lostboy
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Me mam was there not that long ago, she says she will never go again, in her words "Its a horrid place and everyone just wants your money"
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Lawrah
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Wiiiit!! Its fecking magic.
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Robbo
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Where would you fly into?
would rather fly into JFK purely because i know the missus wants to take a taxi from JFK to Manhattan via the bridge (i would too) 
Just found a really good deal on Expedia
BA Terminal 5 on a 747, arriving in JFK @ 12.15pm on the Thurs, leaving JFK @ 9.35pm on the Tues staying at the Novotel in Times Sq, £1,300. Thats several hundred cheaper than I can find it anywhere doing sperates $45 (+ bridge toll + 15% tip) taxi across the bridge then get the subway and airtrain back in
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lostboy
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Me mam is an stingy owld wench. Although I can imagine everyone wanting your money.
For example, she was in a cafe and got a coffee, she left a tip and the guy came over and said "Where is my tip!?" My mam said there it is, the guy said "No, that's not right, I want my tip!" that's when I stopped listening to her.
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Lawrah
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We flew into Newark and got that wee sky bus into the city..which is free.
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_Allan_
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Originally posted by Lawrah
Where would you fly into?
Empire State Building....
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Robbo
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quote:
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We flew into Newark and got that wee sky bus into the city..which is free.
free? newark and jfk are almost exactly equal as far from midtown as each other by the looks of things but as said, the taxi in swings it for us i think
you usually get travel ins when you go?
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Lawrah
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Nope.
This time im getting picked up at Newark and going out to Connetcuit, If I go into the city I make sure everything is secure.
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Robbo
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aye same, just thinkign about cancelled flights nd all that malarky
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Nath
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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=209&t=791935&mid=101197&nmt=New York - advice and recommendations
 Cheers dude
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Robbo
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get onto expedia dude, some great deals very flexible too
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Nath
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Thats where I've been looking. Haven't found anywhere who beats them yet.
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Robbo
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same mate and i thought i was getting some good deals myself 
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Robbo
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FYI
http://www.expedia.co.uk/daily/service/esta.pdf
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Nath
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28th October - 3rd November
Direct flights with Continental from Heathrow to Newark and vice versa
Howard Johnson Inn Long Island City (despite the star rating it has great reviews)
£1,014.96 inc Insurance for 2 adults
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Nath]
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Nath
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FYI
http://www.expedia.co.uk/daily/service/esta.pdf
Good call
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Lawrah
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Originally posted by Nath
28th October - 3rd November
Direct flights with Continental from Heathrow to Newark and vice versa
Howard Johnson Inn Long Island City (despite the star rating it has great reviews)
£1,014.96 inc Insurance for 2 adults
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Nath]
My flight was £333
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Lawrah
quote:
Originally posted by Nath
28th October - 3rd November
Direct flights with Continental from Heathrow to Newark and vice versa
Howard Johnson Inn Long Island City (despite the star rating it has great reviews)
£1,014.96 inc Insurance for 2 adults
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Nath]
My flight was £333
This is a bundle so not sure how much they work out as.
£500 each with insurance, hotel, and flights is good I thought. Would be about £470 each without insurance.
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Robbo
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
FYI
http://www.expedia.co.uk/daily/service/esta.pdf
Good call
I got approved
Thats a bloody good deal there you got bud!
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Rob
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we just went for our honeymoon - 6 night in December with Virgin (tho flew Continetal) and staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea was £1800.
Mustsare Bryant Park for Ice Skating - cheaper than all the other places, less busy but just as good. $9 each to skate, everywhere else i.e. central park/rockerfella $25+ each to skate.
Also get a subway pass for the week, think it was $25 and unlimited rides.
Don't go up the Empire State, go up the Top of the Rock and you will getEmpire State in your pictures, views just as good and if the visibility is poor, they tell you not to go up and change your ticket dates - which is good because their ain't trying to rip you off!
WTC was not emotional as it's a building site with no memorial, you wouldn't even know it was ground zero if you weren't going to visit ground zero - go to Battery Park for the memorial! Battery Park is also were you get the free ferry to Statton Island that passes the Statue of Liberty - avoids spending $12 of a ferry to her when all you see if her from her feet - she's not that big either!
Defo go to Shake Shack for a burger, it's behind the National History Museum and got voted NY's best burger and we agree!
We want to go back in the summer as it was freezing, but will go back to Midtown area and be "local" as we've done the touristy stuff!
Defo have a look at the Hilton Garden Inn tho, close the subway (end of the street, literally 100m)safe area, good hotel and only been open a year so still in good nick!
have fun!
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Nath
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Great advice and tips. Thanks!
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Rob
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Also try and fly to JFK - Newark is ok going but coming back is an arse - also try and book your seats as we got separated because of their automated check in service and we had to leave our luggage once checked in, by the end of a queue for someone to come and collect and the security queue is shit! also don't bother with the esta, they don't check them and you still have to fill in a green visa card and stand in the same long queues
we also got a stretch limo as our transfer but was an extra £300 round trip. Though apparently if you ring them and haggle when you get there, you can get a transfer for $100 each way
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Rob]
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Robbo
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i just ordered the berlitz guide as had one for Dublin and it was spot on when I was living out there
Battery Park and the globe from WTC1 looks like somehtign to see!
The Rock is a good tip from Moyles too + iirc at the top of the empire state building you cant get pics cos of the enclosure
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Robbo]
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whitter45
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came back last Nov
Loved it see thread for pics and information
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=530030
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Lawrah
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agggghhhh Im so excited!!!
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