Bryan’s uncle, Ric (from Hawaii), is going to Philadelphia for an all-week conference[1. He’ll be in Philadelphia from Monday morning (October 4th) to Friday around 2pm (October 8th).], with hotel and rental car hooked up. He’s letting me crash at his hotel!
I haven’t booked the flights/train yet, but Here are the details of my travel plans:
- Tuesday, October 5th – After a red eye flight and 78 minute layover in Atlanta, arrive in Philadelphia Int’l at 9:25am (Delta Air Lines)
- Friday, October 8th – In the afternoon, take an Amtrak train from 30th Street Station (Philadelphia, PA) to Penn Station (New York, NY)
- Monday, October 11th – Wake up super early to take public transportation to JFK for a 7:05am flight back to LAX. (jetBlue)
In Philadelphia, I’ll be at Spring Hill Suites by Marriott, right by Philadelphia Int’l Airport.
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In New York, I’m crashing my cousin’s place right next to Jefferson Park (East Harlem).
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What does Bryan want to do?
Photowalk and hang with friends I have yet to meet in real life.
Where do you come in?
I need ideas or friends to visit, all with public transportation in mind[2. I’m not planning on getting a rental car in Philadelphia, and definitely not in New York.]. If you can hang, grab a bite to eat, and/or photowalk, let me know!
I’ll update this post as things progress.
P.S. I would contact people through Twitter and Flickr, but I don’t know of an easy way to search for contacts by location.
Update 1: Saturday morning, I’m taking the train to Darien, CT to visit my friends, Andy, Cara, and their baby, Rigby. I’ll return to New York in the early afternoon.
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Bryan, this sounds fun. I wish I could join you.
When travelling, I usually check out wikitravel.org:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Philadelphia
http://wikitravel.org/en/New_York_City
By the way, Niagara Falls is less than a 7-hour drive away. If you go, drive to the Canada side. Maybe you could find an inexpensive way from Philadelphia.
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Arnold: Aw, I’m sorry it won’t work out. I’ve never gone somewhere solo, so this’ll be a first.
The more I think of it, I’d rather just spend more time taking photos than traveling a large distance by public transportation.
Thanks for the links to wikitravel.org! I haven’t heard of it before, and it looks very comprehensive. Yes!
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