Category Archives: USA

Wow! This is my 100th blog post!! Last day today, we were leaving for the airport around 1pm, lazy start to the morning. Packed up our bags, checked out and left the bags with the hotel bell desk. Last breakfast … Continue reading →

Today was a visit to Queens. The objective was to find Twinkies!, had been on the lookout for these in Manhattan with no luck, ringing around had located them at Target, the closest one close to a subway station was … Continue reading →

Most of the sights were now done, today was a leisurely walk down 5th Ave. The tour guides had highlighted this street as a must walk, with lots to see. During the tour yesterday we had noticed a good coffee … Continue reading →

Day 2 of Hop on Hop off Bus, doing the uptown tour today. The downtown tour yesterday was great, today a chance to see Central park and the surroundings including Harlem! It was a cold overcast day today, sitting on … Continue reading →

Sightseeing day today, travelling on the hop-on hop-off bus. As part of the New York sights pass, I had the 2 day hop-on hop-off bus tickets, today we were doing Downtown, tomorrow was uptown. This is a great way of … Continue reading →

Shopping day today, destination – Jersey Gardens Outlet mall  in New Jersey. Headed to the Port Authority Bus Terminal for Bus # 111, this linked us directly to the Jersey gardens mall. Buses were leaving every 10 minutes, a short … Continue reading →

Sightseeing today, wanted to cover Statue of Liberty, 9/11 location, visiting the One world observatory (Freedom tower) and Brooklyn bridge. Morning quick breakfast, then down to the Subway for a train to South Ferry station. Subway travel is very efficient … Continue reading →