I started this blog when I was on flight to San Francisco. At that time, I thought it would be year I would visit different cities and would blog my travels. Although I did some traveling, I usually got lost in the moment and never touched my blogs.

This year will be different and what better location to kick off my travel blogging than the city that I fell in love with as a child.

After two delays, I took a red eye last night and after a sleepless night on the plane, landed at JFK.

The flight itself was not bad. Every chance I get to fly out of Long Beach is amazing. Not having to deal with the circus that is LAX is always a great thing. Plus, I love flying JetBlue. I collect my points and the planes usually have WiFi and DirectTV. This was my first red eye flight with JetBlue and was happy to find these packs provided.

Since I was next to the window, it was colder than I expected. I ended up purchasing a blanket which is a mistake that I will be sure not to make again. (Lesson 1)

While on the flight I booked my reservation for my baggage stow. The plan is to explore the city until I can check into my hotel in Madison, NJ. Already I made one mistake in my reservation but I will save that post for my next post.

As I sat in my Lyft to the city, I could not help but feel a bubble of excitement. Those who know me personally, know that one of my dreams is to someday live in New York. When I was a child, I remember hearing “..if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere…” and I truly took those words to heart. Now I am in the city and I am having to deal with things we do not deal with in LA. (Everyone uses Lyft/Uber in LA. Even though I took a Lyft in from the airport, I had to hail a cab after I had issues with the first bagbnb).

Time to wrap up this blog. I plan on packing up, and start some sightseeing. Be sure to follow my this blog to see more of my trip and other adventures!

Happy Travels!