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thewhitrbbit
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05 Aug 2012, 10:40 pm

If you have a smart phone, you can download a subway map (and it will look much less touristy). A good subway map is essential. If your going out in NYC at night, a compass is really useful (I have a compass app) since you won't have the sun to know east from west.

Times Square is the most crowded place in NYC. If you have issues with crowds, noise or bright lights, you won't like it there.



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07 Aug 2012, 12:50 pm

if your going on the subway bring earplugs and/or head phones its loud



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07 Aug 2012, 3:26 pm

DrPenguin wrote:
matt wrote:
Yes. I loved going to New York City, because there were so many people that it seemed that no one paid attention to me. I didn't have to pretend to be like other people. And there were so many interesting things.

It was also really nice that even though there is a lot of food that I won't eat there are so many restaurants that it always seems easy to get foods that I like, and a lot of the food is really cheap but still good.

And the streets are laid out as a grid, so it's easy to navigate.

And using the subways to get around is really quick and easy.

Central Park is very pretty and very nice. It's neat to stand on the edge of Central Park, because on one side of the street there are really tall buildings and on the other side it looks like a forest.

Here are some really pretty images of Central Park.

Not only all of that, but New York City has so many people that there are a lot of types of jobs that people can get there that aren't available in other places. I hope I can move to New York City early next year.


well said, its my second favorite US city (Philly wins but its close) and it just beats London although there similar.

My choice is London for now, for its proximity (I live in Europe). This will be the first time I visit an English-speaking country, and I will do it all by myself.

I'm a bit anxious that I might get taken advantage of. I don't know how I will accomodate to left-side traffic.

On the positive side, there are lots of famous historical places and buildings to see, dozens of beautiful gardens to escape from the busy streets.

I will stay in London for two weeks for I want to have enough time to follow through my plan (which is quite an ambitious one anyway).

Have a nice trip!