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Happy New Year everybody! Hope you all had a good one. I spent mine visiting the big Apple and Miami. Christmas in New York followed by New Years in Miami. Such contrasts in everything from the pace of life in both cities to the look and feel of the streets. The hustle and bustle of new york where everyone is in a rush, pretty much like here in London. Contrast that by the strolling relaxed pace that people wonder along the sidewalk, ahem mean pavement.

I of course had my camera with me to capture both cities. I put together a short movie.

I remember, each evening, right by the hotel I was staying at, there was a long line of people queuing up in the cold. The sort of queue you see for a night club or the launch of a new Game or Apple product. However there were no such thing at the front of the queue. It wasnt a gadget, it was also not for getting into a nightclub. It was for food. These stalls that are dotted around manhattan. The equivalent to kebab shops here in London. With the word Halal across the top in yellow and red the food smelled aromatic, but, like I mentioned earlier, they are dotted around the city, why was this one so popular? Who knows.

Another thing I recalled from my trip was how “alive” times square was, even during the early hours of the morning. The lights flashing, animating and advertising to anyone walking along its streets. So many boards and lights, why so many, well it is the city that never sleeps there is always someone who will see it.

Then there was Miami. All I will say about it is that…it is paradise. Back to reality, back to London.