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Free things to do in Washington DC: The USA on a backpacker budget

Published on: 25/07/201828/10/2019 by Nic Hilditch-Short 8 Comments

Ever since I watched Forrest Gump as an 8 year old I have wanted to go to Washington, D.C. Not only that but as I grew up and learnt about events which really resonated with what I believed on such as martin Luther kings famous speech the longing to visited only grew. DC was somewhere

How To Do New York On A Budget And Still Have An Amazing Time!

Published on: 22/02/201830/04/2021 by Nic Hilditch-Short 11 Comments

New York, the city that never sleeps…but also a city renowned with big money! But that needn’t be the case. As self confessed budget travellers and having visited for the first time as a student we can safely say that with a bit of thought NYC can easily be an affordable trip for anyone’s budget!

10 Free Things To Do In NEW YORK

Published on: 10/02/201611/09/2019 by Nic Hilditch-Short 2 Comments

New York is one of the most amazing cities to visit in the world. But many people are under the assumption that is has to be expensive, well, that isn’t true at all. In fact there are plenty of things to do in NYC that won’t cost you a cent! Firstly, as well as the things listed

Exploring Coney Island in Brooklyn…Off the beaten track & authentic New York

Published on: 18/12/201524/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 2 Comments

After watching “The Warriors” years back we were both keep to make our way down to Coney Island when we were in New York. The old time amusement park was somewhere I had visited back in 2008 and found only an eerie ghost town…but fast forward a few years and the height of summer and

Experiencing America’s Game: Baseball! A dream come true seeing the NY Mets!

Published on: 27/10/201530/07/2020 by Nic Hilditch-Short 2 Comments

Whilst on a once in a lifetime trip to New York to get married in 2013 I had my own additional dream to finally complete on this trip: To see the Mets play! On a warm June evening I finally made that a reality, watching America’s game with a box of popcorn in the greatest

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Here’s how to spend the most amazing day in historic Boston, MA. (Day trip from NYC!)

Published on: 20/10/201507/08/2019 by Nic Hilditch-Short 3 Comments

Boston might seem a little out of the way from New York City but if you have the energy taking a day trip up to this amazing city is totally doable and utterly worthwhile. Whilst of course there is so much to cover in this beautiful and historic city it is also quite compact and

We got Married in NEW YORK CITY!

Published on: 09/09/201420/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 14 Comments

Well, how do I even begin to start this post, to say this is a dream come true would be a lie, because honestly when we got engaged in July 2007 I don’t think we could have even imagined how amazing our wedding was going to be. They say your wedding day should be the

Visiting FENWAY PARK in BOSTON, MA!

Published on: 03/09/201420/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 5 Comments

I have been a baseball fan for a good few years now since I was a bachelors student pulling all nighters to get my paintings done in time for exhibitions and watching anything that was still on TV at 5.00am! That grew from just something to keep me occupied to a new found passion, albeit