We decided to drop off our car early, as the parking fees in Manhattan were so high, so we took it to JFK and then took the Airtrain and then Subway to Times Square.This was a lot easier than we thought it would be, even with all our luggage, in the rain, and it was much cheaper than taking a taxi.Now, you may be wondering how on our backpacking budget we managed to find a hotel on Times Square - well the truth is we didn't.My brother, Andy, booked us into the Cr...

We drove onto Providence and as the centre was so busy we drove out to Roger Williams Park (he is the guy who founded Rhode Island).It was such a hot day so we walked around the park and went for an ice cream.There was an old fashioned Merry Go Round, with a live pianist, playing a very out of tune piano, and old arcade games surrounding the carousel.Graham therefore spent a while playing on Out Run, pretending he was 10 again!We also spent time watching the gees...

After a fantastic breakfast at Peaches in North Conway, we stopped at the old train station, as we saw some old diesel trains preparing to depart.There was a coach load of OAP's waiting to get on (I think September is a popular time for bus loads of OAP's due to the autumn colours in the New England states) and so pulled up to take some photos and have a look in the small museum at the station.We then popped in to the Weather Discovery Centre, as our motel had re...

Our border crossing into USA was very straight forward, and did not cost us anything.We entered into Vermont, with little idea about where we were going or what we were going to do!As we drove along, I looked back at one of my old note books and found that someone we had met in Thailand was from Vermont and had suggested visiting Burlington, so this is what we did.We walked through the pedestrian Market Street, which was full of interesting little shops and cafes...

We arrived into Laval, a suburb of Montreal, late in the evening, and met our new couchsurfing hosts JF and Manon.We were welcomed into their home and spent the evening chatting and getting lots of great advice about where to go and what to eat in Montreal. I also tried some of JF's parent's homemade red wine, which was delicious. The next morning we were up very early, as JF and Manon leave early to cycle to work.(They are in training for a 2 month cycle trip a...