10 THINGS YOU DON'T DO IN NEW YORK: FREQUENT ERRORS (AND HOW TO AVOID THEM)

You arrive with all your illusions, you finally cross the Brooklyn Bridge, you see Times Square and without you noticing, zas! You screwed her up. You do not know how or why, but we are sure that sooner or later you will screw up. Quiet because you are not the only one, we have all gone through that, and it is that in New York it is very easy to make pardillo mistakes. But there is a way to avoid (or delay) a series of catastrophic misfortunes, and it is none other than reading this post, where we tell you what are the 10 most frequent mistakes on a trip to New York, or in other words ... 10 things not to do in New York.

In addition, we already talk to you about all the tips for a trip to New York, which are sure to help you too.

Traveling improvising is not a good idea here. There are so many things to see and do in New York that if you don't plan well, you will miss many visits. Obviously not everything has to be organized to the millimeter (do not worry, you will not have to count the minutes you spend eating), but you have to be aware that it is a huge city, with lots of places to visit, so what ideal is set up an itinerary day by day and follow it with some scruple. We help you:

Unless you are not an unscrupulous rich guy, having breakfast, lunch and dinner outside every day can be a VERY high expense. So we advise you to have breakfast and dinner at home. If you stay on Airbnb and your apartment has a kitchen you will have no problem preparing something tasty and fast (if you have a super trader joe's near “home”, you have succeeded).

If you stay in a hotel or do not have a kitchen, one option is have breakfast in one of the thousands of street carts (coffee and bagel should not cost more than $ 3) and have a quick dinner (fast food or dishes prepared in super / deli). For eat give you small / big whims: at noon there is usually “lunch specials”With very good offers.

Ideally, stay in Manhattan, especially if it is your first trip to New York. Ok, hotels are more expensive, but you'll save on transfers and comfort. Eye: there are areas that are the same center of Manhattan but are well connected and accommodations are usually cheaper, such as Astoria (Queens), Williamsburg or Greenpoint (Brooklyn). Here are some tips for finding cheap accommodation in New York.

It is time to do research work. The first thing to analyze is that you want to visit and calculate its price. For example, if it is your first trip, you want to go up to the Empire and the Top of the Rock, in addition to making the cruise to the Statue of Liberty, visiting the 11S Museum, the MET, the Natural History Museum and making a few more things ... Surely a tourist card will save you a lot of money. The most recommended tourist cards are the New York Explorer, the New York Pass or the New York City Pass.

On the other hand, if you only want to go up to a viewpoint, enter a museum and you need to see the Statue from the (free) Staten Island ferry ... you do not need to buy any pass, since it will be more important to pay the individual tickets .

Let's see, of course you have to leave tips all the time ... but only where you have to do it. And no, you don't have to do it in every place (luckily). The unwritten rule says that if there is NO table service and you ask for / pay in cash, it is NOT necessary to leave a tip. You will always see some boats to put a few dollars (tip-box), but it is your choice and you do not have to give 15-20% of what you spend (a couple of dollars are enough).

On the other hand, IF you have to leave tips in restaurants with table service, bars, taxis ... the recommended percentage (15-18-20%) will almost always be indicated on the ticket, although eye: sometimes they calculate it with the total price (rates included), when they should do it with the price without fees. It is best to take out the mobile and calculate in the moment.

Many think that New York is a super expensive city, but the truth is that it is not necessarily. Once you have already paid for the flights and you have the hotel booked, you can breathe a little more calmly because there are many things to see and do for free in New York. In addition, there are tricks to travel cheap to New York (and save a pasture), look!

Don't confuse New York with Manhattan, this is just one of the 5 districts that make up the city (next to Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island). It is clear that for a tourist, the chicha is in Manhattan, but you know there is much more, but much more. So we encourage you to spend a couple of mornings of your trip to meet them. But if you do not have too much time available, a very good idea is to take the tour of contrasts and get to know, in the hands of local guides, areas of the Bronx neighborhood, Queens and Brooklyn. For us it is one of the essential things to do in New York!

It is clear that we all want to be very handsome in the photos and more in a city as cinematic as New York. Who wants to be Bridget Jones when it can be Blair Waldorf? Well I. Me after walking three hundred kilometers a day! Take comfortable clothes with you (there are thousands of options, you don't have to go in tracksuit either) and, especially comfortable shoes (no, those heels that you haven't released yet are NOT a good idea).

We have already told you: New York is a huge city, and although we prefer to kick it whenever possible, we must also be aware that it is NOT a city that can be seen entirely walking. You will have to make a few subway / bus trips. It is best to buy the Metrocard, a weekly / monthly card that allows you to use unlimited urban transport. The weekly card costs 33$ and considering that the individual ticket is worth about $ 3, if you are going to make more than 10 trips (sure yes) you have already made it profitable.

Oh friends The first thing you have to do, when you organize a trip to New York, is inform you about the visa: he is. It can be taken easily and quickly on the official website, so DO NOT order it on other pages, where it costs a lot more. The official price is $ 14 and taking it out is very simple. Here we tell you how to get the ESTA out of the United States.

And, friend, one last recommendation: with health you don't play and less in a country like the United States where health is private and a simple operation can cost you missiles and missiles of dollars! Don't go on a trip without insurance, ever. Most likely nothing happens (we touch iron) but what if it happens? We have it more clarinet than na: leaving for New York without travel insurance is crazy. Here we leave you a 5% discount with Iati:

We hope this items with 10 things not to do in New York (mistakes to avoid), it has been useful to you. And now, enjoy one of the most amazing cities in the world!