The Big Apple...

Finally with only hours to spare...well 24 in fact. I manage to book a flight to New York. The east coast was where i had to head in order to have enough time and money to see a bit of America before my onward flight. That reminds me, lucky I had booked an onward flight as i forgot that you need one before you can enter the country. Plus you also need an address in advance. Bloody hell man it took all my lying skills to banter my way through that customs gate. The dude didn't look impressed by my scruffy backpacker appearance and the fact i was travelling alone and he wanted to know how i fund myself and will I be meeting anyone. Bloody nightmare. In the end i made up the address on the spot at Abu Dhabi airport as they wouldn't let me on board without one either. Ended up using the name of a restaurant Lynsey used to work at and saying it was a guest house too. Well they bought it so another annoying airport control passed.