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Touring New York with a large group?

The Big Apple seems to be the center of the world and touring in this beautiful city is one of the must do things. But if you’re a large group, traveling from one point to another can be a hassle unless you have a reliable transport company that will bring you to your destination be it conventions, visits to amusement parks, shows, day trips, custom tailored tours or just airport/hotel transfers.

Charter bus NYC provides reliable, well maintained buses for your needs when visiting New York. What’s more, they have friendly staff, on-time service as well as environmentally friendly (read: Green) vehicles. What’s great about this is that you can book or ask for a quote online and for those companies who are purchasing tickets in advance, they give a discounted rate of 10%! A discount is also available for group transfers.

Their vehicles can accommodate from 9 to 57 passengers to any destination. These vehicles are top of the line with quality amenities like reclining seats, PA systems, audio video capabilities, climate controlled for the best comfort as well as the presence of lavatories for ultimate convenience.

Touring New York City need not be difficult as long as there’s a reliable transport service to bring you to many destination.

Grab your copy of Langyaw March 2009 issue

Now at langyaw.com, my first attempt of making an e-magazine based on my two part post entitled 10 Things To Do This Summer.

It features 25 beautiful images from 19 locations in 11 provinces and two cities abroad. Head on to langyaw.com by clicking the image at the left.

Exciting travel spots in San Diego, California

Speak of San Diego, California and images of wide stretches of coastline and the Pacific comes to mind. Open, sunny beaches are perfect for walking, surfing, fishing or just relaxing around. There’s the Pacific Coast highway that is known for its scenic vistas and is considered one of the most exciting drives in the United States. Along the way, you can visit and drop by small towns like Carlsbad, Leucadia, Del Mar, Solana, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea and Oceanside as well as sample varied cuisines that you can imagine in restaurants along the way.

For man made attractions, there are lots and lots of places to visit. For the nature and animal enthusiast, San Diego Zoo and Seaworld San Diego are recommended. There’s Legoland and Disney World for the child at heart. The huge and imposing USS Midway Aircraft Carrier is there too as well as Balboa Park, Mt. Palomar Observatory and Camp Pendleton Museum.

If you decide to have your family vacation in San Diego, there are several San Diego condo rentals in the area that provides a relaxing and beautiful place away from the noise and congestion of the city at affordable prices. These have impressive facilities ad much more that will make your stay worthwhile and worth remembering. What’s more, these are just a short drive to the many attractions on offer.

What to do in New York?

What to do when in New York? Are you kidding? It’s the center of the United States and probably the world. It is the financial capital where companies and economies are made or broken and often the playground of the rich and famous, the movers and shakers. It is where art, theatre and shopping are also serious business. For the traveler both tourist and businessman, New York sightseeing is one of the major activities in the Big Apple!

Must go to places are so varied and many that you should plan ahead to fully appreciate what the great city has to offer. Love plays and theatre? The glitzy marquee of Broadway beckons with world famous productions staged every night. Longing for history? There’s Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Or relive those old American movie classics at the Empire State Building.

If Art is your milieu, then the Museum Mile is a must with the Guggenheim, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art are just some of the landmarks. Or you just want to marvel at the awesome skyline? There’s Manhattan. Other attractions include Madame Taussaud’s, Ripley’s Believe It or Not and, there are several TV shows that one can drop by.

There really are so many places and things to do in the Big Apple and if you are hard pressed on where and how to make your itinerary, there are several companies specializing on New York sightseeing that offers many package tours.

JFK International Airport is tops!

While surfing online, I saw images of John F Kennedy International Airport and was amazed with its architecture that I dug some bits of info about this New York hub. Located at Jamaica Bay in Long Island, New York, it is considered the busiest in the Unites States in terms of passenger and cargo volume. If you stretch it further, it can be considered as the modern day Ellis Island.

It was built for five years with it’s first flight in 1948 and has undergone many names, first as Idlewild Airport, referring to the name of the golf course where it now sits, then to Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport, in honor of a local hero and later became New York International Airport. In 1963, in memory of the slain president, it was given it’s present name. Simply, it’s known as “Kennedy” or the JFK.

It has eight terminals with Terminal 5 the most spectacular and considered one of the distinguished world airport architectural design done by Eero Saarinen in 1962. The “clamshell” design is actually an abstract symbol of flight. Terminal 3 on the other hand was one of the first few airline terminals to use the Jetway, that familiar tube that the passenger passes in boarding in and out of the plane.

JFK Airport transportation is also commendable as it is easily accessed both with public and private transport. In 2003, the AirTrain JFK, a rapid mass transit connected the airport to New York’s subway and commuter trains.