Image via Wikipedia A Short New York City Travel Guide Having resided in New York for two years, Let me tell you that there’s certainly no place like it on earth. I think it’s really essential for one to tour New York City once in their lives (however, certainly, moving into New York is the [...]

Continental Airlines’ has celebrated flying one million passengers on its non-stop service from Glasgow to New York/Newark.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, celebrates its 77th year on November 23 with floats, marching bands and giant balloons of favourite cartoon characters as they make their way to Herald Square (www.macys.com). New York on Ice The rink at Rockefeller Center is a holiday favorite (www.rockefellercenter.com), and the Pond at Bryant Park [...]

New York – The Bronx Zoo Since it first opened its gates in 1899 the Bronx Zoo has been the world’s premier destination for viewing animals from the world over. At that time, the zoo exhibited 843 animals – the Wildlife Conservation Society organization now houses over 4,500 on 265 acres. Those thousands, mostly in [...]

New York – Carnegie Hall For over 100 years, Carnegie Hall has been the mutual destination of musicians seeking the highest level of their profession and those who want to experience their efforts. Whether your taste runs to classical or jazz, folk or pop, Carnegie Hall has hosted them all. Tchaikovsky guest conducted the first [...]

Santa Claus in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – The Big Apple boasts spectacular events and entertainment for everyone – From the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade to the New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York City offers magical moments this holiday season. Visitors to the Big Apple are bound to have tons of fun this [...]

New York – CBS building At 38 stories, the CBS building in New York isn’t anywhere near the tallest. Its location at 52nd St and 6th Avenue isn’t special. Even its design and construction were not – as buildings go – controversial. But, for what it offers both inside and out, CBS is a destination [...]

New York – Brooklyn Bridge One of the world’s most famous bridges, who could think that a steel roadway could engender such controversy and passion? Yet, that’s the history of the Brooklyn Bridge since before its construction began to the present day. Initiated by John A. Roebling, who by 1867 had already created other noted [...]

New York – A Cultural History Why is New York so famous? After all, the weather is terrible, the city is overcrowded, and even the buildings are second to many others elsewhere. The cigar-shaped strip of land called Manhattan is difficult to access with bridges crowded with cars, streets clogged with buses and taxis. But, [...]