It’s dark outside as I step out from underneath the road. Late at night, life carries on its busy way. After a quick burst of energy a yellow taxi beeps and halts before doing it all over again moments later. Despite being a clear night, drainage is rapidly flowing by. Apart from that a brief bit of silence is broken below with the sound of the subway train zooming past. Could there be any other way to start a US trip than with these sounds and the image of you walking along Broadway towards the brightly lit Empire State Building. Struggling with your heavy backpack finding your accommodation with clearly, well placed street signs at 1030pm. My intention was to start in either St Johns, Canada or Boston but when weather and a cancelled flight forced
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