This is the eighth in a series of posts about my East Coast US trip in March 2013 (see the first part, second part, third part, fourth part, fifth part, sixth part, and seventh part).

My last day in New York came far too quickly. For all that I had seen and done, I had not even managed to venture out of Manhattan before my time in the city was up. I would spend this last day crossing the final ...

This is the seventh in a series of posts about my East Coast US trip in March 2013 (see the first part, second part, third part, fourth part, fifth part, and sixth part). The tardiness of this post is regretted - July/August/September are always very busy months!

My fourth day in New York was to be a walkabout day of exploring. I started by catching a subway north from Chelsea, back to the Columbia University area. Just near the ...

This is the sixth in a series of posts about my East Coast US trip in March 2013 (see the first part, second part, third part, fourth part, and fifth part).

My third day in New York started off very sunny, and I had planned to take the Staten Island ferry (which is free!) on a round trip to get photos of the Statue of Liberty. Sadly, Liberty Island itself was still closed due to the damage caused by Hurricane ...

This is the fifth in a series of posts about my East Coast US trip in March 2013 (see the first part, second part, third part, and fourth part).

The rain mostly stayed away during my second day in New York, and I took advantage of the respite to go walkabout on Manhattan Island. My morning started with a particularly New-York style breakfast of a savoury bagel. I then walked to the east, towards the Flatiron district and its eponymous ...

This is the fourth in a series of posts about my East Coast US trip in March 2013 (see the first part, second part, and third part).

It was snowing in Washington DC as Tara and I departed - she to the airport, and me to Union Station. Our time there had seen the weather go from brilliant sunshine to dull overcast to snow, and in the ten minutes it took me to reach the train station I was coated in ...