York , New York en-us Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:11:36 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:11:36 BST ...This is my blog to keep family and friends updated with my travels. My travels started on January 26 2008 but I've only started this blog in September 2008. Thus most of my blog entries covering the early months of my travels will be from memory but from this point forward I'll be blogging about my daily activities quite frequently...On January 26 2008 I flew from Los Angeles to New York http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-319144.html Hallo iedereenHet is alweer enige tijd geleden dat ik nog eens geupdate heb en er is natuurlijk weer een hoop gebeurd. Doch zal ik het kort proberen te houden door het gebrek aan foto's en ander visueel materiaal.Allereerst ben ik een weekje in Tennessee geweest Nashville en Noxville heb ik aangedaan samen met mijn maat James. Na een hartelijk ontvangst met de grooste fles kalua die ik ooit heb http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Brooklyn/blog-319020.html Wow. Sleeping on tile without a pillow or blanket really sucks. I check in to TAM around 6am and quickly realize Irsquom going to need to know more Portuguese if I want to get around. Go through security and make my way to the gate. I run into Hsaio and same others in the calls and we board the plane around 830am. I sat next next to a nice man from Paraguay he introduced me to the amazing Sou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-318937.html After breakfast I did some situps100 and pushups100 and got a shower. I was out the door by 10am. I started through Central Park the North end. It is beautiful Now what expected at all in a really big city. The maps were easy to navigate and I made me way South to the Conservatory Garden. I got some great pics. Beautiful flowers fountains and butterflies. Also the weather was great I th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-318934.html New York New YorkUnder Construction http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-318314.html New York. The big apple. Well what isn't big in this place Big buildings big portions of food and a great big park in the middle.Stayed in downtown Manhattan in Gary's gorgeous apartment complete with pool table and roof terrace right in the middle of the financial district just a block away from the world trade centre site. Thanks again GaryArrived in NYC and immediately met up with Linda http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-316111.html Am letzten Tag in New York haben wir dann noch all das gemacht was wir die ersten beiden Tage nicht schafften und sind mit der Subway in der ganzen Stadt herumgedst.So sind wir erst mal ins Madame Tussauds gegangen und waren berrascht von der Gre des Wachsfigurenmuseum. Gut dass wir wieder frh gekommen sind so mussten wir nur 5 min machen bis das Museum aufmachte und konnten dann gleich re http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-316034.html Der 2. Tag in New YorkDa wir auch heute wieder ein volles Programm hatten wir wollten zur Freiheitstatue mussten unser Busticket noch ausnutzen und an der Uptown Tour teilnehmen sowie am Abend ins Musical gehen gings wieder mal frh los. Diesmal zuerst mit der Bahn zum New Jersey Liberty State Park von wo aus wir mit der Fhre auf Ellies Island und zur Freiheitsstatue bersetzten bzw. zuer http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-316033.html Endlich in New York Am Morgen haben wir uns zur UBahnstation aufgemacht und sind unter dem Hudson durch rber nach Manhattan zur 34th Street gedst. Nachdem wir uns am Voraband aufgrund unserer Zeitknappheit nur 3 Tage in New York das ist wirklich verdammt wenig dazu entschieden haben uns in einer der offenen Touristenbusse zu setzen was ich bis jetzt immer vermieden habe haben wir uns gl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-316031.html First day of a new adventure I was up and showered by 530am and ready to go. I said my goodbyes to Mom and Diana Mom saw me off to the shuttle in tears as always D and I was on my way. Security was smooth and was sitting on the plane before I knew it. I lucked out and sat next to 2 really cool UW alums Marilynn and Brian. Marilynn was a talker which suited me just fine. Their daughter had http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-315182.html New York In a New York MinuteDawn had to go to New York to pick up her kids who were returning from Greece after staying with their father for the summer. She decided to make a little trip out of it and made reservations for two days before they arrived to spend a little time sightseeing and asked if I wanted to go as well. I thought ldquoWhat could we do in just two daysrdquo But we alwa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-315004.html I'm taking my brother in law his Fiance' to NYC on Saturday. Visit the American Museum of Natural History and probably some shopping. I'm looking forward to seeing the Hayden Planetarium. Over the past few years I've been very interested in Astronomy and owe it to myself. I haven't been there since I was small. For those of you in town keep an eye out for Jupiter in the Southern sky. Even in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-314895.html I leave the country in 31 days.On September 20th I will board a plane for Manchester England. On September 21st after one of the shorter nights of my life I will get on a bus provided by the school and drive two hours to Bangor University in Wales. For those of you that don't know at Bangor I will be earning my Master's in Marine Biology. A one year intensive program September to September http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-314298.html New York City ..one more time..If Iam counting right my 8th visit here in last 4 yrs..I have learned many things over these yrs I guess thats what made this visit smoother..no tieredness no late nights..only fun..some real good fun american style We left for Wilmington frm the office at 5.40 pm by the office shuttle.Original plan was to go by train but next train was around 7 pm which means http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-314040.html Un viaje fascinante a la ciudad que nunca duerme. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-313982.html 5 Days in New YorkHeather saysAfter having the company of Foxy Moron the car and Chesty LaRue the navigation it was time to say a sad farewell in Connecticut. Back to good old public transport .... buggerWe arrived on Thursday 17th July after another long day driving by Brendan and were picked up at the car hire by Janene Newton's wife.We collected Newton from the train station and headed http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-313597.html Ok here goes. It's bloggin' time. To start off I'll just shpiel a bit about myself. I'm getting close to 30 and I need to get out and see the world. I have been planning a world trek for an insanely long period of time. It seems there is always a relationship some kind of responsibility or a severe lack of funds holding me back. I have done a lot of the states over the past few years but I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-313551.html Hello Friends FamilyWe're in our last two weeks home before we take our first steps towards the big adventure. We are currently doing all of the boring stuff e.g. vaccinations bank accounts packing our apartments forwarding mail... the stuff that isn't fun to read aboutThere is much more to come but this is a startxoH FP.S. In the mean time we're adding a few pics from our tri http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-313536.html no exciting news to report but i just got an email saying i'd not used this in ages then i looked on the map and a few countries are missing. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-313431.html Hej igenForleden da jeg lagde den anden blog ud havde vi lidt travlt s kunne ikke n at uploade alle vores videoer. Her er en mere i kan hygge jer med http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-313250.html Woke up early around half seven having collapsed the previous night into a significantly more comfortable hostel bed than I'd endured for the last two months. Showered and went down to wait to see what breakfast would be like. I wasn't to be disappointed large bagels muffins apples and coffee meant I could stock up well for the mornings excursions.I researched a few things online and decide http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-312952.html Irsquove been hyping up my roster in Texas on this blog for the past few entries. Irsquom going to have a sick 5man rotation. Irsquom going to fucking cruise through the summer. Irsquom going to murder the Texas league.Problem was I only had 5 days.With a few of the kids in my program I finished 60 beers a box of wine and some vodka in epic fashion after the poster presentation. I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-312946.html 1. New YorkHej alle sammen Nu skal jeg for frste gang forsge mig med en blog s I m bre over med mig vis det ikke ser helt perfekt ud.For those of you who donrsquot read Danish. To bad Irsquom writing this in Danish and thatrsquos just how itrsquos going to be. But you can still take a look at the pictureshellipSom I alle nok er klar over p nuvrende tidspunkt er Eivind og jeg ta http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-312468.html Hello all here's what I've been up to in the last few jampacked days...Said a teary farewell to mum at Heathrow and got on a plane...I don't know what it is about me but air stewardesses must love me or something cos I got a free upgrade again I had originally booked my own seat in the emergency exit aisle to get a bit more leg room and was quite happy there but the steward said he would mo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-312447.html From DC we headed further up the eastern coast to New York City.First stop had to be Central Park we spent our first afternoon watching New Yorkers playing tennis and jogging around the reservoir whilst we decided what to do with our 4 days in this crazy city. The park is huge and we only saw a small section of it but what we saw we found to be very busy yet relaxing at the same time. Throughou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-311814.html From Philly we drove to Ramsey New Jersey to meet up with our friend from San Francisco Matt Shiel. He showed us around the area and took us hiking in New York only about 10 miles from his parents house. Matt also turned out to be a great resource for our trip to New York City because he grew up in the area. We got on the train with Matt's help and wandered into NYC with out a clue where we http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-311219.html S fik jeg igen tid ls fik taget mig sammen til at skrive lidt p min blog og jeg m hellere lige starte med at fortlle om min frste tur til New York City I fredags tog jeg med min ftter 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 trde ud derfra lig http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-310990.html 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 airconditioned buildings up through the grills in the pavements then it stays between the tall tall buildings where everyone is in a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-310926.html By Armando S. SarlatWe'll have Manhattan the Bronx and Staten Island too. It's lovely going through the zoo. ManhattanStaten 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 25minute ride from lower Manhattan on the famous Staten Island Ferry. Many Islanders f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Staten-Island/blog-310638.html