New York

Near the end of last year I visited Manhattan for a few days. It's somewhere that I had always wanted to see, so when I won a competition to go there, I was (apart from being amazed) ecstatic.

It was an incredible experience, we went to Liberty Island, top of the Empire State Building, top of the Rock at night, Brooklyn Bridge, Macy's, Bloomingdale's. The best thing for me though was just walking around, looking at the buildings, watching the people, and just generally taking in the atmosphere.

I would love to go again. There's so much more that I didn't have time to see, I think I could spend a long time in New York City, but ever since I've been, my mind has often wandered back there.

There is such a diverse mix of people and cultures in the city. Walking around, the city totally changes every few blocks, and just within the relatively small area that is Manhattan, you can feel like you have been in a million different places.

I imagine living there. I'd love to live in an apartment in Manhattan, fairly high up with a view out over the city. Obviously the apartment would be like Monica's in Friends. I'd spend a lot of time in coffee shops just watching people and relaxing. I'd also spend summer afternoons in Central Park, and in winter skating on the ice rink.

I'd like to visit some of the museums and art galleries (trying to be cultured and intelligent), and try out a lot of restaurants!

An incredible place and I can't wait to go back.