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Hot Town! Summer in the City! – New York City, New York, USA: Hot Town! Summer in the City New York City – Summer 2002 New York has a reputation for blistering summers. As the heat and humidity rise, so do the tempers of New Yorkers. It must have something to do with all of those people stuffed into that tiny area, with nothing but concrete all around. [...]
NYC – Getting Around New York City: The bus out of Antigua, Guatemala arbitrarily leaves one hour early. A seemingly friendly Cape Town driver picks you up, smiles at your destination, and then drops you off half an hour later, 20km from the highway. You wait 3 hours in downtown JoÃ‚â€™burg while your Combi becomes fuller, filled, and then bursting with other [...]
NYC – Poe on the Streets: Jesus, it’s freezing. 20 Degrees. I’m not used to this – I’m from the west coast. For the hundredth time I ask myself what the hell am I doing here? Who am I fooling? This is New York, for Christsakes. They are going to see right through me. I don’t belong here. This is dangerous. [...]
New York City – Speaking Whatever: The old man came into the Greek Diner and ordered a cup of coffee; he looked at the menu. Not a minute went by, and a big guy, maybe thirty, came in, whacked the old man’s chair, and said: “Come on, dickhead.” The old man got up – exasperated, and followed the younger man out. [...]
New York City, USA – December 1999: (drum roll please…) Ladies & gentlemen, travelers young and old, at home and abroad: I now bring you a monumental event, a not-to-be-missed, one-time-only presentation: the Final and Last Ever New York City Update of the Millennium. And, if either the religious fanatics or the Y2K extremists have an inkling of an idea what they’re [...]
New York City, USA – October 1999: Warm breezes blow my sarong, the sand shifts under my bare feet, and the Italians to my left play paddleball in the sea. New York is a great place to be in October…but not if you’re looking for me. After 6 weeks volunteering with the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece in Zakynthos, I’ve set [...]
New York City, USA – August 1999: As I bring you this latest update, beads of condensation roll down the glass of icewater by my keyboard. Whirling blasts of hot air rush from my fan. A heavy heat haze hangs outside my window, and the people walking by on the street seem withered and fatigued. Welcome to August in The City. While [...]
New York City, USA – July 1999: Exciting. Busy. Loud. Fun. Crowded. You may think any of these things when you think about New York City. But only for the rare individual (who is unlikely to be reading this right now) does the word “cheap” spring to mind in reference to this bustling metropolis. Admittedly, NYC is no mecca for budget travel. [...]
New York City, USA – June 1999: Current Happenings Sometime you will be in New York, and this situation will undoubtedly arise: you will be enjoying a walk through the city streets, bewildered by the long vertical lines of buildings and the blurring streaks of people walking by you. And then, penetrating your excitement, your bladder will send you a sharp, urgent [...]