Since May 29, 2015 there is a new skyscraper to visit for magnificent views of Manhattan and the surrounding New York and New Jersey areas. That’s when One World Observatory opened up to the public. The Observatory is located on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors at the top of One World Trade Center, the […]
USA
USA is such a vast country, it is probably impossible to explore everything interesting even if you travel there for the main part of your life. America has something for every type of traveller and it is very easy to be a tourist here, especially if you rent a car, it is always easy to get around.
I have had the opportunity to visit the US many times and I even studied one semester in college in St Petersburg in Florida.
So far, I have visited the four corners of the US. I have been to San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and made a road trip from Portland down through Oregon down to northern California. There is still much to discover on the west coast and my plan is to travel to Seattle this summer to hike the area round Mount Rainier.
I have been to New York a couple of times and also visited Washington, DC and Alexandria, Virginia.
Apart from studying in St Petersburg, we have also made several trips to Florida and been to both Miami and Key West, but also Naples, Anna Maria Island and St Petersburg on the west coast of Florida. I suspect that I will come back here again, since this is one of my favourite US states.
The lion part of the US, between the east and west coast, still remain to be discovered. Hope to be able to go on a road trip across America some day.
There is so much to discover and I have yet to discover some of the destinations that have been at the top of my bucket list my entire life, like Niagara Falls and Grand Canyon. I hope that I don’t have to wait too long before I get to visit these places.
Since there is so much to experience here in the US, sandy beaches, hikes up incredible mountains, skyscrapers in Manhattan, and more, this is probably the country with most blog posts so far on this blog. You can read them all here below.
The High Line, New York
When we were in New York in February it was freezing cold so a walk on the High Line had to wait until our next visit. We just took a walk then down to one of the entrances at West 30th Street to try to catch the sunset. Now however, it was way more pleasant […]
Back in New York – Dinner at Ruby’s
Last Thursday, we landed in New York for the second time this year. The Big Apple greeted us with a heat wave and about 34 C. Quite a difference from our February visit when it was as low as -15 C. After a short meet up midtown with an old friend we went down to […]
Hotel review: Gansevoort Park Avenue, New York
It’s not very often you get the chance to stay in a hotel that so clearly illustrates a luxury weekend in Manhattan, but that was exactly what we got when we were able to stay four nights at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in New York. It was such a magical experience that you carry […]
Winter in New York
New York can be incredibly cold in the winter, as we found out during our visit to the Big Apple. The day we took the boat to Liberty Island for a visit to the Statue of Liberty the temperature was -15 degrees Celsius. Add a light wind and it becomes quite cold to take photos […]
New York: Roosevelt Island Tramway
During our trip to New York in February we managed to tick off a few things on our bucket lists, like the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Another fun activity that might be a little less known is to take a ride on the Roosevelt Island Tramway. It’s only a short trip from […]