Sadly today was our last day in New York - needless to say it was going to be a full one!Daddy went off in the morning for golf out in New Jersey for the day whilst Mummy and I nipped up towards Central Midtown for one of the most eagerly awaited activities; the Sex and the City tour! It must be said that this is a MUST do for any true SATC fan.In fact, had we known we could have dressed up as our favourite character!The tour started off outside the Pullitzer fou...

I had been really looking forward to today as an opportunity to see New York with two old New Yorkers; we got off to an earlyish start with breakfast downtown bought from a lovely patisserie in Battery Park where we sat out looking at the boats sailing out of the harbour and the Statue of Liberty in the distance which was really nice as many locals took their dogs out for morning walks, reminding us of Pimms back at home although none of the dogs we saw came clos...

After a Starbucks breakfast and glimpse at the new Tiffany store on Wall Street I headed uptown on the subway - getting out at Bloomingdales it was too tempting not to stop (and today was my shopping day!), I then headed along to the Apple Store on 5th, which is famously open 24/7, 365 days a year (it's true - we've been at 11.30pm), and up Park Avenue; home to many a high fashion store and fancy hairdressing salon to my favourite museum - the Frick.What used to ...

My first day in New York! Daddy and Mummy had to go to work, which wasn't a problem since I felt quite well orientated with Manhattan after our little trip last year.In slight geek fashion I had arranged to go on a tour around the Federal Reserve Bank, although before this I wandered around a little of the downtown area clocking of sights such as the Federal Hall with George Washington statue outside, the New York Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, Ground Zero and S...

Firstly, I apologise to everybody who has been reading my blog for such a long break since my last post! I have spent the last two weeks in the Galapagos islands, where internet is either very slow or non existent so regular updates were not possible although I hope to write a proper update from then soon. In the meantime let me give you all an update from Costa Rica! SUNDAY After a crazy last night in Quito involving absolutely no sleep I arrived in San Jos...