Of all the destinations realistically available for a long weekend, surely the Big Apple has to be the best?
Its about as far as you can go without being consumed with jet lag (at least, not on the outward leg) or having to worry about attempting a foreign language. Plus with cheap flights and cheap hotels, New York can be made to suit any budget.
However, its the sights and sounds which make this city such a draw. With a romanticism created by Hollywood over the last eighty or so years, its impossible not to wander round with fascination as you marvel at the buildings and locations that have been famously depicted on our screens big and small for so long.
With that in mind, heres a short list of some film and TV locations you can visit in New York:
Obviously, it has to start with Breakfast at Tiffanys at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, which was also featured in Sweet Home Alabama. Buy
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The Langham hotel has launched Europe’s first Chuan Spa which uses the principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a basis for its treatments and décor. Therapists at Chuan Spa use a holistic approach to create bespoke treatments tailored to each individual. Specialist treatments such as acupuncture and cupping are also available. As well as a treatment area, the spa features a vitality pool, salt-sauna, steam room and post-treatment contemplation area. Spa guests and hotel residents can also make use of the fully equipped gym and 16m swimming pool.
When: Open now
Price: Treatments from £85
Finding a budget hotel in Paris – it ain’t easy. Variously known as the city of love, the city of Light and the centre of the art, fashion and food worlds, Paris is many things but “cheap” generally isn’t one of them! If you look hard, though, there are still some bargains to be found on places to stay. See our top five picks for cheap hotels in Paris below…
Hotel Viator
From 40 EUR prpn
Sitting round the corner from Brochant metro stop, where trains can whiz you to the city centre in 20 minutes, Hotel Viator near north-west neighbourhood Clichy is a great budget option for Paris. The shops a
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Because so many big media outlets are based in New York and Los Angeles, the rest of the world gets to hear the minutiae of our local news (Blackouts! Blizzards!
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