New York Stories


New York New York!

After sitting on a continental plane on the runway at Eldorado airport for 7 hours, my first glimpse of New York was as real as it gets. Midnight and I waited in the freezing, deserted airport bus stop. I hopped aboard with shady companions heading to Penn Station, New Jersey. The dark streets of Newark edged into my bus ride as I huddled against the...


New York (days 2-4)

After checking into our hostels we met up in Times Square, which is the most visited place in the world (35 million visitors a year) and explored the areas of theatres and shops in Broadway that surround the square. My hostel was a 2 minute walk from Times Sq and in a historic area called Hells Kitchen, which used to be pretty run down but was renovated...


New York (and Niagara)

This might be my last chance to get at a computer so i thought i would combine the 2 days into one. today we visited the niagara falls which were absolutely incredible. to see them up close after studying them so much in geography was spectacular. we got soaked by the spray on our boat tour but was definately worth it. tomorrow the trek ends in new y...


I love New York

So, Anika and Kara decided that i must write the journal entry for New York, a little late i know, but here goes. Before i get things started though, i feel i should first have a little whinge about the toll roads here. While Anika and i drove across Canada, we did not encounter one toll road. Upon entry to the United States, about 200 metres after goin...