A birthday treat for an ageing traveller. Suddenly you realise just how many years you have behind you and that time is not on your side. You only turn 60 once so best try to mark it in some special way. I did this. It was my first time in the USA (if I don’t include airport stop-overs en route to somewhere else). New York, or to be more accurate, Manhattan, is exactly what you expect it will be. It doesn’t disappoint!