Every summer, my family and I take a road trip across the country. In 2014, we traveled along the historical Route 66, seeing all of the old sites, some of which, were sadly abandoned. Last year, we drove in a giant box, from Chicago to St. Louis, to Washington D.C., to Buffalo, New York. For the 2016 road trip, we couldn't take as much time as we wanted to as I had a job, which was something I hadn't had in the previous summers. That didn't stop us however, from hopping from place to place.

This year, was by far the busiest year. We left Chicago and went straight to Williamsburg, Virginia. That's right, we drove all of that in one continuous drive. It took about 14 hours including all of the stops that we had to take to stretch, eat or use the bathroom. After that, we headed straight for the Big Apple.

New York was somewhere I'd always wanted to visit. There were huge skyscrapers that pretty much everyone knew by name, Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. It was a lot to take in, but at the same time, it was so similar to Chicago. The traffic moved pretty much the same, and the people for the most part, tried to swindle you out of any money you happened to be carrying around. And there was so much walking to be done! If you hate walking, the city is for sure not the place for you to visit. I mean, yeah there are trains and buses, but it's a lot cheaper to walk.

Other than the fact that it had been ridiculously hot when I went and it felt like my feet were melting into the pavement, it was fantastic. I got to cross items off of my bucket list, like walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. How many people can actually say they did that? I would assume a lot considering how crowded the bridge was, but still.

New York City felt almost like a home away from home. If I closed my eyes, it was like I was only a half hour away from home. Just one quick train ride away instead of 12 hours by car. Not including traffic of course. All in all, I would gladly go back. Maybe when it's a little cooler though.