The bright lights of the city, panoramic views and a little culture…. Today began with billboards and lots of them. Yep, we hit Times Square. With its yellow taxis, bright lights and crowds it's the quintessential New York. You see it on telly, you see it in the movies, but you don't realise how big it is till you're standing on the corner and the billboard behind you towers several stories above you. Other than wandering around and staring at the glitz on ...

Start spreading the news; I'm leaving today; I want to be a part of it…..You guessed it! Last night we arrived in chilly New York and it was a bit of a shock after balmy Mexico! Our friends Simon and Vanessa very kindly offered to put us up while we were in New York, so our first stop was Simon's office. After a slight mix-up (who would've thought there'd be two companies with very similar names on opposite sides of the street!) we found Simon and our way home ...