Long Island, New York

Are you from abroad...or at least from far away? Are you visiting New York City? I suspect you are planning on visiting shops, museums, tall buildings, and maybe even a big statue of a lady holding a torch. It is, however, entirely possible, that unless you have friends there, the suburbs on Long Island are not part of your plans. But perhaps they should be. After all, The Great Gatsby was set on Long Island. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History, Geography & Politics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Long Island is a glacial island. The South Shore is relatively flat, however, the ... more

Attractions: well Sir Paul McCartney wandering around the same shops as us, with his baby was a plus. The weather was fantastic. We expected cool/warm and got warm/hot.. We also struck lucky with the people and the place where we stayed. The shops were pretty cool too. Lots of outlet malls and high class shops. There are also plenty of delicatessens selling fresh coffee and really good clam chowder or other soups as well as bagels, filled rolls and the ilk. It meant lunch could be as cheap as making it at home and in my case tastier. Burcliffe is situated in Montauk near the very tip of the ... more