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The U.S.A. – Part 4 – New York

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

Times 1 Manhattan 1 

New York: Times Square and the Manhattan skyline

There is so much to see in New York and to be said about it that makes it difficult for me to fit it concisely into this blog.  Pictures of places say more about them than I possibly could, so I have included as many as is necessary here (being that this is also my penultimate blog post…).  I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by New York: I had expected an impersonal, heavily over-populated metropolis similar to London.  What I found was a superbly diverse city thriving with culture and style matched by no other location – bear in mind when I say “I’ve been to New York!”, what I actually mean is that I’ve seen Manhattan – I’m sure I’d have a much different but hopefully balanced opinion if I’d witnessed the neighbouring boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx.  I did briefly make it over to Staten Island on the ferry though… [read on]

The U.S.A. – Part 3 – San Francisco

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Golden 1 Tram 1 

So imagine the scene: you’ve just arrived at the airport in a large international city, at night, and with all your worldly belongings strapped to your back, when you realise you realise you ain’t booked any accommodation – no problem, you just call up a hostel and book a bed, right?  WRONG.  [read on]

The U.S.A. – Part 2 – 3 Days/2 Nights Las Vegas & Grand Canyon Tour

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Vegas 1 Vegas 2 

Imagine a room full of brilliant architects, savvy businessmen, super-intelligent interior designers and top-notch security experts.  Now fill the room with laughing gas and feed them LSD pie ... [Continue reading this entry]

The U.S.A. – Part 1 – Los Angeles

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

L.A. start 1 L.A. start 2

Staying at the Venice Beach 'Cotel' right next to the madness of the nearby seaside promenade, the phrase 'only in America' immediately sprang to mind ... [Continue reading this entry]