Blogs from New York, United States, North America - page 420

Update from Patrick (aka O.D.) Been heavy into Thru Hike prep for the past two weeks. We have done some conditioning hikes with about half trail weight packs. Some on the roads and one on a walking trail in Clayton. We have done quite a bit of food prep with dehydration and vacuum packing. We are taking store bought meals in bags like "Lipton Noodles" that are flavored and bags, removing them from the original bag.. Then we place it in a vacuum meal bag and add our own dehydrated veggies, meat and maybe a spice or two. Then vacuum pack it to reduce the space taken up in our pack and keep it weather proof. The next step will be setting up each mail resupply box with the needed meals and any other things we ... read more

Okay - so first off - I've gotten a lot of heat (all of it WELL-deserved - ESPECIALLY after all the hype I've given this process!!!) for not getting this whole travelblog thingy in order, as yet - and I'd like to take a quick second to respond to my critics... The thing is - or SHOULD I say - the IRONICAL thing is - trying to document your trip WHILE you're on it can be VERY difficult!!! ESPECIALLY when you're running around, burning the candle on all THREE ends (thanks for that one, Grandpa!) in multiple cities - or countries, for that matter!!! BUT yes - as ironical, paradoxical or difficult as it may be - I will do my best to keep you all apprised of the shenanigans that promise to be my travels ... read more

Noticing that there are few, if any, travel blog entries for our favorite place to come home to - the Capital Region of New York State. The Capital Region is accessible by I-90, Amtrak, and a number of airlines serviced by Albany International Airport. We are about 3 hours from New York City, 4 hours from Montreal, 4 hours from Boston, and 5 hours from Buffalo. I’m posting my impressions of what a visitor can find here where we live. First there is Schenectady, which we love because we see critically acclaimed, professionally produced top notch traveling shows of Broadway plays at Proctor’s Theatre on State Street for less money and less hassle than we have come to expect to find in New York City. Schenectady has wonderful restaurants; great neighborhoods, several lovely historic sections, including ... read more

We made it! Although with the time difference from west to east it has been another struggle getting over jet lag. We are getting ourselves sorted with tours of the city and today we are going to get ourselves to downtown Time Square... by subway! That should be an experience we will have to write home for. Thank you all for keeping us updated with whats going on at home. Great to hear from everyone. Americans are really friendly so forget what you have heard. We are having a great time and will blog soon. Sam and Nat... read more

When I first saw New York, I was twenty and briefly exchanged dollars with a Joe Pesci toll booth operator. It was September and I was looking for instant metropolitan and instead found construction and traffic and Connecticut. The second time I saw New York, I was twenty-two and it was barely Spring. I had just finished my first job freelancing as a receptionist in reality-tv. It was the flying that did it. I had been living with my parents for the past seven months, saving money. The past seven months all gearing up to one BIG MOMENT. And then, that moment seemed too big to be actually happening and twenty-four hours later, that’s exactly what I was thinking about in my hotel room. It seems like many people consider going to NYC a BIG MOMENT, ... read more