As the winter chill truly sets in, Thanksgiving Day provides the perfect opportunity to get into a festive mood. America becomes gripped with the holiday spirit as people indulge in traditional Thanksgiving recipes including pumpkin pie, bizarre classics such as pumpkin and marshmallow roast, and pecan pie. At the heart of every lavish feast is of course the Thanksgiving turkey.

The event traditionally celebrates the arrival of the first pilgrims to America, but has also now become a time to feel general gratitude for the good things in life. Those in New York can brave the cold weather to watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with its extravagant floats and famous stars such as Mickey Mouse and SpongeBob SquarePants. Visitors to New York will also be well placed for the following day known as “Black Friday”. This is typically the day when shops experience the highest volume of sales in the whole year, and no city is better for a shopping spree than New York!