Bulgarian Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hearst Castle is worth a visit Agreed, makes Buckingham Palace look like a council semi, it's beyond OTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revels Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I think you should do the east coast first! There is nothing like New York and I heard Boston is one of the prettiest towns in the States. It's not so hard to get around the east coast, lots of trains and buses available. Also you should look on SouthWest Airlines; they are one of the cheapest airlines in the States and should have a good deal from NY to San Fran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 You've got massive choices. We had a marvellous two week (April) fly-drive incorporating LA, Palm Springs, Lake Havasu, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Yosemite and San Francisco. Man-made and natural wonders! Frustrating thing is, I know there was masses more we didn't have time to see. Must go back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robS35 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Fly into San Francisco, one of the most passenger friendly entry points into the U.S, have a few days in San Francisco before taking the drive down to LA. Stopping off at places like Monteray, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Solvang, Santa Barbra. Then have a few days in LA with maybe a day trip down to San Diego. Fly back from LA or if time permits head to Vegas to finish off the holiday and fly back from Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 My goodness! I hope after all our 'help', that you and your missus aren't more confused than before you started this thread. I'm afraid you should really pick one coast or the other. Trying to do both will cause you to miss a lot and you'll spend most of your time driving, standing on train platforms, or waiting in airports. You know how travel is, something always happens. If you come to California, besides the places Harleyman mentioned, you can drive east from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe. Tahoe straddles the border between California and Nevada. If you do decide to come this way, don't miss visiting the Mother Lode. Lots of little towns there that are fun to visit. Just check the road conditions first if you're coming in March. You may need chains for part of the journey, but please don't let that put you off. It isn't that bad. Just pack warm clothes and be prepared with water, non perishable food, etc. in case you have to sit in a road closure. Nothing like seeing someone on the side of the road with no chains and in shorts and flip flops because the sun was out on the valley floor and now they have to turn around. Moaning Cavern This place has become terribly commercialized of late, but it's still fun. (The Miwoks are one of the native peoples of what is now California) For myself, I've never understood the attraction of Las Vegas, but that's just me. If you like that sort of thing, then by all means go and have fun. Sonoma and Napa are not the only wine growing regions in California, Lodi wineries have won many, many awards and are much less crowded. Concannon Vineyard in Livermore, California just outside San Francisco (and in the valley in Northern California where I grew up) is nice if you like wine. If not, forget I mentioned it. (The town of Livermore is named for Robert Livermore, an English sailor who jumped ship in San Francisco Bay, became a Roman Catholic and swore allegience to Mexico to get a Mexican land grant. What a guy! ) I hate to say it, but there's almost too much to see and do and no way can you fit all of it in. Just research carefully and pick the places that look like fun to you. Have a safe trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 For myself, I've never understood the attraction of Las Vegas Neither did I until I went, it's just so fabulously tacky, I spent all day just wandering round gawping at stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Neither did I until I went, it's just so fabulously tacky, I spent all day just wandering round gawping at stuff Fabulously tacky aren't the words! :hihi: I don't know. I just don't like it there. I must be the only person in North America who hates Las Vegas. Although, I will admit they have some almost irresistable deals on hotels, etc. Like practically free and they throw in meal and attraction vouchers and coupons for shopping. If I want to go somewhere warm in winter, I like Palm Springs or Indian Wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 oh, and the buffet dinners is Vegas, amazing, steak and chips for breakfast and eat all you can giant crabs legs for lunch, and free beer in the casino. Whats not to like ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I can put up with Vegas for two nights and three days. I like the view of the strip at night from the hotel room. the food and the shows. I've seen Paul Anka, Cher, Cirque de Soleil, the David Copperfield magic show among others over the years. The Grand Hoover dam is a few miles from Vegas and definitely worth a visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 oh, and the buffet dinners is Vegas, amazing, steak and chips for breakfast and eat all you can giant crabs legs for lunch, and free beer in the casino. Whats not to like ? Really, you can't go by me. Maybe because I've more than had my fill of these places when I was growing up. My father loved them! He thought it was the best thing ever and I'd be sitting there with a pile of lobster shells in front of me, going uuuuhhhhhhh and feeling queasy. Even the desserts lost their allure after awhile. Casinos, meh. The flashing lights, walls of people and noise give me a headache, I'd rather be outside Everything in Las Vegas is so damn bright and new and alluring and designed to draw you in. I always feel like a rat in some giant experiment. It makes me want to run out into the desert as fast as I can to get away. Yes, I am weird, but for those who love it, then go. And have some fun for me because I never got the hang of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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