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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

21/4/2025

 
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Summary

Airport Rating *****
Reception of locals ****
Cost: £££££
  • Very different to any other major city in the United States
  • Clear influences from France and West Africa throughout the city
  • No issues as a Sikh in the city or the airport
  • Main Sights: French Quarter, Voodoo / Vampire tours, National WWII Museum, Historic New Orleans Collection, St. Louis Cathedral, Cafe Du Monde, Bywater, Garden District, Magazine St.

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

2/9/2024

 
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Summary

Airport Rating ****
Reception of locals ***
Cost: £££££
  • The largest city in Tennessee and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States
  • Very lively, very energetic, and very youthful with a lot of hen / bachelorette parties throughout the day
  • No big issues as a Sikh in the city or at the airport - but the city is quite expensive 
  • Main Sights: Country Music Hall of Fame, Broadway, John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, the Gulch

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Denver, Colorado, United States

19/8/2024

 
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Summary

Airport Rating ****
Reception of locals ***
Cost: £££££
  • The largest city in Colorado famous for its natural landscapes and proximity to the Rocky Mountains
  • Open city with energy spread out over a large area and across many different neighbourhoods
  • Generally positive experiences as a Sikh with no issues at the airport or the city, but people stare a lot 
  • Main Sights: Coors Field, Union Station, Boulder Mountain Park, Golden, Red Rocks, RiNo

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5 Gurdwaras to visit: Part 5 North America

14/8/2023

 
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Gurdwaras in North America

For the fifth article in this series, we are moving a little further afield from my home country in the UK and toward an area with a large Sikh population and huge influence in the Panjabi diaspora, North America. There are four large Sikh population centres here (Ontario, British Colombia, New York, and California), although you can find Sikhs across both Canada and the United States. You can read the rest of the series by following these links:

Part 1: Gurdwaras in the Midlands
Part 2: (More) Gurdwaras in the Midlands
Part 3: Gurdwaras in London & the South East
​Part 4: Gurdwaras in Europe​

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Miami & Palm Beach, Florida

10/7/2023

 
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Summary

Update: I originally posted this in 2017 but I've updated in 2023 following another visit
Airport Rating *****
Reception of locals ****
Cost: ££££
  • No issues flying in or out of Miami as a Sikh
  • Palm beach is Trump country but local residents were easy going and welcoming
  • Miami is a party city with a large Latin community
  • Fairly expensive during Spring Break
  • Main Sights: Miami Beach, Wynwood, South Beach, Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami, Mar-a-Lago, Little Havana, Sikh Society of Florida

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San Francisco, California

10/10/2022

 
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Summary

Update: I originally posted this in 2017 but I've updated in 2022 following another visit
Airport Rating *****
Reception of locals *****
Cost: £££££
  • San Francisco is the financial and cultural centre of northern California, known for its natural beauty and temperate climate
  • A large Panjabi population lives in the wider Bay Area, and a historical connection to Mexico means that the city is culturally diverse
  • No major issues at airport security, or getting around the city
  • It's an expensive city, more so than NYC and perhaps London too
  • Main Sights: Golden Gate Bridge, Ferry Building, Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, Lombard Street, Chinatown, Cable cars, Mission district, Dolores Park, Crissy Field
There are four parts of the world that every Sikh has family friends or relatives; Panjab, England, Canada and California. I'd heard (and read) a lot about the west coast of the United States, and I was excited when I was given the chance to give a talk in San Francisco. I decided to extend my stay for a few extra days and ended up spending almost a week in the city.

Its the tech capital of the world and in terms of western cities, it's definitely one of the strangest I have ever visited. Areas of ridiculous money are often a short walk from areas of abject poverty. The natural beauty of the Bay Area is contrasted by the dirty, run down and drug infested streets away from the coast. It's a city of extremes, but it's one that has left a strong impression on me.

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New York City, United States

12/9/2022

 
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Summary

Airport Security *****
Reception of locals ****
  • No problems at any of the New York City airports as a Sikh, and generally very few problems in Manhattan. However, there have been high-profile attacks on Sikhs in other boroughs of the city
  • A city full of creativity and youthful energy - there is always something to see or do 
  • There are innumerable famous landmarks, beautiful public parks, and excellent museums 
  • The food scene is incredible
  • To experience all New York has to offer, you need a lot of money and there is a sizeable gap between the wealthy and everyone else
  • No universal health care means there are a lot of mentally challenged people, and while crime rates have dropped, they remain higher than cities in the UK
  • Main sites: too many to name!

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My experience of American Sports

17/2/2020

 
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Summary​

Update: I originally wrote this article when I was living and working in NYC, but other than a SuperBowl party, I didn't get to see an NFL game live. That all changed on my return, so I've updated this article.

Almost all the world plays (English) football. No matter where I have gone, football seems to be the unifying language. Roughly a third of the world also plays cricket, and rugby has far surpassed its humble origins in the English Midlands into a truly global sport played across all hemispheres.

American sports on the other hand are not so well known outside their home country. Baseball is limited to the American continent, surrounding islands and parts of Pacific Asia (i.e. Japan and Korea), ice hockey is limited to the North American continent and parts of northern Europe, American football seems to be just the States. In fact, its only basketball that has a somewhat global following, so unsurprisingly its only basketball that I had any familiarity with.

However, wanting to immerse myself in American culture, and being a keen sportsman myself, I thought watching as many American sports as I could was a way of better understanding the American psyche and its people.

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My 10 favourite New York City museums

18/11/2019

 
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There are a lot of things New York does well, and a few things that it doesn't do so well. One thing the city does particularly well is its museums. Across the 5 boroughs of New York, there are 80 museums, 32 of them in Manhattan, the area in which this article will concentrate on. The city has its own 'Museum Mile' an area that is covered with museums.

This number is considerably smaller than London (where there are over 200), and not only that, unlike the UK, museums in the United States charge admission prices, and some of the prices can be incredibly steep. However, despite these negatives, and the relative youth of the city, the museums in New York more than hold their own against European and British museums - and here are 10 of my favourites.

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My 10 favourite New York skyscrapers

4/11/2019

 
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The High-Rise City

Chicago might be the birthplace of the skyscraper, but New York City is undoubtedly its home. A combination of inventions, and a Great Fire, gave the skyscraper the impetus to become the building that dominates most major city skylines around the world, and for New York, skyscraper fever began in 1890 when the World Building overtook Trinity Church, a building that had been the city's tallest for over a century. 

Since then, New York has seen three different skyscraper booms: 1890 - 1930, 1960-1972 and finally the current boom that began with One World Trade Center. Most of these 200+ skyscrapers are located either in the financial district or Midtown. As mentioned in previous articles, New York hasn't (at least until very recently), taken building preservation very seriously so very few of the earliest skyscrapers exist. In fact, some skyscrapers stood for a matter of years, only to be replaced by taller buildings in their very spot.

I'm sure everyone has their favourite skyscraper in NYC, here is a list of my top 10.

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