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So maybe I'd had enough heat, humidity, Spanish and Mexico.......
"We could go to New York."
"Yes we could."
>A flight in and out was booked. We might need accommodation......
>We flew to NYC on a cheap American Airlines flight tucked in amongst a middle-aged tour group returning from Cancun (oh dear) for a 3 week stay with just three nights booked in a hostel. The hostel (The Loft) was out in southwest Brooklyn in a semi-light industrial area but a little bit grunge-groovy.
> After moving room almost every night (and a humbling stay in a 12 person dorm) we managed to rent (Craigslist) a studio (with a view) from Raquel in Manhattan (E 29th St (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)) . She was off to Spain for a couple of weeks.
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