Take a walk...

In Europe, some of the greatest cities are often best experienced by taking a river or canal tour. While NYC is an island, the Hudson & East Rivers don’t exactly give you the best passageway through the city… Some places can be accessed by bus or taxi… but a lot of places, you need to get on your feet & walk! That’s what makes Free Tours By Foot and their guides so great! Not only do they let customers name their own prices for the tour, they also take you by foot (or bus or bike!) into some of NYC’s hidden spots that can only be known if you have a history of living in this great city!

From Food Tours in downtown Manhattan… to Thrift Shopping Tours where you’ll visit some of the city’s great vintage boutiques (Hello! That’s awesome!)… to Bike Tours over the Brooklyn Bridge, FTBF is sure to have at least one type of tour that fits your and your family’s interests!

Be sure to visit this group at www.freetoursbyfoot.com to make your online reservation today! Also, rain or shine, these tours will still go on! If you have any problems making it to your tour, please let them know 24 hours in advance!

Enjoy your tour!

Free Tours By Foot focuses on walking tours of New York City's famous districts and neighborhoods.  The tours operate on a pay-what-you-like basis, as the company believes the guests should decide what a tour was worth, or what they could afford, only after the tour is over.  Free Tours by Foot also offers pay-what-you-like food, bike and bus tours.  Pay-what-you-like tours are tours for every budget.  

STS Enters the Blog World...

Hello Readers: ) Jessica here from STS. I guess I will start off by saying this is my first blog entry and while I am a little anxious about how things are going to go, I am more excited to get started on this new feature of my business!

I recently opened Short-Term Stow & so far, things are going quite well. I couldn’t be happier with the customers who have visited me and I am very optimistic on what 2014 will bring! Here at STS, we focus on helping NYC visitors have an easy-going experience, whether it be the first time they are exploring the city or if they come here on a weekly basis. While our main service is providing short-term luggage storage, we want to be more than that! In starting this blog, I am hoping to provide more travel-oriented information to all types of people.

One of the great things about NYC is that there are unlimited options when it comes to almost everything: food, shopping, entertainment, etc. That being said, sometimes there are SO many options, it’s hard to even make a decision about which one to choose! “Should I go to this restaurant near my hotel… or should I go to the one near the subway?”… “Is this the best one… because when I googled it, I saw a million different companies!”… “Where, exactly, is THE best location to see the parade?”…

To be honest with you, I’ve lived here for 7 years & I still do not know all of these answers… At times, when my customers ask me for a recommendation, I look up the different options on the computer, then give an answer. While the information that I plan to provide on this blog is not a guarantee that it is, in fact, THE best option for you, I hope that the details will give a little more insight into what the city has to offer. I am hoping that writing a blog about different travel options/experiences in NYC will not only provide more information to my customers, but will also give me more knowledge about this city!

I am looking forward to researching, writing & conversing with all of you!

Please drop me a line if there’s anything on which you'd like my input!