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New York Skyscrapers & Architecture

Staying right in Midtown in Manhattan meant the skyscrapers of New York where on our door step. Its hard to explain the feeling you get as emerge from the subway and gaze up at the towering buildings for the first [...]

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Time Square, New York

I wasn’t expecting one of my highlights of New York to be Time Square, i had thought of it as touristy and cheesy which i guess in many ways it is. But when i first lay eyes on it I [...]

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Brooklyn Bridge, Walk, Eat Pizza and Ice Cream

One of the many highlights of our recent trip to New York was the stroll across  Brooklyn Bridge, followed by Pizza at Grimaldi’s and a visit to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, followed by a slightly slower walk back across [...]

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Public Assembly, Williamsburg, New York

I found about the Public Assembly in Brooklyn in an article about top live venues in the Guardian and if your looking for a Gig on your visit to New York its well worth checking it out here. The public [...]

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Off to NYC

Heading for New York tomorrow morning, hopefully report back some useful things!

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Priceline – How we Grabbed a Cheap New York Hotel

New York City hotels are notoriously expensive, we were looking at paying $80-90 for a room with a shared bathroom in a hostel or cheap hotel which seemed pretty cheap by New York standards. After a little more research into [...]

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    • About Ben’s Backpacking Travel Blog

      The main aim of this travel blog is to share travel experiences and hopefully inspire others to travel. When researching my own travels I always focus on the photos and with that in mind I've tried to place an emphasis on travel photos of my favourite destinations. I've also tried to focus on those places to visit and things to do that are slightly off the beaten track of the normal backpacking trip.

      My blog covers past experiences backpacking around the world and my current travels where so far I've been lucky enough to travel in the South Pacific, Australasia, South East Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
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