Itinery THoughts PLease

Hi Team,

After many changes, here is a refined version of my September itinery :

Day 0 - Arrive LAX (From Australia)

Days 1-3 Anaheim (DL)

Days 4-7 SF

Days 8-11 NYC

Day 9 WDC

Day 10 NYC

Day 11 NF (Fly)

Days 12-14 NYC

Days 15-17 LV

Days 18-20 GC, MV

Days 21-22 LA

Day 23 Depart LAX (For Australia)

I guess our aim is to get a breif grasp/feel of some of the popular icons in America in limited time.

We still have plenty of time for planning and have gone through 15 versions of our itinery thus far.

Your thoughts/recs from both a detailed and overall perspective??

Wife, 9yo daughter and I

Kangarooo!

Itinery THoughts PLease

On Day 11.....where is ';NF';?

Itinery THoughts PLease

Niagra Falls - Sorry

Your trip will be very tiresome...all those flights...from one city to another...

Some thoughts:

Days 1-3 Anaheim (DL)

Maybe you could drive up to Santa Monica on the 3rd day.

I would stay longer in L.A. at the beginning of your trip and do all the sightseeing and skip the days in the end. You should stay at least Santa Monica, the Hollywood area, Beverly Hills and your daughter would love the Universal Studios!

Be aware that you will be travelling between different times zones in the US and I personally would start with all the West coast places first and then change to the East coast.

L.A., Sf and LV, GC, MV, then NY.

Days 4-7 SF

The amount of days for SF seems ok.

Days 8-11 NYC

Day 9 WDC

Day 10 NYC

Day 11 NF (Fly)

Days 12-14 NYC

Does Day 9 WDC mean that you will fly to WDC for a day trip?

These days would be very tiresome as you will have full days of sightseeing in NY and then far fly in day trips to other areas.

I would spend the days exploring NY in a row and then do the trips.

Or maybe even skip WDC or the NF and spend more time in NY where is so much to see. Maybe go to the Hamptons instead.

Days 15-17 LV

OK.

Days 18-20 GC, MV

ok. Could also be done with just one night inbetween if you do not want to do some hiking in GC.

...and another thought:

Have you ever thought of renting a car and driving up from L.A. to SF along the coastal Highway No.1 - this route is amazing and can be done within 2-3 days.

Then you could also drive from SF to LV as you will then pass through the amazing Death Valley.

great thoughts! Thanks

What are ';Hamptons';?

Is it worth dropping WDC and NF for the extra time in NYC?

We were thinking of cathcing an Amtrack train from DC to NYC (and nto flying).

I was going to spend one day driving south from SF to Big Sur and back to SF. Is this OK?

I was also planning on flying to LV and then driving out to GC and then onto Monument Valley over a 2-3 day period.

Tryign to minimise amount of driving for the kid - gets bored quickly...

K

The Hamptons are beach towns at the very end of Long Island ,which is outside of NYC.

I understnad that being from Australia, you want to get as much in as possible but I don%26#39;t like all the going back and forth from NYC to WDC andthen back and on again to NF and then back etc. Can%26#39;t you just stay in NYC until you are finished and then go to NF,WDC and then fly to LV without all this going back and forth??

Great point.

I will rejig my itinery to suit a more flowing plan.

Isn%26#39;t Long Beach near Sand Diego on West Coast?

How about this for itinery:

LAX to NYC

NYC to BUF

BUF to DCA

DCA to LV

LV to SF

SF to LAX

?

K

My mistake - Long Beach is on West COast..

MUCH better flow!!! Yes Long BEACH is on the west coast BUT just to confuse you there is also a town called Long BEACH on the EAST coast in the area called Long ISLAND. DON%26#39;T try to figure it out!!!

Kanga,

How far do you intend to drive down the Big Sur Coast on the day you are planning it as a day trip from San Francisco? That could end up being a very full day.