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hallux · 04-21-2010, 09:12 PM

$3500 for airfare, hotel, food and attractions? For a week? Surely you can't be talking about NY City.

Wht type of things do you want to see? There's Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, 2 baseball stadiums (the US National Pastime), Times Square, tons of Broadway plays, off-Broadway plays, Rockefeller Center, MSG (the arena, not the food additive), Grand Central Station (I say this is one MUST see, it's impressive), Battery Park, Ground Zero (WTC). Many of those things are free except for the trip there (subway or taxi unless you want to walk).

One word of advice, look as little like a tourist as possible and don't carry a fat wallet. Mugging isn't a HUGE thing to worry about unless you're an easy target. If you look and act like a tourist, some people assume you're carrying lots of cash.

If you like gambling, may I suggest Saratoga in the summer. It's about 4 hours North of NYC if you drive, about an hour or 2 if you fly into Albany through connecting flights. Saratoga as a city is BEAUTIFUL, there's some US history nearby (battle of Saratoga was fought nearby) and there's a beautiful horse track and "racino" (a casino of sorts) attached. It's also a much quieter, slower-paced area than NYC. Everyone gets focused on the huge cities, this is a nice gem if you want that type of thing. You'd need to book soon, the hotels fill up fast. Towns such as Clifton Park and Halfmoon are less than an hour away and also have hotels (that also book fast for racing season) and are really nice areas.

The nice thing about Saratoga is that it's not SO far away from NYC that if you wanted to take a day trip down you can. Leave at 5 or 6 AM, pick up a train in Poughkeepsie and you're in Grand Central before lunch, spend 8 or 10 hours at GCT, Times Square and a few other places and pick up a train back to Poughkeepsie, could be back by 1 or 2 AM depending on the train. If you take the train from Albany/Rensselaer, it's more money but you don't have to drive as far and you have more time for napping on the return trip. Of course, you'd have to check train schedules.

04-21-2010, 09:12 PM	#2
hallux Dreaming of Danielle Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 89	$3500 for airfare, hotel, food and attractions? For a week? Surely you can't be talking about NY City. Wht type of things do you want to see? There's Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, 2 baseball stadiums (the US National Pastime), Times Square, tons of Broadway plays, off-Broadway plays, Rockefeller Center, MSG (the arena, not the food additive), Grand Central Station (I say this is one MUST see, it's impressive), Battery Park, Ground Zero (WTC). Many of those things are free except for the trip there (subway or taxi unless you want to walk). One word of advice, look as little like a tourist as possible and don't carry a fat wallet. Mugging isn't a HUGE thing to worry about unless you're an easy target. If you look and act like a tourist, some people assume you're carrying lots of cash. If you like gambling, may I suggest Saratoga in the summer. It's about 4 hours North of NYC if you drive, about an hour or 2 if you fly into Albany through connecting flights. Saratoga as a city is BEAUTIFUL, there's some US history nearby (battle of Saratoga was fought nearby) and there's a beautiful horse track and "racino" (a casino of sorts) attached. It's also a much quieter, slower-paced area than NYC. Everyone gets focused on the huge cities, this is a nice gem if you want that type of thing. You'd need to book soon, the hotels fill up fast. Towns such as Clifton Park and Halfmoon are less than an hour away and also have hotels (that also book fast for racing season) and are really nice areas. The nice thing about Saratoga is that it's not SO far away from NYC that if you wanted to take a day trip down you can. Leave at 5 or 6 AM, pick up a train in Poughkeepsie and you're in Grand Central before lunch, spend 8 or 10 hours at GCT, Times Square and a few other places and pick up a train back to Poughkeepsie, could be back by 1 or 2 AM depending on the train. If you take the train from Albany/Rensselaer, it's more money but you don't have to drive as far and you have more time for napping on the return trip. Of course, you'd have to check train schedules. Last edited by hallux; 04-21-2010 at 09:16 PM.