Have you ever heard SO much hype about a particular place that by the time you actually get there, it's kind of a let-down? Yeah, I've had my share of that, too. (I may have to join the witness protection program for admitting these, but here we go). Truthfully, that was my experience with New York City, which I visited for the first time when I was 19 (right after 9/11). It's not that it's NOT a great city - it is. But you hear SO MUCH about how it's the greatest city on earth and the stuff dreams are made of and blah blah blah...and, well, for me it just didn't live up to all that hype. Well, if you're a travel junkie, or a sun worshiper, or a beach lover, you've definitely heard of
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