This is part 1 of a series of 27 videos that document my travels for 6 weeks during the summer of 2025. As a teacher, I take advantage of getting my summers off by doing as much traveling as I can possibly do.

In this episode, I travel from my home in North Carolina to New York City, to spend a few hours in the Big Apple. Amtrak though a twist into my plans, but I made it work.

Be sure to follow my channel and click on the notification button so you will be notified when future videos are released. My 6 week trip takes me from New York, to Canada, an Alaskan cruise, interior Alaska, Hawaii, Australia and finally New Zealand!

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Fly from Charlotte to New York City
1:44 Land at JFK Airport
4:09 Arrive in Manhattan and hotel tour
7:32 Arrive in Brooklyn
8:10 DUMBO district and view
11:00 Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
13:40 Visit 9/11 Memorial
17:38 Wall Street
18:55 Staten Island Ferry
24:05 Statue of Liberty view
25:35 Times Square