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Contents Just a note to say...47. Navigation... driving abroad

49. How to... take great pictures in bad weather.

50. Health... what to do when you’re sick abroad.

51. Gear... packing for the peaks

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A Poket Guide to:8. Sydney

74. Paris

75. Sweeden

78. London

New In Town68. Books - the latest travel anthologies, and autobiographies.

69. Music - is Jazz making a comeback?

70. Pencil it in - this years music festivals, where to go.

71. Great Gadgets - getting the most from your iPhone.

Features6. Things you should know about... NYC

10. Roman Holiday

15. 10 things to do for free in Madrid

19. Summer Camp, and why you should go.

57. There’s something about Zakynthos

Around the world12. Global news.

32. Letters etc. - Emails from readers, photos and chat from adventurous readers.

38. Discovering Peru.

64. Direct to... planning a spur of the moment trip. To Belgium.

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Things you should know about...

NYC

If you see these people, run.Because it won’t end well.

1. The hipster. type. The wide-eyed, golly gosh, fragile artiste types who seem fascinated with thier own talent. may beem charming at first but WILL screw you over at the first opportu-nity.

2. The Yoda type. Older, wiser people who have big apartments and buckets of cash. They will harvest your dreams. If you get the feeling your new ‘friend’ is trying to slurp your brains rather than get to know you, send them back to the home.

3. The instituionalised type. People who have never left the 23 mile square paradise. Will scoff at the mention of Brooklyn and have a mild seizure upon hearing ‘New Jersey’. What you’ll learn is that all of new york has its charm, and you should explore it all.

4. The party type. If they’re brushing their teeth with a bottle of jack it’s a sure sign they’re the party type. And while it’s exciting to never know where you will end up, it’s not so fun when your last dollar is rolled up in some girls nose.

5. The junkie type. See a guy on the bus who looks asleep/sick/dead? Probably a junkie. That or he spent the night with the party type.

These people are not so much the social pariah, but more of a ‘do not feed the animals’ kind of vibe.

Grab a pen:Flights. Realistically,aflightisgoingto cost around £500 fom most leading airlines, but it pays to shop around.

A place to sleep. For people on a budget, it’s always worth looking at hostels. the YMCA in Manhattan is well knows and very well priced. http://ymcanyc.org/index.php

Keeping yourself occupied It’s pretty obvious that in NYC you’redefinitelynotatalossfor things to do. But there’s almost a tourist ‘checklist’ when it comes to activities. This includes Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Museum of Modern Art etc. Time magazine had some intersting suggestions when it comes to having fun in the city, they suggested taking a stroll through the west village and visiting a real NY pizzeria.

Footnotes:Suitcase must-havs.

Comfortable shoes. For obvious reaseons, you will be walking. a lot. Digital camera. Because who doesn’t want thier house littered with memories of the best holiday ever?Painkillers. for those aching feet.

When your feet run out of gas.

The subway is a quick and very easy way of getting around, as long as you’re not a germaphobe.Although hailing a taxi may be one of your NY Sex and the City-esque dreams, cabs can be expensive. So be carefull.

It’s a hell of a town.

M&M world, Times Square.

Did you know....?Non-US citizens get 11% off goods at Macy’s. Jut take your passport over to the visitors cen-tre near the old broadway entrance and you’ll be given a discount card.

The best summer of your life .

Summer camps in America seem so for-eign to those of us on the other side of the pond. Why would you want to send your child away for seven weeks? And why would a child want to go away for seven weeks? People who return to camp year after year say that there is no way of explain-ing why people go back. It’s an impulse. A sense. Of knowing that no matter what happens you have to go back. There are around 12,000 camps in Amer-ica, with 10 million children who attend them every year. So there must be some appeal?The activities organised by the staff at camps are amazing. At least at the better camps. Week long ‘olympics’ tourna-ments and trips to water parks leave the children never feeling bored. Summer camp is an amazing experience, and even if you only get to go once, do it. Nobody ever regrets it.

Got any questions?So how much do I need to save? Most companies that send people to camps don’t charge an awfull lot. But you do need to pay for a visa amonst other things, so you’re looking at around £345. Plusthecostofaflight.Thismay seem like a lot but you make it back over the summer.

How much fun will i have? Too much to handle.

What kind of kids are there? All kinds. usually ages range from eighttofifteen.Althoughsome childrencanbedificult,adsome do get homesick (well, come on. it’s seven weeks away from home, give them a break!) they nearly always calm down and get into the camp spirit.

The Facts.1. The food is...well... lets just say it’s character building.2. You CANNOT drink at camp. you willbefired.3.Somechildrenaredifficult.It’sanunfortunate truth. So learn to deal withthisandyou’llfinditaloteasier.4. You’ll have the time of your life.

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