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North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan February 2nd 2006

Nu er klokken 9:54 (lokal tid) og det er min foerste dag i New York. Har fundet et ret laekkert hostel og bord paa vaerelse med 3 andre danskere og to amerikanere (tror jeg nok). Den ene hedder Lotte og laeser til laege og skal vaere i New York i 5 uger. Hun har fri her i weekenden saa tror vi finder ud af noget sammen. Maa sige at jeg har haft en god start, kom med det rigtige fly, fik vinduesplads, fandt min baggage og derefter fik jeg paa en eller anden maade booket mig selv til en "dele-bus" fra lufthavnen og direkte til Hostelet og til den favorable pris af 20 dollars. Nu maa jeg saa se hvad jeg faar denne fantastiske dag med blaa himmel til at gaa med. Overvejer at begive mig ... read more

My Adventure

North America » United States » New York » Long Island February 2nd 2006

frank in NY

Pancakes

Greetings from LI NY. I am leaving on Feb. 12th and traveling until mid/end of May 2006. Most likely coming home on or around my 25th birthday/anniversary. Here is a short hand intinerary of my journey in India: Feb. 12-13: Fly from New York to Delhi. Feb. 14-16: Orientation in Delhi. Visit major cultural sites. Attend evening sitar concert, visit schools, meet cultural leaders. Feb. 17: Train to Agra. Visit Taj Mahal. Board night train to Varanasi. Feb. 18- March 3: Varanasi. Visit cultural and religious sites in the ancient city and along the banks of the Ganges River. Cultural lecture series and language instruction. Begin Independent Study Projects and service learning opportunities. Celebrate Maha Shivarotri on Feb 26th. Day excursion to Sarnath to visit Deer Park, site of Buddha's first teaching on the Four ... read more

[h2]I flyet fra Kastrup til Newark[h2]

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan February 1st 2006

I lufthavnen

lille prinsesse

Klokken er nu 17:50 (DK tid) og jeg sidder i flyet SK909 paa plads 29A ved siden af en flink aeldre herre (Holger Helge Hansen). Den er en skoen vinduesplads - og det passer hvad de siger: "over skyerne er himlen altid blaa":) Har naaet at blive bekymret eller nervoes endnu, for Holger og jeg har haft travlt med at undersoege alle de tekniske faciliteter og bestille en masse drikkervarer fra rullevognen (Cola, Oel, BloodyMary m.m.:) Ja og saa selvfoelgelig med at udfylde diverse visumpapirer. ... read more

Manhattan

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 29th 2006

Malin pa Carries trappa

Malin Fredrik

Ja,da var vi framme i New York. Bodde i East Village pa ett ganska speciellt Hostel. Forsta natten var inte en trevlig upplevelse..kallt som fan pa de lilla rummet pa 2x2m och inget tak... jaja, fick byta rum och allt blev battre. Pa fredagen gick Thomas och Fredrik runt och letade skivor medan Elisabeth och jag besokte Ground Zero var tvilling tornen stod. Vi besokte aven de kande shopping mallen Century 21 som visade sig vara en nedtur.. designerklader i rader i en lokalsom paminde om Fretex eller UFF, inte nat fint med andra ord. Vi akte med pa en arrangerad busstur som tog oss till alla inspelningsplatserna i TV serien Sex and the City. Sa nu har jag suttit pa trappan var Carrie bor..:) Lordagen gick vi runt omkring pa Broadway, Times Square och Greenwich ... read more

Shows and Bugs

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 28th 2006

Fat Cat

Kaspar and Tatonka

Roaches and mice!...... Yes, that’s right - we found a mouse in our stove today (not the oven, but the stove) - and the only reason we were looking in our stove was to set a roach bomb to kill the roaches that are living in our kitchen (especially in our stove). At least we are getting the true New York experience, right? Other than that things are good here. It’s been freezing cold - I mean so cold your face hurts when the wind blows. Last night we saw Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre. The theatre was really pretty and the sets were amazing. We also went to Pure Food and Wine - which is the premier raw restaurant in New York. You wouldn’t believe how good raw food can be - ... read more

New-York January Trip...

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 27th 2006

Yonkers

Ponch

There's some pics from the last trip to New-York City in January 2006... Check them out and let me know what you think about. Hope you'll enjoy. Ponch'... read more

look how good i am...

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 23rd 2006

tamaffa

i said i was going to be better about these updates and here i am not even back on my final continent and i'm writing. i'm in new york and i rode in an unmarked taxi to john and susie's apt and my thoughts were: 1st: fear cause it was an unmarked cab and what was i doing being so naive 2nd: that the guy was speaking zarma on his cell phone he wasn't and i didn't ask i'm not quite into my always at the front of myself travel mode, ready to break barriers and ask what language someone's speaking i'm attributing it to the cold i've been experiencing it freezes my brain, restricts my wandering instincts, i was dreading this long day of travel, from bozeman-salt lake-boston-new york but it wasn't bad, of course ... read more

The First Days

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 22nd 2006

At Rock'a'fella

Kaspar and Tatonka

Today is our third day here and we’ve been really busy so far. Our apt. is really cute- really tiny-but cute. We are subletting from a gay guy who is moving in with his partner but hanging on to his place. It’s a studio with a Murphy bead (it folds out of the wall). The place is set up with dimming lights, a 300 -disc cd player filled with discs and organized by genre, and Buddha statues everywhere. We are on the upper west side so we are about a 10 to 20 min subway ride to the heart of the city, depending on the destination. So far we have done a lot of window shopping in different parts of the city - my favorite being soho and nolita (above little Italy). There are lots ... read more

MLK Weekend in New York

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 22nd 2006

Wanna buy a bridge?

Around the World

We were in New York from Jan. 12-16. Rather than giving you a play-by-play of our weekend, we wanted to provide a list of what we enjoyed. In order to put our experience in context, 2 things are important to know about us. First, we're not big museum people and rarely do anything touristy in New York. We like to walk around the city and take in all of the different interesting neighborhoods. Second, we like cheap delicious food and like to treat the city as one big tapas menu so we have a little bit to eat at a bunch of different places. Things we loved: 1. The Colbert Report - We hadn't really watched this show more than a couple of times but we both loved Stephen Colbert on the Daily Show so we ... read more

2 Weeks and Counting

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan January 18th 2006

DJ and Rose Excellent Adventure

OurExcell

Why work Rose and I are officially unemployed and homeless. Yet everyone envies us. Why? We're off to see the world. Logistics The logistics of leaving home for a year are mind-boggling. US Health Insurance is not valid overseas. Travel Insurance is not valid in US. Bills need to be paid. It goes on and on. To learn more, I spent time at ThornTree "Gap Year" Forum at LonelyPlanet.com (to get destination advise), and on FlyerTalk.com "Airline Alliance" forums (to get transportation advice). Basically, choice came down to "pay as you go" airfare (too expensive for us) or pick one of the three Global Airline Alliances and go with them. Enter GlidePath Travel When researching the trip online, I came across this guy Gardyloo (John) who kept posting really good answers to questions others asked. In ... read more

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