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11-22-2008, 10:59 AM
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11-22-2008, 10:31 PM
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^ nice.. how much was the hotel?
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11-23-2008, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by goo3  ^ nice.. how much was the hotel? | it was weird on Friday and Saturday it was 350 a night but on sun-thur it was 250, we did go when the Canadian dollar was par with us so we did not loose there
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11-24-2008, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by halogodv2 it was weird on Friday and Saturday it was 350 a night but on sun-thur it was 250, we did go when the Canadian dollar was par with us so we did not loose there | Hotels price their rooms & ammenities depending on their target market and their spending behaviors. They will charge more when they have more people. IE. a hotel that caters to business goers will charge less on the weekends.
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11-25-2008, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Girl Hotels price their rooms & ammenities depending on their target market and their spending behaviors. They will charge more when they have more people. IE. a hotel that caters to business goers will charge less on the weekends. | ahhhhhhhh icicic
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11-25-2008, 10:22 AM
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im supposed to go this spring, but b/c of the bad dollar i might hold out till fall. sux!
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11-25-2008, 12:59 PM
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Was just there recently this month. Beautiful city when you're looking up.... looking down however, you'd be surprised at the amount of garbage on the streets. Can't drive there without getting honked at. I'd go back but not a place I'd want to live in, I like Boston a lot more than NYC. Oh, if it's not raining and you get splashed by a car driving through a puddle, that ain't water... it's garbage juice...
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11-25-2008, 01:51 PM
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^my coworker who used to live in nyc said that he used to think traffic lights had a built in horn that honks as soon as it turns green. here in van, ppl dont honk unless you dont move for 2-3 seconds at a green, in nyc, as soon as it turns green you get the horn.  | |
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11-25-2008, 02:25 PM
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yup... I rented a car to drive up to Boston from NYC... If you don't gun it on the green, you get honked... you stop for a pedestrian, you get honked... you change lanes, you get honked. There's signs everywhere that says no honking all over the city but nobody pays attention. It didn't get better until I got out of Manhattan..
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11-25-2008, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by !LittleDragon yup... I rented a car to drive up to Boston from NYC... If you don't gun it on the green, you get honked... you stop for a pedestrian, you get honked... you change lanes, you get honked. There's signs everywhere that says no honking all over the city but nobody pays attention. It didn't get better until I got out of Manhattan.. | No kidding. And no being nice either while driving in Manhattan. You have to be aggressive. You let one guy in and no one is going to return the courtesy. You pretty much have to force your way into another lane if you want to switch lanes or make a turn.
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11-25-2008, 03:16 PM
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ya it was crazy when i was there, taxis do not give a shit, its brutal when a cop car or a firetruck is in time square or Manhattan they can not move
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11-25-2008, 03:22 PM
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12-26-2008, 08:35 PM
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I'm planning to go to NY sometime during spring of next year.
I'm not planning to do much shopping, but I do intend to see most attractions. How long should I plan my trip for? Is 1 week enough to see most attractions? If I do plan on visiting nearby cities like Boston, Washington, Philly, etc, How many more days should I extend my trip? I know NY is a very expensive city, so approximately, how much money should I bring to be on the "safe" side?
By the way, this is a budget trip!
Thanks!
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12-26-2008, 09:30 PM
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One week is plenty to see the attractions in New York... can't comment on the rest of the cities never been there. In New York, a 7 day subway pass is like $25 and it can get you pretty much everywhere. Breakfast is usually around $6-8, Lunch $10-$25 on average, dinners $20-howevermuch you want to spend. Attractions vary in price. If you want to be safe i'd budget $100 per day for everything (not including hotel). That'd allow you go to so some nice shows, pay for $9 budweisers etc.
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12-27-2008, 09:08 PM
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make sure to go up Rockefeller or empire state building on a clear night looks amazing, priceless ( well not really )
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12-28-2008, 06:57 AM
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new york is one of the few places on earth i want to go to, but i haven't yet.
i guess all the hollywood crap since youth has really glamorized it, it's like a gotham city to me. im not even sure it fucking exists! i gotta see it for myself.
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12-28-2008, 01:00 PM
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and then go to london.. and you realize you'd rather go to london instead  | |
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12-28-2008, 02:23 PM
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the only two people i know that have gone to new york and NOT enjoyed themselves were cheap and afraid of big cities, respectively.
so, unless you're cheap and/or afraid of people, go. you'll enjoy it. i love it there.
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12-28-2008, 10:54 PM
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I  NYC.
I the millions of different people living in that city.
they are so friendly.
the only thing i dont like about the city is the smell. You'll know what I mean...when you get there.
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12-29-2008, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by goo3 and then go to london.. and you realize you'd rather go to london instead | i've been to london twice... it's not what i was looking for.
i like the concrete jungle, the huge mass towers and skyscrapers
it's like walking into an old growth forest. but man made.
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12-29-2008, 07:52 AM
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^ fuck ya.
NYC is definitely a city I want to check out soon.
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12-29-2008, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by AppleSugary I NYC.
the only thing i dont like about the city is the smell. You'll know what I mean...when you get there. | yeah...smells like a Chinatown back alley on a bad day.
Believe it or not, it used to be worse about 10 years ago. NYC has definitely cleaned up a lot since then.
All the cities willystyle mentioned aren't cheap to live in. I'd suggest staying outside of Manhattan if possible, since you probably won't be able to find a dumpy hotel for less than $200/night. I stay in Rutherford for work (there's a Courtyard in Lyndhurst) that has a bus that takes you right into the Port Authority station in about 30 minutes. You could also stay in Weehawken and take the ferry across to Manhattan which is even shorter. You also have the option of having it take you downtown or midtown. Never been to Boston so can't help you with that. 
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12-29-2008, 09:04 AM
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one thing i noticed was in the urban areas, a lot of the houses use red brick.
and sheet raining, never experienced that until i was in NY... looks like in the movies!!!
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12-29-2008, 02:37 PM
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NYC is great. I've been there a few times. The first time was back in the early 90s, when my family went on a monster road trip across Canada and the states. We mainly visited with friends and family the first time, and checked out the major tourist sites, like the Empire State Building, WTC, and Statue of Liberty. We stayed in a motel outside of the city.
The 2nd time we went, some friends recommended getting a place in the city. It's more expensive, but it's worth the time saved from having to travel from outside the city. We stayed at a Quality Inn that was 2 blocks from Time Square. We had a lot more fun the second time, since we were there specifically to see all of New York. We went a few more times, and we stayed in the city. It's totally worth it.
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12-30-2008, 12:18 AM
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#50 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by !SG one thing i noticed was in the urban areas, a lot of the houses use red brick.
and sheet raining, never experienced that until i was in NY... looks like in the movies!!! |
you have to remember that these red brick houses were made during late 1800's when NYC was the main city of European immigrants especially during World War I and II. In order to preserve the architecture history, most of the new houses are still made of red brick houses.
it also happens here in Vancouver. when you look around the strathcona, britannia, hastings or old neighborhoods...new houses' architecture features are still same with the old house.
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