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New York State Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. 50 best US presidential sites

    01 February 2012

    Presidents’ Day: that strategic February Monday holiday in the US that’s situated at arm’s length between George Washington’s birthday (February...

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  2. Delicious destinations for iconic dishes

    19 January 2012

    Cultures and countries are defined by food and many are rightly proud of their culinary heritage. Some dishes are so...

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  3. Christmas in New York City: 5 dos and don’ts

    29 November 2011

    Who does Christmas spirit better than New York? The famous poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ was inspired by a...

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  4. Celebrity travel: if you can’t be a star, join them

    09 August 2011

    Now that you can fly to Iceland on the Iron Maiden plane (check out our recent Q&A with the plane’s...

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  5. Beach-hopping the Mid-Atlantic

    05 July 2011

    The East Coast doesn’t have to be all high power and high speed. Get yourself to these easy beaches for...

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  6. How to see Brooklyn and Queens by ferry

    15 June 2011

    New York City was built because of the Hudson River, but the East River – a tidal strait connecting the...

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  7. Bi-coastal battle: Los Angeles vs New York City

    02 February 2011

    We recently did a San Francisco vs. New York City poll, due to the fact that Lonely Planet’s US office...

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  8. New York vs. San Francisco attractions

    12 January 2011

    As you may know, Lonely Planet’s US office is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, but Robert Reid, our...

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  9. Top 10 places to go in the US in 2011

    30 December 2010

    Here at Lonely Planet, we’re passionate about travel. We spend our days thinking about the best places to go,...

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  10. John Lennon’s New York City

    08 December 2010

    Yoko Ono once said that New York City never changed John Lennon. He was born a New Yorker.Certainly the image...

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  11. New York bar crawl: a long day’s drinking into night

    17 September 2010

    When it comes to watering holes, like other sybaritic pursuits, the bar is set higher in New York. Whether you’re...

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  12. Roadtripping USA: the ultimate how-to

    08 September 2010

    Maybe it’s the economy, maybe it’s the weather, or maybe retro travel is in vogue – whatever the reason, 2010...

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  13. Summer in the City: New York City

    02 August 2010

    Hot town, Summer in the city, Back of my neck gettin’ dirty and gritty… For many New Yorkers, the words...

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  14. Favorite US & UK fairs

    20 July 2010

    Right up there with parades as one of the great simple timeless joys are fairs, state and county, little and...

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  15. Great cat journeys

    05 March 2010

    Hamlet, the world’s most travelled cat, escaped his cage on board a plane from Toronto, Canada and was not found...

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