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Travel Blogs from York, United States
Ticking off the must see icons of New York
This is a top pick! ... . We then hit another Toy store FAO Schwarz and had a nice stroll through central park. That night we booked tickets to a New York Comedy Improv theatre Called 'The Pit', where we were delighted and amazed by the amount of raw talent on Stage. The Second ...
Buy, Buy New York
This is a top pick! It's been a slow few days here in the big city that have probably been due a northern hemisphere virus. Being fatigued I thought it better not to take in too many sights and instead concentrate on my other purpose here - shopping.I had been told of the ...
The Wedding
This is a top pick! ... on 5th Avenue for cocktails before dinner at a restaurant on one of the piers with amazing views of Brooklyn bridge. A real New York wedding. We finished the night off in an Irish pub with plenty of dancing and singing. Definitely a night to remember and ...
Good Evening, New York
This is a top pick! ... at French Laundry and finally, a late night dessert in the Upper West Side. If romance is not in your airs the wonders of New York should not escape you. For this is a city with all things for all people. Between the boroughs, and even within ...
2 days in NYC now going upstate NY-snow predicted
This is a top pick! ArArrived at JFK Monday at 6pm local time and couldn't believe we had arrived in New York. Took us a while and a bit of money to to get ourselves and our luggage to our accommodation in Guttenberg, New Jersey. Well a couple of tunnels, freeways and toll ...
Why I am still puzzled by Tipping Etiquette
This is a top pick! ... before paying your bill and have it adjusted to the adequate amount. It is worth mentioning that New York restaurants have started adding automatic gratuity even though the number of people eating is far less than 6. Even with a group of ...
Rupert Murdoch's Bartender bought us a drink
This is a top pick! ... Ireland. One in particular tells us that he bar tends at a swanky hotel in Manhattan where Rupert and James Murdoch drink when in New York and that he once got drunk with George Clooney. We don't care if its not true, after all he bought us a ...
"I am just going outside and may be some time"
This is a top pick! ... and chewiness of the base. The second was the new KFC (Korean Fried Chicken). These tasty marvels took New York by storm several years ago, shaking the well established foundations of buffalo wings. The first bite of the juicy crunch ...
Fleas, Bessie's and Posties
This is a top pick! ... postcards made, and Jo heads up to midtown to work at the Bessie Nominations press conference. These awards celebrate dance in New York and its in some beautiful studios right next to Times Square. The job is not actually very complicated but ...
Squid Sitting
This is a top pick! ... of food and drink left over from the shoot. We have a fairly relaxed day, discussing how little time we have left in New York (much to Claire's annoyance, "We've still got a quarter of our trip left! Two weeks is half a fucking month people!") We spend ...
Highlights? more like Shitlights.
This is a top pick! If you can be bothered to read all this, thanks. 22nd, Friday Once again the heat is evil and we struggle to move all day. We get burgers for lunch which Jo refuses to have delivered to save money but when she goes to collect them still ...
Madam Tussauds & Twilight Jazz Cruise
This is a top pick! We decided to conclude our New York tour with Style, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous albeit 'wax' versions of the real thing at Madam Tussauds. Then on to a splendid cruise along the Hudson River; Think champagne, Jazz music filling the deck ...
The adventure continues
This is a top pick! Cory and I arrived at JFK and tried to get some info about Paulie. By the time that we got to JFK Paul should have gotten on the next one. The first person at the airport that we went to said that they couldn't give us any information. Having worked ...
God hates New York
This is a top pick! ... In the afternoon, after deciding not to sit down for lunch but grab a sandwich and eat outside instead, the news that New York has legalised gay marriage reaches god and the heaven's open. As the rain thickens we are steadily trapped in the doorway ...
cold but cool
This is a top pick! Apparently we have an unusual weather pattern dumping snow in south-east New York. The news said it hasn't been this way in October for 60 years. At least we got out before we were snow-bound. Palmyra is cold and damp at present. It is full of old ...
New York New York
This is a top pick! My experience in New York so far has been very positive. Stan Shaffer, the fashion photographer I assist just had his photography exposition on July 20 at PM Lounge, a hot spot nightclub in the Meat Packing District of NYC. His new work is amazing. ...
NYC in September
This is a top pick! It is now September in NYC I can't believe summer has come and gone so quickly. It's starting to get cool here in NY. Brea and I had our three year anniversary on July 11. We went to Puerto Rico for a week and relaxed by the beach in San Juan. We ...
Into the Woods
This is a top pick! Top weekend from start to finish: Friday, 29th July: A nothing day until Shit Theatre are on in the Dixon Place Lounge for their NYC debut. The crowd is pretty fair and despite the mild flinches of disapproval and shock at their ...
Concluding my trip with great friends
This is a top pick! ... out of Josh and Di's apartment near Washington Heights and making my way to JFK to catch my flight to Quito. I arrived into New York City around the time the Gay Pride Parade was in full swing. I was heading from Port Authority bus station to the upper ...
I Heart New York
This is a top pick! ... playground for adults, almost the antithesis to Disneyland, which, I'm sure, is fun if you're young with younger sensibilities. Firstly, New York really truly looks like it does in the movies. This, you may think is a bad thing, because then when you ...
Leaving, finally... maybe!
This is a top pick! My last day in the U.S. until the fall, at earliest, and I ventured into NYC for one last crazy night of debauchery with good friends and great oldies! Had a quality group dinner at Totonno's (26th and 2nd Ave), which boasts better pizza than ...
Layover in New York
This is a top pick! ... the free stuff? No one gave us anything!" It is amazing how a smile, a good mood plus a little flexibility makes everyones life better, including your own. Back in the states and totally exhausted we get ready to fly back to ...
Rock'in all over the World!
This is a top pick! ... already started to worry about doing shopping the day after getting back to fill the fridge. It would have been nice to enjoy New York properly with a couple of weeks as a buffer when we get home but we are going to have to hit the ground running to ...
New York Snow
This is a top pick! I spent my Thanksgiving in NY. We went to my Uncle John's parent's house in Long Island. Unfortunately, Brea had to work that day at her restaurant job, so we saved her a nice plate of turkey, stuffing and the works for when she got home! So my day ...
Dresses and an VCDX Exam
This is a top pick! ... was a tour stop for tour buses. Amazing how this Apple marketing machine brainwashes (almost) everybody. After a stroll down the New York street we reached 'The Catherdal of Meat'. We tried Peter Luger, the competition once about a year ago, and hoped ...
Goodbye Manhattan, hello Brooklyn!
This is a top pick! ... ). We sit out until late in the Garden area looking forward to unpacking tomorrow. OBSERVATIONS OF THE DAY In New York there are hundreds of pets and most rental apartments accept that people will want one. (We have never seen more obese ...
Come fly away
This is a top pick! The day started with a breakfast and delicious coffee from our local coffee shop. We had a noon appointment at Tejani, a store specialized in wedding Jewelery. We headed out to Tejani and found exactly what we were looking for. A beautiful necklace and ...
The Arts
This is a top pick! I had heard about the size and expanse of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. So thinking myself smart I allocated a whole day in which to absorb its treasures. Little did I know that was barely going to be enough for two of its giant wings. ...
It's Too Darn Hot
This is a top pick! ... cool. As of yesterday the weather has been ridiculous with highs of 110 degrees in more than 50 US cities, including parts of New York state. When you see pigeons rolling around in a puddle (don't know where it came from because it hasn't rained in ...
Walking the High Line
This is a top pick! We had a number of new experiences today, including the walking the 'High Line'. It is an abandoned train line which has been landscaped and converted into a walking track. Walking through the tree tops and canopy of the city is quite spectacular and it ...