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Concrete Jungle or Beach?

There are three things I really don't like about the beach.

1) It's usually sunny.
2) There's usually a lot of sand
3) Water.

Other than that the beach is awesome. Oh yeah...

4) The people who usually just love the beach are annoying
 
Ok, New York it is!! I'm sticking with my original plan a year ago. I even made my own "piggy bank" for this trip (yeah, I'm cool). My sister and I have never been to NYC nor have we taken a trip with just the two of us. Should be interesting. We have no sense of direction whatsoever. It's gonna be our own version of Lost in New York, starring me, The Pigeon Lady. Now, what are some things I have to do or see while I'm there? When is the best time to purchase tickets?

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jazz_fanatic said:
Ok, New York it is!! I'm sticking with my original plan a year ago. I even made my own "piggy bank" for this trip (yeah, I'm cool). My sister and I have never been to NYC nor have we taken a trip with just the two of us. Should be interesting. We have no sense of direction whatsoever. It's gonna be our own version of Lost in New York, starring me, The Pigeon Lady. Now, what are some things I have to do or see while I'm there? When is the best time to purchase tickets?

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You can hop on a train and get over to Hoboken, NJ in about 20 minutes. I believe that's where Cake Boss is filmed. In fact, a guy I knew in college is married to one of the girls on the show. At least, that's what my friend who keeps in touch with him told me.
 
Lotta Dal hate in this thread. Yall can go suk on some lemons, 'Cept Torbz

U Gotta Love It Baby said:
But that's like coming to Utah for a ski trip and staying in Tooele.

Honestly, j_f NY vs ORL is a somewhat absurd question. Unless you've never seen the ocean in your life it seems like NY is a no brainer. Home Alone 2 (starring Mcauley Culken) was filmed in NYC and kind of put them on the map. Good like finding a Hollywood blockbuster filmed in ORL.

I feel like maybe you are just putting your itinerary out in advance so Dalymon can clear his schedule and come along.

Does Edmington have plane stations, Dalmon? Or will you be using the iditarod method of travel?
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I'll just bust out the dogsled.
 
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You can hop on a train and get over to Hoboken, NJ in about 20 minutes. I believe that's where Cake Boss is filmed. In fact, a guy I knew in college is married to one of the girls on the show. At least, that's what my friend who keeps in touch with him told me.
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My wife watches the show and I semi-follow it. I know they were building a new joint in Lapuana (sp?) and I think they were moving all the HQ stuff there. I imagine they're keeping the original open though as well.
 
I've had this song stuck in my head all day, guys. ALL FRIKIN' DAY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8

I watch Cake Boss religiously. I even cried during a couple of episodes.

Also, dogsled, eh? How romantic! :o
 
Need advice on finding cheap(er) hotels. I've had some friends suggest I stay at a hostel, but I've also had people give me the "do you want to get raped?" look. Also, the best/safest areas to stay? I went to Seattle with friends one year and we stayed in an area full of prostitutes and crazy homeless people. Don't want a repeat. Thanks.
 
Look, some hostels are shady, obviously. But people who instantly equate all hostels with rape are ignorant travelers and have probably never even stayed in a hostel, let alone a nice one. For some reason Americans are just terrified of staying anywhere but a hotel. It's funny because since I've started hosteling my traveling experience has gotten ten times better. I've met people from every corner of the world who I still talk to. Not to mention I've saved thousands of dollars. How rad is that? How much time are you really planning on spending in the hotel anyway? If you're out enjoying NYC, you should pretty much only be there to sleep and maybe eat breakfast in the morning. There's just no reason to pay $200 a night when you can get a better experience for $40. Your extra $160 a night can go to actually enjoying your trip.

Do you research, check hostelworld.com and just go for it. When I visit NYC I always stay at Hosteling International. It's in a safe place right by a subway that goes downtown, huge, the beds are comfy, showers are clean, and they have all kinds of free tours and pub crawls and stuff. There's even a movie theater with couches in the basement for when you just feel like hanging out. It's like $38-$40 a night. I've taken a few American friends with me and they have all had a great time. There are other good hostels in NYC that are even cheaper, but I'm willing to pay $40 a night for the best one available.
 
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Good post, MM. I don't typically hostel, but a group of us sometimes travel for phlianthropic causes and when we do, we make a point to save all the money we can so the good deeds money stretches further..

Every time we stay in a hostel I ask myself why I don't do it more often .. A better feel and more intimate experience, IMO.
 
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