New York City

Ever since I was a teenager I had always wanted to go to New York City. It was probably the influence of TV shows such as Friends and Will & Grace but since then I've always wanted to see what life in the big apple was like. There's the shopping (my number one priority!), the sights, the shows, the food, the list is endless. I was nearly 25 when I finally made it over there, as part of a family trip with my mum, dad and sister. I'd never been on an aeroplane for longer than two hours before, and I'm quite a nervous flyer, but the seven hours on Continental Flight CO21 from Manchester to Newark, New Jersey absolutely flew by (pardon the pun)! ...  Read the complete review

I have only been to New York once but am off there again in two months time as I loved it so much the first time. I went the week before Christmas which made it an even more magical trip. I flew out with British Airways from good old Terminal 5 at Heathrow. I had booked the flights before the terminal had opened and before the saga of the lost baggage had been played out so was suitably worried we wouldn't have any cases when we got to the other end. But outward and return flights were both fine in that respect. Terminal 5 is nothing to write home about - it's just like any other airport terminal. Places to eat and places to spend your hard earned money and ...  Read the complete review

New York ======== Intro ======== This review started out as just one review, however it was getting into the 6000 word mark, so I decided to take out and edit the bits that went over 1000 words or so and am going to put them into separate reviews. Hopefully you enjoy the review, please take the time to rate and comment (if you can be bothered with either ) as it will be much appreciated. Thanks again for reading. ======================== Flying from UK to New York ======================== On the 17th August we got the shuttle bus from our hotel to Heathrow and waited patiently to be seated onto ...  Read the complete review

Instead of Transiting through JFK I did actually take a 3 day stay here. I was going Orlando-JFK-Manchester all on the same day but I decided to forget the Delta flight from orlando 3 days later and got an american airlines flight 3 days earlier so I would catch the Delta from JFK to MAN and spend 3 days in New York. So American Airlines Flew me into La Guardia airport which is alot nearer to Manhatten, I hopped on a Normal Public Bus which took us about 30 minutes, I arrived at Central park not realising how big the park was. I just knew the hotel was Astor on the Park so I had a suitcase and a back pack, I was walking through the park to the other side and asking ...  Read the complete review

Destination: New York City Hours on the plane: Around 6 hours Hotel we stayed in: The Inn (See Trip Advisor Website) ~ Overview ~ Having never been to New York City before, this was an exhilarating journey that did not disappoint me. I found that there was so much too do and so little time (10 days!) and the food is scrumptious. As I am an avid movie fan I can also relate to many movies which include the city which never sleeps. If you like history then this city is steeped in it, from Wall street to the greatest attraction of them all the Statue of Liberty. Just sitting in a yellow cab made me warm inside and the ride through ...  Read the complete review