Live Blog Day 3 – Area 51 Road Trip, Valley of Fire, Extraterrestrial Highway, Groom Lake Road, and Starry Skys

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February 27th, 2022 Today we were heading out of Vegas and ticking off something that we really should have ticked off a long time ago. Namely heading out to the Extreteresstiral Highway and looking in on Area 51. Less than 2 hours from Vegas this is an area that has enthralled me for decades since … Read more

Live Blog Day 1 – Virgin Atlantic London Heathrow to Las Vegas

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February 25th, 2022 The Covid-19 Pandemic has taken a terrible toll on so many lives and livelihoods over the past two years. And we have been no exception. The Travel Industry has been decimated by the Shutdowns and Border Restrictions imposed by so many and we have been kept out of the Country and unable … Read more

Live Blog Day 5 – Hudson Yards – The Edge – Highline – Little Island – The Ride – Gallaghers Steakhouse

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December 5th, 2021 So as you can tell from the title, this was to be a PACKED day. Really we got gig pretty late and arrived in Hudson Yards around 9.15 via the 7 Subway line from Bryant Park. This line runs right into the heart of Hudson Yards and saves an unnecessary 1.5-mile hike … Read more

Live Blog Day 4 – Downtown – Statue Cruise, One World Observatory, 911 Museum, Brooklyn Bridge – Pebble Beach at Sunset, and Bar 54

December 4th, 2021 We had actually tried to take it pretty easy on our tourist activities so far in New York. We have only visited 2 paid attractions (The Summit and FlyNYON) however we had already clocked up well over 20miles of walking and had seen a huge amount of the City. Today, however, despite … Read more

Live Blog Day 1 – Virgin Atlantic London Heathrow to New York City

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December 1st, 2021 So after a seriously stressful build-up, we spent the day before frantically packing and finalizing plans, printing out a forest full of documents, to make sure we had paper copies of everything, and then finally hit the sack, still very stressed about the constantly evolving Omicoron Variant. The Alarm went off around … Read more