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Tips for visiting NYC in winter

January 18, 2023September 9, 2019 by Kirsty Bartholomew
Central Park, NYC in winter with snow

New York City in winter is a dream come true – at least in the planning stages!   It sounds amazing and Christmas in the Big Apple is a bucket list item for sure but if you’re not prepared you might well have the coldest trip you have ever imagined and end up spending your … Read more

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10 of the best historical sites in New York City

January 18, 2023January 30, 2019 by Kirsty Bartholomew
wall street historic new york

  NYC is just brimming with history and if you’re at all a history buff you’ll find loads of things to do to satisfy your hunger to learn about the past of this amazing city.  Here are just some of the best historical sites in New York City that we found on our trip, and … Read more

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Christmas in Manhattan, NYC – 10 things to do!

January 18, 2023August 21, 2017 by Kirsty Bartholomew

Spending Christmas in Manhattan is such an exciting thing to do.  It seems to have been captured in so many movies and I’ll be honest, if I was to spend the holiday season anywhere in the world away from home it would be in NYC. Funnily enough, spending the holidays in New York was our … Read more

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Things to do in New York with kids

January 18, 2023August 5, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

New York City is an amazing place to visit and even more so with kids.  It’s such an iconic place, somewhere that we’ve all seen at some point on the tv or in movies and to be there in real life is something else!  There are many things to do in New York with kids … Read more

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Our Texas to California Road Trip itinerary with 1000 miles on Route 66

January 18, 2023July 18, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew
road trip from texas to california

Coming from the UK we were very excited to be doing our first road trip in the USA and it was a huge one – a Texas to California road trip!  If you’re thinking of doing a similar drive and you’re looking for an itinerary that also encompasses Route 66 then I’ve got you – … Read more

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Route 66 on a budget – what we actually spent & how we kept costs down (from UK)

February 27, 2023April 24, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew
Rt 66 on a budget

Route 66 and budget might not be two words that seem like they belong together, but actually I think that they should.  We had a great time driving Route 66 on a budget and wanted to share some of our tips for doing so. So how much does Route 66 cost? It can, of course, … Read more

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I'm Kirsty and I like to share my tips for travelling around some of my favourite places in the world - Scotland, England and a few more besides!  

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