| As my trip to New York looms closer, the task of planning my trip-of-a-lifetime becomes more daunting. My guidebook has now become my best friend and enemy. Within its pages are 31 things I cannot miss. While I can store all of these facts in the recesses of my mind, they can’t completely prepare me for a week in New York and the effects that city can have on a person. Thankfully, there are a few online solutions to this dilemma.
Now that Sex and the City is over, it’s hard to know what’s new and happening in Manhattan. The best guide-of-the-moment for everything from restaurants and salons to clubs and shopping can be found at hipguide.com. It offers a collection of online reviews, "because trendy is too fast for print," that highlight the best of the new. In addition to providing a hefty database of hot spots, the site offers corresponding dollar amounts to let you know if you can still drink cheap or need to trade in your Ferrari to get your Prada shoe in the door.
As a frequent traveller, I always have a plan, but somehow that plan always gets sacked the minute I see something I wasn’t expecting – like anything, really. If you have a problem focusing, try timeoutny.com/cityguide/itineraries. With online guides offering what to see in a day, weekend, or seven-day adventure, you’ll be kept on the path without all the overwhelming sidebars in your guidebook to distract you. Focus on covering the five boroughs, for example, or eat and drink your way through Manhattan in a gastronomic tour de force. |
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