My bags have certainly gotten heavier since I arrived in New York  and navigating interstate on public transport with a fair bit of walking was one of the hardest things I’ve done on the trip. There were certain points where my arms got so weak I could barely move my fingers let alone pull bags along. Even though Newark is about the same distance maybe even less than JFK was from Manhattan, the New Jersey [...]

Determined to put the pain of yesterday behind me I had my alarm set for 3:45am and I was up and out of here by 4am. New York is the ‘City that Never Sleeps’, which I found out is a complete load of crap. The streets were deserted, even though I was walking up 5th avenue, which is one of the busiest streets in the city during the day. It was an eerie feeling walking [...]