THE ADVENTURE BEGINS The time has finally arrived. I set off with my trusty rucksack (I call it the ALMIGHTY) strapped to my back, ready to embark on travels. The thought occurs that it will be the last time I set foot on home ground for over a year, and the thought brings both apprehension and true exhilaration. I arrive in Heathrow at 6 in the morning, just 4 hours to go and the adventure truelly begins...........

So the adventure begins and what better city to start off in, than none other than the 'city that never sleeps'-NEW YORK! New York blows our mind, there is so much to see, so much to do, my original plan was to stay for 3 nights, however, ive ended up staying 6 nights and still I feel that ive not seen everything. New York is such a big city its almost impossible to do it all on foot. It is made up of 4 main parts, uptown (the bronx), midtown (upper manhatt...