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Free things to do in NYC 🗽

Everyone knows travelling can be expensive, so saving a bit of money on activities could mean even more travelling right? 🙈 so why not save yourself a few dollars with my tips on free things to do in the great, NEW YORK CITY.   Visit the Brooklyn bridge  Walk around Central Park  Ride the Staten Island ferry  Visit the 9/11 memorial  Walk along the high line Watch a movie in Bryant park  Walk around Manhattan in search of famous buildings  Stroll around Dumbo & get that iconic shot of the Manhattan bridge  Take a trip to a museum  Take a walk around the city and take in all the famous buildings  If you’d like more tips on New York please feel free to message me on instagram @jetsetlyss 

Christmas in New York 🎄✨🗽

When you think of New York at Christmas most people think of the magical feeling of seeing Santa and every street corner, or hearing bells ringing Christmas tunes everywhere. Although it’s all not quite Christmas tunes and Santa’s, it is still an amazing place to visit during the festive season.  From Ice rinks to Christmas trees it’s pretty difficult to not have something Christmasy to do. So, what are the best things to do at Christmas? Well, if you’re after some good old fashioned Christmas trees NYC have the best (in my personal opinion). 🙊 🎄 Amazing Christmas tree location;  Financial district  Lotte New York palace hotel  Rockefeller centre  The met Origami Christmas Tree at AMNH Park avenue trees Cathedral of St. John the Divine Peace Tree Lincoln square  South street seaport  Bryant park  Or what about a bit of figure skating on the ice? NYC ice rinks have some of the prettiest views. ✨⛸ Ice rink location;  the vale rink at the William vale Bank of America Christ

5 top attractions in London

  5 top attractions in London  As I live in England I've obviously been to London many times now, so I'm going to share some of my tops attractions to visit.  - At number five we have one of the most famous streets in England... Oxford street! Famous for its designer shops and amazing Christmas decorations, Oxford street is definitely one to take a stroll down.  - At number four we have Buckingham Palace. I mean who doesn't know where the queen of England lives right? Sitting on 39 aches of ground, Buckingham palace is the most expensive residence in the world racking in at an astonishing 1.55 billion dollars!!! 😱 - Sitting at number three we have Hyde park, the biggest park in London. Home to many statues, lakes, tree and animals Hyde park is definitely one of those places you could spend the entire day at. With 350 aches of land you can grab your picnic baskets, head down and find your perfect spot.  -  At number two is the London eye, home to 32 massive pods that give y

My first New York City experience

So here's my first ever blog post, eekkkk... ♡♡♡    Obviously for my first post I want to talk about the best city ever... NEW YORK CITY of course!! as of today I have been to the city twice, so I've seen quite a fair amount of touristy spots. The first time I travelled there was Christmas 2017, much a magical time go be there. ✩ ⤹   I flew with British Airways, can't fault that company one bit! They were amazing. I absolutely love all things aviation so obviously this was a big deal for me, definitely recommend. It was my first long haul trip so in my eyes it was absolutely amazing being able to watch movies on the screen in front of me. 🙈 You also get your own blanket, pillow and earphones which I think is a nice touch. 😊 ⤵   As soon as we landed into JFK we were greeted with a hour long que at immigration, which is expected its a massive airport at the end of the day. Everything was plane sailing, until it came to getting a cab into Manhattan. This is where I wi