Vacation

[Bitzer!]

Hi all,

I'm thinking of taking a holiday over the pond to peruse your country!

The last time I was there I took a cruise from Miami and on return spent a week nr South Beach so saw next to nothing!!

This time I'd like to see some of the "real" sights.

Where would you suggest? Preferably warmer parts with sunshine but not ridiculously hot as my lil un (5yrs) will be with me.

Your thoughts please to where in the great US I should start.

Cheers

Andy

[bake74]

     What are you looking for to see ?  Which coast or border do you want to travel to.  Are you going to stick with Florida ?
     Depends on what you want to do, there is a lot to do and choices for the different parts of the US.  If you narrowed down what you want to accomplish while on vacation, I am sure we can help you find what you are looking for. 

[dvdswan]

as bake74 said, what are your interests? are you looking for history, scenery, adventure?

[VileZambonie]

Google visit USA or USA points of interest. If you're bringing your kid you can't go wrong with Disney and the like but you can go broke $$

[bd]

What time of year?  How long will you be here?  Shoestring, lavish or in between?

[Jason S]

What time of year?  How long will you be here?  Shoestring, lavish or in between?

Real sites?   There are always the National and State Parks.  Something like Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle is spectacular and you won't be broke after visiting. Then there is White Sands in New Mexico or a road trip along Route 66 or places like Yellowstone or Glacier National Park.

Another idea is in and around San Antonio, Texas there are numerous historical sites (inc. the Alamo), old settlements (Fredricksburg), amusement parks, rivers to swim and float, wineries and breweries, etc.

[Bitzer!]

The problem I'm having is your country is sooo big!
I'm possibly thinking August possibly 3 weeks. Nothing lavish but not licking grit.

Think it'll have to be the East Coast as while I'm over I might be looking for suitable vehicles to import/export

If I can persuade the Missus we'll leave Disney for another couple of years. I'm thinking 7-8 yr old would get more for my money than a 6yr old (she'll be 6 in Aug) and she'll be able to last the full day!

Thoughts?

[Blazin]

I would say Grand Canyon, but your sticking to the east coast.
 New England is very historical. A lot of things to do, & see. Not sure what is taught in school about the revolutionary war on that side of the pond, but I would think it would be very interesting to get a glimpse of that history from the other side of the story. Boston area is very historical, plus its not far from the beautiful White mountains of New Hampshire, or the lush green mountains of Vermont, or the Maine sea coast.

[Bitzer!]

Blazin' - here is where I really show my ignorance! Are the White Mountains snow/ice white or is it chalk etc? Are there any good/bad months? And how good/clean are the 73-79 squares there!

We get taught very little of the American history over here unless it's taken as an option subject at 14 years of age. I hated history at "skool" but the older I get the more I want to know about the past 

The biggest thing I struggle to come to terms with is the size of the US. In the UK I can drive from one end of the country to the other in 1x day.

[Boone83K10]

Almost all vehicles on the east coast are in rougher shape than the west coast. Anything in the "Rust Belt" aka New England, Mid-Atlantic heck even the South really have rust/issues. Get a vehicle from the dry climate of the west coast and its a much better vehicle to start out with.


Yes, most of ya'll ain't got no idea how big we is over here...... MURICA!!


that was a joke, I am not a racist Southerner. My grandfather is from the North Yorkshire area. He was born right before WWII. The stories he can tell us. He went to college in Leeds and came to the US in 1964 as an architect, his first assignment was in Boone, NC of all places. Ha!

[Captkaos]

Ideally if I was looking for a truck of that vintage in good shape I would look in Texas/Arkansas/Arizona area.  Texas is HUGE, but there are A LOT of trucks there.

[bake74]

     Not that I am trying to tell you where to go, but if you are looking for trucks that are rust free.  #1: Arizona, especially if the truck has been there all it's life.  #2: Northern to mid California.  (Southern California and the cities by the coast, to much salt in the air from the ocean ).  Texas is big and has a lot of trucks, but also has rust issues, I have looked almost all over Texas while I lived in Oklahoma.
     Craigslist is a great tool, you can look from anywhere, and the best part is, I bet no matter what city you find a truck in, I bet there is someone on this forum that lives close enough to look at it for you if you asked.

[Irish_Alley]

im in maryland/delaware now and im looking for a newer truck i have a rule it has to come form the south, south/west is better but nothing above Maryland and nothing in the mountains around here. seen some trucks from New york and the frames are rusted bad and are the only thing holding it together is the rust. but that being said the mountains do have some nice caverns to see and hot water springs

[ehjorten]

If I was you I would want to see the Great Plains and the 'Wild West'!  But...that is just me...I am country guy!  Mount Rushmore and the new Crazy Horse Monument that they are in the process of building!  Wild Bison!  In Nevada you have the Comstock and Virginia City, Bucket of Blood Saloon, etc!  Northern California you have the Redwoods...trees as thick as your house is wide!  Then of course there is the Great Columbia River...My hometown of course...Astoria!    Arizona and the Grand Canyon...the new Skywalk where you can walk out over the canyon on a gigantic horse-shoe shaped glass walkway!  Yellowstone in Wyoming!!

Man...I don't mean to offend any East Coasters, but I'd do the Western States myself!

[Jason S]

Bitzer!,

If you haven't already considered it, one thing you may look at when planning a location is high heat and/or humidity in August.   Northern latitudes and/or higher elevations (mountains) can be much more pleasant in August as compared to many southern or coastal areas.   

As for trucks: I'll add that the Texas Panhandle, West Texas, western Oklahoma and New Mexico have lots of rust free trucks.