Hostelling for me was an incredibly eye-opening and memorable experience. Over about 20 days I met a whole range of weird and wonderful people in the hostels, each of them bringing their own unique culturesContinue reading
Category: New York
Day 7: MoMA and the High Line
My last day in New York! Gotta make the most of it. I moved out of the hostel early in the morning, put my bags in storage and went on my way to MoMA, theContinue reading
Day 6: The Met, and not much else
For the past couple of days I’ve been harbouring this cold that I’m pretty sure I caught on the subway when I first used it, and today it was ready to knock my legs rightContinue reading
Day 5: Sunrise, Brooklyn. Rockefeller, sunset.
After yesterday’s massive sleep in, I was determined to make the most of today. I’m going see the sun rise. I got up at 6am and took the subway down to south Manhattan, then walkedContinue reading
Day 4: Sleep Patterns and Skyscrapers
Things you shouldn’t do upon arrival to a country while severely jet lagged: Stay awake till 4am. That’s exactly what I did, and boy did I pay for it in the morning afternoon. I wokeContinue reading
Day 3: New York, New York
Today was a hell of a day. Once I repacked my things, we hopped into the car and headed off to Manhattan. A neat little caveat of New York weather – as the snow meltsContinue reading
Day 2: Jet lag and momentary panic
(Sorry for this being excruciatingly late, I am making a commitment to catch up on this) Travelling across 16 time zones in 25 hours can really mess with your head, the last thing you wantContinue reading
Day one.
It’s been a long and tumultuous rollercoaster ride leading up to this moment, with many a late night, lots of heartfelt goodbyes and some attempts at frugality, but the day is finally here. Today IContinue reading