well this a city that i have heard many good things about and it didn't disappoint. my flight to chicago was with jet blue, the cheap airline of the US, and the most leg room i have had in economy and a tv with live tv, great value. again it was easy to find my hostel, the HI chicago, i'm getting good value out of my membership. as a treat i also booked two nights at a hotel, just to have some space to myself, unfortunately chicago is one of the most expensive...

after staying at paresh's in NY i jumped on another china town bus to boston. it was labour day in the US, so the journey took a little longer then usual, but for $15 i wasn't complaining. there was a T station (metro, subway, tube station) at the bus station, so it was a easy trip to my hostel, HI boston, near fenway baseball stadium. it was an old brownstone building, that was showing it age a bit, but the bathrooms were newish. i was in a room of eight gir...

Washington DC 30th August to 2nd of september after arriving safely in washington on the chinatown bus, i was able to walk to the hostel from where it stopped. this was my first hostel (hostel international washington DC) in america and it was fine. 10 females to a room, but what else do you expect! the bathrooms were clean and modern. there was free wifi and breakfast for $!. they also had free walking tours run by volunteers. i went on tow night ones, one of...

NYC 26th to 30th Augustas i have already visited NY, i wasn't in a rush to do the major sites. however my first stop was wall st. as i didn't get there last time. to tell you the truth, it's not that great, heaps of security, roadworks. could do with some beautification, but it is still wall st., loads of suits. i found the deutsche bank building, one of the newer and nicer buildings on the street. the NY stock exchange is impressive, a giant american flag ...

Well after my last week in London I have now arrived in NY. I'm currently staying at my cousin Kirsty from London other side of the family in NY, Michael and Allison, whom I have met before and they are great. I'll be catching up with Kirsty's other cousins Rachel and Dave and some ex DB people Paresh and Vicki.