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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject: Trip to New York For christmas Vacation - Where can i go ? |
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Hello crew,
I will go to New York during 10 days for christmas vacation,
Anybody can give me links or place where to go ,
vw scene of course ,
shops , vw junk yard ...
i want to rent a car to discover the state
thanks for that
Beny from France
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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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where? new york city? _________________ Extravagant Lifestyle
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76912 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Not much VW going on in NY, but there's plenty to see in NYC and surrounding area. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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yes ny city i stay 11 days
so i would rent a car for 2 days and search around the city in fact |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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New York State is really big. For instance, it's about an 8 hour drive to go from New York City to Niagara Falls. I think there are better things to do than rent a car.
If it's your first time in the US you might want instead to consider spending 4 or 5 days just traveling around New York City on the subway and the buses. New York City has an excellent transit system, which I have found to be the equal of Paris or London.
Then you might want to take Amtrak (train) from New York City to see Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. You can make the trip to Philadelphia and back in one long day, but for Boston or Washington you will probably want to stay in those cities one night and come back the next day. All those cities have large youth hostels if you don't mind staying in one of them for a night. Taking the train will give you a better picture of the real US than driving on the highway.
With that I think you will have squeezed an awful lot into 10 days. Yes, there isn't a whole lot of VW activity in this part of the US, especially during the winter, but feel free to PM me if you want more info or if you even want to get together one day to talk VW's. I'm about 1/2 hour outside of NYC on the Amtrak train line to Washington. I'm also about 15 minutes away from Newark International Airport. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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joe, if you have the time, run this guy down to philly one day if you wanna see my buses. _________________ Extravagant Lifestyle
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mannys66: South Philly Van Club, only the most influential and freshest van club in the vw scene |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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A good idea. I'll mention it to him if we do make the connection. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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1procrastinator Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2007 Posts: 178
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: Trip to new york |
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If you plan to stay in new york city be prepared to pay $7. 00 to $ 8.00 per half hour to park your car PLUS TAX |
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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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thanks everybody for mp and information,
for a rent car , we don t know,
we place on manhatan , we ll visit ny city.
why not meet you one day ? i think it s could be interested ! |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Beny is going to be here December 22 through January 1. I've given him my contact info. Let's see what happens. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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66uno Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2006 Posts: 603 Location: maryland
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: NYC |
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I think people on vacation often try to do too much. I prefer to stay in one location and see it well. You could spend an entire year exploring New York City alone. And though I am not a big fan of the city, there is much too see. I have found the city and it's inhabitants extremely rude and at times scary. My first time there, the taxi driver tried to turn around while driving and choke me! So then I decided to try the subway. After going through the turnstile, I saw a woman laying with her head busted open & blood everywhere & the police were getting a statement. On another trip, I entered a camera store. No one else was in there. No clerk or anything. I looked around and finally someone came out and said "Can I help you with something". I said, "I am not sure of what I want yet". The clerk replied, "if you don't know what you want, get the hell out of here"! I am not making this up. I have only been to NYC I think four times and have many more stories like these. The place is a shithole of civilization but it does have its good points. If you can stand the smell of overflowing sewers.
Come to think of it, the train down to see Uzi's busses might be a good idea. He has a nice collection. Now I should tell the story about the nice black fellow from the city of "brotherly love" I shared a bottle of wine with on the train. hehehehe.
Viva la France. |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Well, he said he was going to get here December 22, I gave him my phone number, and so far I haven't heard from him. I didn't tell him to dial "1" before the area code. Maybe that's the problem. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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UZI wrote: |
joe, if you have the time, run this guy down to philly one day if you wanna see my buses. |
I'm sending you a PM with their phone number. They are here now. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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For the rest of TheSamba who may be following this, here is a picture of Benjamin and his camper at a Christmas BBQ in France:
Ben is on the right. He and Caroline are a very nice young couple. Ben is crazy about split busses. He described some fun trips they have taken to the south of France as well as to England in the camper. Ben is in the auto parts and tools business and also does body work so he is definitely in the right hobby. He did most of the work other than paint on his camper restoration. Caroline and Ben are looking forward to their next trip to the US, to California, maybe to coincide with the Classic.
I drove them around NYC, took them to a big mall where they found some very good bargains on Levi's and other clothes, showed them my Beetle, went to Barnes and Noble looking for VW magazines, and had dinner with them and my wife at a popular Tex-Mex restaurant. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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vintagemx0 Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2005 Posts: 427 Location: Portland, Oregon USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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So cool how people can connect these days. Sounds like fun had by all. _________________ Where ever you go, there you are. |
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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:05 am Post subject: |
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special thanks to Joe's family,
we spend nice holydays in New york : manhatan, soho, greenwich village, central park ....
And a very good day with Joe around manhatan island, and in elisabeth town with a special tex mex food with good margarita.
the bad : just few vw's crosses during this trip !
enjoy pics :
http://benyhappycamper.skynetblogs.be/ |
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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New York For christmas Vacation - Where can i go ? |
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Hello everyone ,
we ll go back to Nyc next february ,
from 13 to 17 february .
Hope to see you Again Joe , i hope everything is all right for your family .
since 2009 we ve 2 daughters Anna 4yo and Charlotte 1 yo
they love the westy too but they stay on grandmother house for this time.
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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New York For christmas Vacation - Where can i go ? |
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79SuperVert Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2002 Posts: 9758 Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:11 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New York For christmas Vacation - Where can i go ? |
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Congratulations on the new additions! I am now retired, so I will be more available to adapt to your schedule. Please keep me and the rest of the folks on TheSamba posted as to your plans. We might be able to arrange a visit to see some members in Philly and on Long Island to talk VW´s. _________________ Central Jersey VW Society
Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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Beny happy camper Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Pornic Port FRANCE
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New York For christmas Vacation - Where can i go ? |
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Great happy to read you again Joe ;-)
Are you on facebook too ? my name ben dora gauthier
i know a lovely car on Long island ;-) |
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