I'm working on getting everything nailed down in regards to the Grand Safari in NYC this November and things are going pretty well. I've got a plane ticket and hotel reservations all lined up. The hotel is subject to possible change depending on what happens with prices, but I'm pretty happy with my choice. I fly in on Wednesday and out on Sunday. It's nowhere near enough time for New York City, especially for one who has only spent a few hours there before, so I'm working on figuring out what all Is important for me to see and do while I'm there. At Robyn's suggestion I built a map (click the map to see it or hit the link in the about section) to try and get an idea where everything is and where all I want to go. The location of the hotel I picked is right in a nice cluster of spots on the map and that is far from a coincidence. It should make at least one part of the chocolate crawl go quicker and smoother. The more places I can walk to and from the better. The map is still a work in progress and will be updated pretty often while I'm working on my plan. Once I'm done with the whole vacation I plan on stripping out the non-chocolate items and adding in the chocolate that I haven't included so far and using it as a general purpose NYC chocolate map.