I want to congratulate the USA President elect, Barak Obama and the First Lady in waiting Michelle. Thank you Americans coz you have done this world proud! You are all a role model. Do you want to Visit Obama's ancestral home in Kenya, Kogelo village, Nyanza province? If so get in touch with me and i will tailor make a very exhilarating tour safari for you to this destination as well as other tourist attraction sites in Kenya including a game drive! My email is omittoti@gamil.com

I have been to Hoshi for hair cut for seven years. But I have to ditch them at the end. Some of the Japanese staff there keeps making appointment mistakes deal to their bad english. The staff wouldn't admit their mistake and response with a rude attitude. "Well, you want to make business here, why don't you at least try to speak the language."

Great city! You feel like you already know many places from the city. It is a very comfortable city and I didn't find it dangerous as I was told before. I visited the city in February 2000 and I hope to revisit it soon. If you can, don't think about it, just go and enjoy.

If you've ever been strapped for time and cash then skiing's definitely been on your backburner. Thanks to Paragon sports, your winter activity level does not need to decrease with the sunlight this winter. I first discovered their ski trips to Hunter Mountain last year. For about $150 bucks you get skis, transpo to and fro, and an all day lift ticket. While Hunter's not Vermont, it sure beats a day in the slushy city. A bus leaves Paragon at 18th and Broadway at 6:30 am and drops you there about 12 hours later.

I always get my hair cut at Hoshi Coupe. It's a small Japanase hair salon and they really take their time cutting your hair, and you're bound to get a good hair cut. They have 4 salons in NYC. In Midtown on 62W 56th St, in Upper West Broadway/108th, in Chelsea on 259 W 19th. But i always go to the East Village one on 214 E 9th St.

Tipping is the biggest cultural shock for non Americans. In Europe and Australia waiters are given a decent salary so they don't depend on the tips to make a living. In the US, on the contrary, restaurant/bar owners hand the responsibility for paying the staff to the customers so when you get a bill you that's for the food, the tip is for the waiter.<br> In general you have to leave at least 15% of the bill as a tip, same thing for taxis. In New York the city tax is 8.25% so a lot of people just double the 'tax' amount.