That's it, the big depart to start a world tour is coming. First destination, leaving from France, and staying at my sister for the night, is Luxembourg, from where a flight to Lisbon will be waiting for me. As my sister works there, she gave me a lift to Luxembourg on her way to work, and we had all the pleasure to enjoy the morning traffic jams....
As my layover from Luxembourg to New York on my world tour was 24h in Lisbon, I decided to book a hotel room in the city center, and stay there for the night, allowing for a city visit and a nice dinner in town - at least I thought so when I was planning the trip....
Looking for the cheapest room in hotels near San Fran Union square, the best choice was the hotel The Urban, which is right in fron of Chinatown entrance, about a hundred meters away from Union Square, and is actually located in the best area to stay in San Francisco without a car, as everything around is at walkable distance, including cheap and free things to do in San Francisco!...
That's it. It is time to leave everything behind, and go for the adventure of a lifetime, a tour around the world....
After visiting Luxembourg and Portugal, the next step of the world tour is outside of Europe, in United States....
For my first full day in New York, and in the USA, I booked a free walking tour in Central Park, the main outdoor park in New York City, and an iconic landmark of the largest city in United States....
After having visited Central Park, it was time to see more of Manhattan. Back in my hostel next to Penn station after the end of the free walking tour in Central Park, I booked a visit of midtown Manhattan, starting only half an hour after my actual booking....
The online ad mediation agency Ezoic, which is a Google certified partner, organized a conference day at Google headquarters in NYC, and invited their publishers, among other people interested in the online publishing business....
The best part of my trip to New York, was that I would be there for the Saint Patrick's day parade, one of the most important event of the city of the year. A great way to spend a weekend in New York City as well!...
After 5 days in New York, including tours of Manhattan, some business meetings, and a party, it was time to leave for Orlando....
The Universal Studios in Florida consists of two parks, the newest one being Islands of Adventure, a theme park around Universal films franchises, such as Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, The Hulk, Spiderman, Skull island reign of King Kong, or comics such as Popeye....
While I was staying near Orlando to enjoy the theme parks, my friend living in Miami joined with her boyfriend and her 6 years old kid, so we could all go together for a day at Disney's Magic Kingdom....
A day is enough to enjoy the great Universal Studios Orlando, which hosts a few high intensity ride, an amazingly fun Simpsons ride, and some more calm attractions in the Universal theme....
Landing in Orlando on a Sunday, the weather was definitely not as good as I would have expected, being for the first time in Florida and hoping for some sun....
For my trip to Vegas, the best friend of my cousin since childhood from France, that now lives in Vegas since a few years, offered to host me, which was a very nice offer....
