NYC Biker Parade

This was a 15-20 minute long biker parade down 42nd at the edge of Time Square. It was very very patriotic, moving and awesome. This is just a short 1 minute clip of the entire parade. I recommend watching it with the full screen button. What a way to end an evening. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend

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A Hot Day In NYC

Today was our first day in NYC and the highlight had to be our twilight cruise around Manhattan and the heat. It was a warm one today, over 80 all day long, and humid. I knew it was going to be humid but not like it is. (Today is shaping up to be a little cloudy which should be nice) Our plane arrived a little late today but our bags popped out and onto the carrousel almost immediately. We made our way to the ground transportation area to catch the private car Nicole had reserved. We were told that the Taxi line could be upwards of an hour and that a private car is only slightly more without the line. It was a great choice. Our driver, Jennifer, who her work refers to as JLo, was awesome. She was a super fun, high energy Jamaican woman. She entertained us with...

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What A Fiasco!

Well, we are now just over 24 hours from our plane’s scheduled departure time and what a roller coaster the last 36 hours have been. Nicole and I use homeexchange.com to schedule most of our trips. The service, up until this point, has been absolutely amazing. Nicole communicates with other homeowners who are willing to stay in Tahoe and in turn we stay in their homes. We’ve completed these exchanges, without a hitch in Valencia, Santa Cruz, Oregon, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco (a few times cause of our amazing friend Abbe) and Pacific. Up until yesterday at 10am we thought New York was going to be added to that list. Nicole had arranged for us to exchange homes with a user who lives in Florida, but has an apartment on the Upper East Side of New...

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