Hey guys! Journey, pay, be related in New York

One of many first belongings you do earlier than you permit is to finish the Esta kind. That is the official and necessary digital passport to enter the USA. When you’ve got utilized, you’ll obtain an approval by electronic mail and from there, the Esta is legitimate for two years. You may be requested quite a lot of questions on your id, legal file, medical circumstances, and so forth. The processing charges for an Esta file will value you $21. You may fill it out right here: https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/R1211
Your passport should be legitimate.

As soon as these steps are taken, let’s begin planning this nice journey.
So as to not tire your self unnecessarily, your journey should be deliberate in response to the neighborhood. For instance, listing all of the actions situated within the Brooklyn space and plan a day to go to…
One other tip and never least, put on your greatest sneakers, those through which you are feeling good and comfy. Your toes get sizzling when you stroll. You’ve got been warned.

Right now I’m answering the questions you requested me on Instagram

@K_tell_1rst: “did you take pleasure in your journey?” I’ll reply with one phrase: EXTRAORDINARY.
I loved this journey. And I nonetheless cannot imagine I walked the streets of New York.
When this journey was determined, I used to be scared and never very completely happy about it. To be sincere, I used to be afraid that I couldn’t address the 19-hour flight (Reunion-Paris: 11 am Paris-New York: 8 am) and I used to be additionally afraid that I couldn’t address the 8- hour time distinction and be drained each day. Do you acknowledge your self? I am certain most individuals will acknowledge themselves. So watch out, I’ve a giant piece of recommendation for you: get this out of your head shortly. You’re enthusiastic about this journey, keen to find this new world, that every part I’ve simply described, is not going to really feel for one second. I guarantee you, imagine me.

What I appreciated:

The kindness and goodwill of the folks of New York. With out asking something, locals seeing me searching for my approach or searching for tips on how to get someplace spontaneously come as much as me and ask me if I need assistance and clarify clearly to me tips on how to do it. At all times “hello”, “good day”, “sorry”, and “did you need assistance?” (do you want assist) and so forth…

View of Manhattan from Brooklyn Harbor. Get pleasure from a beautiful view of the skyline sitting on a quiet bench, removed from the noise of the town. Watching New Yorkers transfer or simply stroll round. Be careful for a small squirrel scratching the bottom looking for meals. There may be happiness.

Leisure in Time Sq.. Time Sq. will make you dizzy. I look in all instructions. Enormous promoting panels mild up the streets and avenues. Promoting parade movies. Many avenue reveals: rope leaping (you realize within the films the place women and men bounce whereas dancing in the midst of two ropes activated by two others). Acrobatics. Typically the identical factor however with a distinct physique. Spidermen, Sonic, King Kong, Deadpool… clearly when you stand subsequent to those characters, you’ll be requested for a couple of {dollars}.

What I did not like:

This half solutions the query requested by @claramataguevin: What’s the meals like?

Going to New York just isn’t a gastronomic journey, it’s best to know that. So as to not break the financial institution on meals, I solely ate fries, breaded rooster, pizzas and hamburgers. It’s doable to eat salads however it’s costlier and they don’t seem to be on each avenue nook not like fatty meals.

One other factor I did not like: the new canine (onerous to interrupt the parable). I solely tasted it as soon as and it did not make me need to attempt it once more. Perhaps I did not come throughout the fitting sizzling canine. I admit I did not look any additional. There are various extra fascinating issues to do.

Is New York costly?

To reply @claramataguevin’s value of dwelling query, costs are larger than in Reunion. Besides gasoline (1.17 € / liter). The value displayed, whatever the supply, just isn’t the worth you pay. At checkout, taxes will likely be added.

Suggestions are a part of American tradition. However they don’t seem to be needed. After we pay by card, the fee terminal asks us to decide on the quantity as a share of the information or it’s also possible to select “no suggestions”.

The place to eat?

To eat on the road or hardly ever (say solely as soon as) in a restaurant, make it possible for a blue “A” is displayed on the entrance. This letter signifies that the constructing follows the hygiene rules ordered by New York.

For meals, we had 3 and it value about €20/meal/individual or €120 per day for 3. Typically we solely had 2 meals with the XXL parts. We ate solely fries, hamburgers, pizzas. Twice we made an exception to eat at Junior’s. Junior’s is legendary for its cheesecakes (which I did not attempt as a result of the slice was approach too massive, and it is sort of like a potato cake. (No manz sa or roul atèr). , avocado and egg toast, 2 dishes of greens sauteed (sure, I missed the greens an excessive amount of) and roast beef drizzled with mushroom sauce (when the meal arrived, I assumed it was for 3 folks), Dr. Pepper Complete : $88 or €79 So there you’ve got it, it is determined by everybody’s funds however we could not do a restaurant each day.

Methods to get round?

I lived in New Jersey, 20/half-hour from Downtown NY. I took the bus within the morning and night. To make the bus tickets cheaper, I used the NJ transit app and paid for a package deal of tickets (about twenty). Some info: to cease the bus, two potentialities, both pull on the yellow cable hanging above the window, or press a crimson button above your seat);

For the metro, I paid with my Revolut bank card. There are a number of terminals on the entrance of the station, simply undergo them to pay contactless. After 12 paid journeys with the identical card, you’ll have per week of free journeys.

What are the fee strategies?

Ask your financial institution about financial institution fees. Typically, they’re excessive. I selected the Revolut bank card however there are many others just like the N26 or Boursobank. With Revolut there aren’t any or little or no charges. This card may be ordered on-line for a worth of 20 euros (transport value) and will likely be delivered to your property. There is no such thing as a membership price. Transferring cash out of your checking account to this card may be very easy. Euros will mechanically convert to {dollars}. In the event you withdraw cash, you additionally withdraw cash. You need not take any motion.

Methods to get 5G and be reasonably priced?

There is no such thing as a obligation to take a Sim card. In museums, within the metro, on the bus station and even on the road, there are wifi factors in place. And above all, remember to show off your cellular knowledge so you do not find yourself with an unsustainable cellphone invoice while you return from trip. An alternative choice is to take a SIM card immediately on website and even an ESIM (see in case your cellphone is appropriate), a digital SIM card. I selected this feature and bought 15 days of free web plus an American (basic) cellphone quantity. With out promoting, it’s seen. You may nonetheless be reached in your private quantity however bear in mind that there will likely be further fees if somebody calls you otherwise you name through your French cellphone quantity.