New York!
What to Pack for Your Holiday in New York
So, you’ve booked your flights, chosen your hotel and now you’re wondering what to pack for your holiday to The Big Apple. (Should you pack pyjamas for the city that never sleeps?) Fortunately, many millions of tourists have made the journey ahead of you and below is the sum of their knowledge as to the [...]
Modern Day New York
It comes as a surprise to some foreigners to learn that New York is both a city and a state, also known as The Empire State The City of New York, as it is officially called, is the largest city in the United States with a population of about 8½ million. It is located in [...]
New York Culture
In order to understand how vibrant and diverse the New York cultural scene is, it is necessary to understand the make-up of its population. From its earliest days, New York has been a city of immigrants. Over the centuries, wave after wave of Europeans have landed on the shores of the city and they have [...]
New York Sights
Aside from the shopping, most visitors to New York City are there to see the world famous landmarks. These are probably as familiar to the average Brit as they are to the average American thanks to the multitude of movies and TV programmes which have used the city as their backdrop since filming began. Whilst [...]
An Early History of New York City
It is generally accepted that an Italian navigator, Giovanni da Verrazano, was the first European to visit the region of New York in 1524. He named present-day New York City New Angoulême. It was not until 1609 however, that the first Europeans began to settle there when an English explorer, named Henry Hudson, sailed up [...]