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What to do / Visit New York in 1 week ? 25 Ideas for your First Trip
We asked Berengere C. the New-York specialist (we wonder if she wouldn’t have an unlimited Paris-New-York travel card), her “little list” of things to do in New-York in one week for First-timers, and here is her answer. Don’t hesitate to follow Berengere on Instagram to discover hidden corners in New York (or elsewhere): https: //www.instagram.com/berencnt/ The essentials Top of the Rock & One World Observatory Top of the Rock, the Rockefeller Center observatory – 67th floor: US$41.53OneWorld Observatory, the observatory at the One World Trade Center – the highest observatory in New York – 100th floor: US$42.46 Both are to be done because the view is really different. Top of…
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Days 6 & 7 in New York (USA): High Line, Elevated Acre, Wall Street, Statue of Liberty…
Day 6 : Today, we still get up late – because of the heat and fatigue accumulated over the last few days (cf. days 1&2, day 3, days 4 & 5). We start the day by buying one of the best Vietnamese sandwiches in New York at Sau Voi. Even the baguette is crispy, and it’s cheap (if I remember correctly 6$). It’s also the place where I can find my favorite Vietnamese snack: nem chua. They sell a lot of other Vietnamese specialties. Very good address in China Town. With our sandwiches, we head to the Financial District in search ofElevated Acre, a haven of peace between two skyscrapers,…
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Days 4 & 5 in New York (USA): locations for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Gossip Girl, Sex in the City…
That’s it, after only a few days (cf. days 1&2, day 3), I got a little sick because of the air conditioning. Everything we did in two days below can be grouped in one day (for healthy tourists). The first time we set foot in NYC in 2015, every 10 minutes, we said “ohhh it’s like in the movies”. From the yellow cab to the skyscrapers, the subway, the places, the people… it’s so familiar but strange at the same time. It’s like going to a place you’ve always known – without having been there. My vision of New York has been long influenced by watching very girly series like…
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Day 3 in New York (USA): One World Observatory, Memorial 9/11 and Brooklyn
To reread the 1st part of our trip to NYC, it’s this way Today we went to One World Observatory, the observatory of the One World Trade Center skyscraper, built next to the former Twin Towers and inaugurated in 2014. I realize, by looking at the pictures that this tower is “camouflaged” but in reality we can see it very well and not confuse it for the sky 😀 Right next to it is a shopping center (with the white fish-bone shaped tips) called the World Trade Center. The two Twin Towers locations became two giant fountains/ditches: “north pool” and “south pool”, where the names of all the victims are…
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Days 1 & 2 in New York City (USA): Times Square, Katz’s Delicatessen, NYC Library, Shopping
Our stay in the United States continues with a week’s vacation in New York City. A real vacation, without working, to fully enjoy this beautiful city of a thousand facets. We have to take a bus(Flixbus) between Washington DC and NYC, but the bus is 45 minutes late. Add to that the traffic in NYC and we arrived 2 hours late compared to the scheduled time. Fortunately our Airbnb hostess was able to wait for us during all this time there. Our room looks like a large closet. We share the bathroom with the owner. Everything has its place because it’s so small. I think the whole apartment (including the…
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6 essential applications to enjoy New York (USA)
6 applications to make the most of this city like no other. 1. Uber : discount code 10€ for your 1st use : rlz9u free app, available on iTunes, Google Play and Windows Store Even in New York City, where cabs aren’t very expensive and the subway is accessible, you sometimes need Uber and its superb service. New York has a good network of Uber drivers, especially at the airport, where taking an Uber can save precious time. 2. Yelp free app, available on App Store, Google Play, Amazon Kindle and Windows Store America’s favorite application! You can find everything there! Opinions and recommendations on the best restaurants, stores, nightlife,…
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We spent the 4th of July in Washington (USA) – Travel Diary
After 2.5 months in Canada that lasted an eternity (not fun when you just go to the dentist), here we are in the United States. First stop: Washington DC (which we will call Washington for short in the article) 😉 After spending Canaday Day (July 1) in Ottawa, we would like to travel to the United States to experienceIndependence Day (July 4) in Washington. We were warned about US immigration which can be very fussy but in the end everything went well (I will tell you in detail in another article). Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Chinatown Our hotel(Pod Hotel, Booking link) is rather…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in the United States: How much does it cost? Where to buy it? What speed?
If you want to be able to use the internet, send SMS and make calls during your stay in the USA, you will need a SIM card. Here are the different solutions available to you. Having a Free Mobile subscription, we did not use local SIM cards. This article presents the offers that we discovered on the spot but we did not test them. Buy a SIM card on Amazon If you don’t want to bother, it is possible to buy a SIM card on Amazon before you leave. The offer which seems to me the most interesting is that of Most SIM(Amazon link) which uses the T-Mobile network. You…
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Free Mobile SIM card in the United States: 3G or 4G? Internet speed ?
For more information about using the Free Mobile plan abroad, please click here. In Washington then in New York, and soon in Miami, we use our Free SIM card to have internet on our smartphone. We are connected by roaming via the AT&T operator. The speed is good, without being unbelievable, we are on 18 Mb/s when going down and 13 Mb/s when going up, which will largely do the job. This test was carried out on July 6, 2019 in New York.
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Trottinettes: test & review by Lime (+ promo code 10 €)
To benefit from a sponsorship and thus receive 10 € of credit, you can use the promo code RGJAI4 (attention, before the 4, it is an i, not a 1 😉 ) While we had experienced Hive in Lisbon, we find that in the United States, Lime is the one who isn’t to be missed. It must be said that the giant Uber is a shareholder of Lime, which thus has very substantial financial resources to set out to conquer the world. Result: Lime is (as of July 2019) present in many cities in 26 countries including the United States, France, Australia, Colombia, Mexico, Singapore, … The operation is quite…
