Travel : United States

[verykiasu2010]

LOLMum:

niagara falls is awesome!


shouldnt miss it.

the problem with business travel : always says - next trip then go and see

[LOLMum]

verykiasu2010:

LOLMum:

niagara falls is awesome!


shouldnt miss it.

the problem with business travel : always says - next trip then go and see

kekeke so which country have you not been to (biz trip)? hope you took little wifey along on some of these trips. kekekke i mean the legitimate wife of course. :evil: :siam:

[verykiasu2010]

LOLMum:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"LOLMum\"]niagara falls is awesome!


shouldnt miss it.

the problem with business travel : always says - next trip then go and see

kekeke so which country have you not been to (biz trip)? hope you took little wifey along on some of these trips. kekekke i mean the legitimate wife of course. :evil: :siam:[/quote]aiyo, we take turn to travel lah ..... some time change luggage at airport and pass the car key ..... some time I transit Changi airport .....have not been to african continent, south america, central asia, canada, south asia, so many place have not been

[toddles]

verykiasu2010:

LOLMum:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]
the problem with business travel : always says - next trip then go and see

kekeke so which country have you not been to (biz trip)? hope you took little wifey along on some of these trips. kekekke i mean the legitimate wife of course. :evil: :siam:

aiyo, we take turn to travel lah ..... some time change luggage at airport and pass the car key ..... some time I transit Changi airport .....have not been to african continent, south america, central asia, canada, south asia, so many place have not been[/quote]quite fortunate my work took me to south africa, south and central america (7 countries!)... crazy long flight though, won't wanna go again.

[Trapwithin]

verykiasu2010:

LOLMum:

niagara falls is awesome!


shouldnt miss it.

the problem with business travel : always says - next trip then go and see

How true ..... :sad:

[MMM]

verykiasu2010:

MMM:

Hi,


Anyone with good tips on what to do, see and especially stay in NY?

Will be doing a biz trip to NJ in end May and dh thinking of joining me after my meeting. We intend to fly to JFK and do a 1 week NY. Any recommendations on logistics aspects eg. from airport and subsequent travels ??? Feasible to drive in NY??? Always see/ hear about those robbery at petrol kiosk sort of puts me off.

For sights, both of us have never been to NY before so were thinking of niagara fall, statute of liberty, times square, empire state, of course not forgetting outlet malls. What else???

What about hotels? I think we need a hotel as our base? What would be one that is of reasonable price, ok location and reasonable standard? Any recommendations?

various museums, broadway theatres, ma ma mia still showing, some hotel offer $30 dinner pre-theatre package, very worth it

ground zero, 5th avenue (shopping), central park, statue of liberty @ staten island, time square ..... steak at spark (where the godfather was murdered)...the steak is not bad......Hardrock cafe at time square - eat, and see the exhibits

and don't drive in NYC, take the metro and / or the famous yellow cab.....

for airport transfer to / from manhattan downtown / hotel - go internet pre-book seat-on-coach per person basis, about $20 each, http://www.goairlinkshuttle.com/JFK-Manhattan; can also take the LIRR (long island rail road linking JFK to Penn Station in downtown Manhattan, at around the 34th street.

rockerfeller centre, nbc studio next to it - live broadcast

NYC/Manhattan is easy to navigate : north-south roads are 'avenues' -- 1st, 2nd, .....5th,.....etc with in between Lexington Avenue, Park Avenue etc ; east-west roads are numbered streets ..... time square is around 39th - 42th street and between 6th Avenue - 8th Avenue ....with Broadway in between

for niagara, you can time it in such a way that your flight from Buffalo to reach JFK around 3 to 4 hours before your departure flight from JFK to S'pore .... less hassle on airport transfer

for hotels, inexpensive ones like Holiday Inn Express offers free breakfast and free internet. They have very good bagel and cinnamon rolls (they claimed theirs is the best in NYC) - free whole day coffee and tea

:thankyou:

I fully agree with your comments on the \"next time round\". I've been travelling to US twice yearly for the last 5 years and it's usually go there for meeting only despite taking the 18 hours flight. Have some kind colleague who drove me to outlet. But shopping to me is already a plus This time round, we finally decided to go to NY. Who knows my last yr in this role???? Sometimes timing must match. Eg. meeting beginning of school hols.

Have you been to \"The manhattan at times square hotel\" or \"Radisson matinique on broadway\"? These are our corp hotel and seems cheaper than holiday inn.... Wonder which to choose though. But accom is really ex. I will digest your info on the transport from JFK. Thanks a bunch.

Oh yes... what about outlets???? Do they have local tours to outlet??? While we were in Boston, we did a local tour to outlet. Not sure if we get that in NY.

[KSP]

You can take a 2-3 days tour from NYC to Niagara Falls on Canada side.


If u are watching broadway shows u can get some discounts from TKTS Discount Booths at Broadway 47th Street.

You can also visit the Statue of Liberty if u haven’t been there.

[verykiasu2010]

MMM


I am not familiar with the hotels you mentioned, so no advice / comment. If you are happy with the hotel & price and is convenient, eg, short walk to metro station, then go with it

Of all the hotels I stayed before in Manhattan, I like the Crowne Plaza Time Square the best. Partly because I have the highest tier of their loyalty program, I usually book the cheapest room but ALWAYS upgraded to the best room, with free internet, complimentary breakfast, drinks on the house whole day....etc and that hotel is super covenient to everything in Time Square & metro station just round the corner

try this if you have not done before : http://www.sparkssteakhouse.com/ - not bad for a summer evening, reasonable price

Sorry I have no idea on outlets ...

[hsm]

Hi


What’s the best way to move around? From
Lax to LV to SFO besides self drive? We have a group of 16 pax. Can charter a coach to drive around? Any recommendations?

Thanks

[Dnls_mum]

hsm:

Hi


What's the best way to move around? From
Lax to LV to SFO besides self drive? We have a group of 16 pax. Can charter a coach to drive around? Any recommendations?

Thanks

16 people is practically one tour group! I think even SG travel agents can arrange something specifically for your group.