| So yesterday morning our American Airways | | | | outgoing couple in their 40s by the name of |
| flight (booked for free with my Airmiles) | | | | Harry and Bibi. They showed us to our room, a |
| left at 7:13 am to bring us to the Big Apple, | | | | nice room on the third floor of this spacious |
| a place I had always had a fascination with, | | | | house, with a shared bathroom.Actually the |
| but only had visited twice very briefly in my | | | | whole house has been turned into a B&B and |
| life,and that more than 10 years ago.Just | | | | there are 8 bedrooms, the 2nd and 3rd floor |
| flying in over NYC was an experience itself, | | | | of the house each have their own kitchen and |
| seeing all the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the | | | | bedroom areas and it actually makes for a |
| various bridges linking the mainland with the | | | | really comfortable stay since it feels more |
| island, and shortly after flying over the | | | | like having your own apartment, rather than |
| Rykers Island prison we landed at La Guardia | | | | just renting a room.Before leaving I |
| Airport, a rather small airport actually, | | | | thoroughly researched accommodation options |
| when compared to Toronto.Our luggage was out | | | | in New York City, and after looking at all |
| in no time and we grabbed a couple of week | | | | the options (hotels, hostels, B&Bs), I |
| long transit passes (a pretty good deal at | | | | decided the B&B option would be the most |
| US$24 for unlimited travel for a whole week) | | | | comfortable route to go. And at US$90.00 a |
| and we started our trip to Brooklyn. One bus | | | | night it's definitely turned out to be one of |
| (through a mostly Latin area in Queens) and | | | | the most affordable options and a great base |
| one subway ride (through Manhattan) later, we | | | | to start exploring New York City...Susanne |
| ended up in our lovely bed and breakfast in a | | | | Pacher is the publisher of a website called |
| gorgeous neighbourhood, just south of | | | | Travel and Transitions( Travel and |
| Prospect Park in Brooklyn.Since we didn't | | | | Transitions deals with unconventional travel |
| know the area and the website of our B&B had | | | | and is chock full of advice, tips, real life |
| provided just a tiny little map, we had | | | | travel experiences, interviews with |
| chosen the wrong subway line to get off from | | | | travellers and travel experts, insights and |
| and we had to walk about 1/2 hour to find the | | | | reflections, cross-cultural issues, contests |
| B&B, but it gave us a good first look at this | | | | and many other features. You will also find |
| part of Brooklyn.It is an area with stately | | | | stories about life and the transitions that |
| homes and houses that are about a century | | | | we face as we go through our own personal |
| old. Magnolia and cherry trees are blooming | | | | life-long journeys.Submit your own travel |
| everywhere and gardens are meticulously kept | | | | stories in our first travel story contest( |
| around here. Our Brookly neighbourhood feels | | | | and have a chance to win an amazing adventure |
| very safe and we got to meet our bed and | | | | cruise on the Amazon River. |
| breakfast hosts: a very hospitable and | | | | |