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    NYC Trip May 12-16th

    well i thought i'd post my travel plan on here to seeing i will be in the fantastic city of New York! i leave Aus on thursday week the 28th april.

    i'll be arriving on 12th may at some stupid hour and staying at the Doubletree JFK for that night.

    13th is a friday, yes friday the 13th it is! i am using this day to do some museums and get my fisheye lens.

    14th is the saturday and i was wondering who would like to start the day with an intrepid tour? then head out to Jfk or Lga perhaps? followed by a dinner and some booze! booze = alcohol in Australia! if we skip intrepid and weather permitting i'll make my way to Howard Beach station like i did last year. if someone is good enough to collect me from there it'd be fabulous. all we need to do is set a time and stick to it! ;)

    15th sunday i am hoping to either get to Jfk and Lga or both, pretty much the same deal as the 13th, i can get to you guys if someone can pick me up from a station nearby.

    my cell phone will be with me but not accepting incoming calls, only SMS/text messages. even then i am sceptical cos my carrier is a piece of crap! or you can leave a message at the hotel for me.

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    Jersey City Hyatt 13th may to 14th may fone 201 469 1234
    Jersey City Courtyard 14th to 15th cos the above was a pain in the ass to get off priceline to get on a saturday too! :( lucky its a mile around the corner only! fone 201 626 6600
    back to the Jersey city Hyatt on the 15th

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    +61438747376 you gotta include the + sign to send me the SMS! or i won't get it!

    so i guess thats about it, this is more for the benefit of people who don't wish to spend $15 to talk on a.net or can't reply there. hope to meet all the new faces and catchup with some old ones! :D and maybe take a dip in the atlantic too! ;)


    regards

    mont

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    Monty...I've got the dates of your trip on my calendar, so I'm definitely planning on getting out there that weekend. I've got a car, so I'll probably be available to give you a ride if no one else closer to where you'll be can pick you up.

    I'll be up for whatever that weekend...Intrepid/LGA/JFK/dinner/NYC...it's all good. It's just fun getting together with all of our buddies and having a good time.

    I know we're all looking forward to having you in town...it should be fun!

    Josh

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    good stuff Josh! look forward to it and hopefully air canada wont have any nasty suprises like they did 2 weeks ago with my ANV-YVR flight, robbed me of a day in ANC because they cancelled the flight.

    well i got washing to do and start getting stuff sorted for this 4 week journey, like futt said i should just buy a place in the US! :D save alot of money that way... :lol:

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    Hey Josh, would I still be able to get a ride?


    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Smith
    like futt said i should just buy a place in the US!
    I don't remember saying that... :shock:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Futterman
    Hey Josh, would I still be able to get a ride?


    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Smith
    like futt said i should just buy a place in the US!
    I don't remember saying that... :shock:
    i do! and if i remember it then you said it! and i don't remember much these days at all! :lol:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Futterman
    Hey Josh, would I still be able to get a ride?
    Probably not. I wouldn't want to put Monty through the agony of having to sit in an enclosed space with you and your big mouth. :lol:

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    just interested to know if someone can help me out here, if weather permits of course! i will hope to get out of the hotel quite early to spot with you guys. because i have to change hotels on the 14th i was thinking of hiring a car and driving to JFK, that way i can take my baggage and when i get back to Jersey City i can checkin at the other hotel.

    saves stuffing around early in the morning, now my question is this.

    whats the quickest way from Jersey City, Exchange Pl to be exact to Jfk, some directions would be great. i can then drive myself to JFK and maybe organise someone to meet me near the airport so i can follow them to the spotting locations etc.

    so if anyone can give me directions for the route and the tolls i will need to account for this would be great! prefer to avoid Manhattan if possible but i raelise it may be faster via Manhattan, if such a route allows for that.

    i was thinking of a route driving from Jersey City to Holland tunnel on to the Brookly/Queens expway then onto the Long Island expway then onto Van Wyck and on to JFK, does that sound about right?

    just need to know where to go when exiting the tunnels to get onto the other xpressways!

    thanks

    mont

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    might not be needed after all, will wait to hear from Futt with further instructions! :D

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    hi all
    i am in Anchorage currently, some of the shots i have got from here will blow a few heads! its an awesome place to photograph, makes St Maarten look like a ragtrade dump!

    i am still on schedule to arrive in NYC on the 12th!

    not sure whats going on about meetup etc but if someone can post it here it would be great!

    cheers

    mont

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    Hey Monty...

    A lot of us are planning to get together with you on Saturday the 14th for some spotting during the day. Depending on the weather, how early do you want to get out on Saturday? Are you gonna need someone to pick you up anywhere? Better to figure that kind of thing out in advance...

    Not sure what the plans are for Sunday...

    Josh

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    Hi Josh
    any lift would be much appreciated! i am hopiing to get out by about 1030am to the JFK area, then hopefully someone can grab me from there.

    if anyone passes by EWR enroute to JFK i can probably get there pretty quickly too.

    if someone names a spot to meet me i will be there. just close to JFK or EWR would be good, if anyone passes lower manhattan that's be even better! :)

    let me know

    cheers mont

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    Monty, when you get to town, why don't you give me a call on Friday and we can figure out a plan for Saturday. I'm happy to pick you up in the JFK area.

    I'm sending you an e-mail with my cell phone number. [edit: I realize you may not be checking your e-mail. My cell number is 917-660-7871].

    Josh

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    thanks Josh will call u on friday!

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    Great...I look forward to hearing from you. See you soon!

    Josh

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    Would like to join this. When and where are we going to meet?
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