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London and New York City


Welcome to EVERYTHING London, you may have followed from my blog Inspired NYC when as a Londoner I moved to and worked in NYC. As a result of being featured on Emerald Magazine and other sites I developed a ebook version UK and USA which is now published and  after my NYC adventure...Now it's time to focus on all things London..

Just to connect the blogs, here's the post from the pictogram from Expedia
The people at  expedia.co.uk have been gathering sources from all over the shop and have come up with a list comparing the two wonderful metropolises, suggesting you might 'heart' one of them more...humm, is it possible?
  • NYC has more people per sq mile and London being bigger than NYC, is able to spread more people out.
When you live on Manhattan Island it's clear you live on a little Island, and there will be pretty much no street that you're on alone any time of the day.
But in London you can find alcoves of space, time to think and just some peace in the sprawling metropolis

Then the obvious -
  • NYC enjoys warmer temperatures in the Summer, but much colder winters, and wetter months. Although this Summer's heatwave in London certainly has given people reason to holiday at home!
  • Public transport is cheaper in the Big Apple including Taxi's. NYC so much more affordable than London in this respect, and you can go much further on less money. This is just a fact.
  • Shopping if you're so inclined, is not surprisingly widely available in both cities, and with the pound not so strong, and tax so high, it's not so much a bargain anymore for UK shoppers. Besides there's so much more to do in both cities culturally, artistically and to eat and drink than shopping..just flick through the NYC blog and this one for London.
  • London clearly has more green spaces and parks, easily taken for granted till you live in NYC and see the kids playgrounds one called 'Diana Ross Park' inside Central Park near 84th West playing with a concrete floor, very unimaginative and a bit depressing in winter...
  • Still I disagree with the list, it misses out my fave park in London- Primrose Hill, wonderful views and fab atmosphere chilling out in the summer sunshine, with Camden Lock Market just down the hill, and Spitalfields too, so many to mention here.
In my opinion in NYC the best park in Manhattan, is Central Park, no contest. See my posts. So many different areas to explore, a zoo, a theater, a boathouse lake with a restaurant and bar, any season and this place is amazing and accessible- they even sweep the paths in the snow. Then there's the absolutely amazing wildlife- raccoons, hawks, turtles, not to mention over a quarter of all the bird species found in the United States have been seen in Central Park and the squirrels have fearless attitude, one jumped down to press my open handed glove, searching me for food.
  • As for pictures... I think skylines of both cities are much more snapped up, because they're ubiquitous. Maybe in London you may pay a pretty penny to go up some sights, but in NYC because as a tourist or a resident, lets face it, you're going to be inside a tall building at some point in your day, and the view will probably be amazing...
Which city you 'heart' more and why, or why you love them both and refuse to choose, comments below...
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