Road Tripping in the USA!
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[TW]Fox;24297749 said:
I liked the sound system (for a standard system) and the seats were very comfortable, given the mileage i put in. But the interior wasn't as good as a German car.. Mind you, when has a Jap car ever had an interior as solid as a German car? It felt heavy at slower speeds. But it really felt at home on the highway.
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I'm currently planning a 10-day road trip around the South: Dallas > Little Rock > Memphis > New Orleans > Houston > Dallas. Basically a big square! Current wheels of choice is a Challenger R/T. Need to do some planning over the weekend and then get it booked! 
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It's worth it to get there, yes.
Yes, because Yosemite is absolutely unmissable.
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Absolutely.
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Agreed. However, to the East of Bakersfield, heading out of that place, is a fantastic road called Kern Canyon Rd. US178. Stunning scenery. A must drive if you're local to that area. If you do need to have an overnight stay, go for something like a Hilton Garden Inn. They're usually in a good area and the hotels are nice.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=35.547033,-118.550205&spn=0.000279,0.169086&t=m&z=13&layer=c&cbll=35.547005,-118.615617&panoid=q6il8DllMPAoPvcstpefrw&cbp=12,349.97,,0,4.24
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[TW]Fox;24394735 said:
As our Seychelles trip in September was cancelled we decided to go to Calgary, Banff, Jasper and lots of stops on the way to Vancouver (Glacier national park, Whistler etc). Wierd huh....
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The route you posted in that 'show off all the stuff you've bought' thread was very good with the notable exception of the bit where you went up the 101 highway instead of the Pacific Coast Highway.
This seemed like a useful website to find stuff along the way - https://roadtrippers.com/.
Great reading in this thread.
Looking for a bit of advice. We are staying in SF for 3 nights in July (Thur-Sat), then the Sunday night in Monterey, have 4 nights in between undecided, then ending with 3 nights in San Diego (Fri-Sun), leaving for home on Monday morning. Hiring a car on the Sunday after leaving SF.
I'm wondering what to do for those 4 nights between Monterey and San Diego. We (gf and I) aren't aiming to cover major miles, and want a bit of relaxing and seeing around at each spot we stay. I'm thinking this is too long between two relatively close places, and too short to make any epic trips to Yosemite or Lake Tahoe for example. Any suggestions - I'm thinking adding another night in Monterey, then a night or two in Santa Barbara perhaps; or should I hit somewhere else after SF and put Monterey off by a few nights?
Looking for a bit of advice. We are staying in SF for 3 nights in July (Thur-Sat), then the Sunday night in Monterey, have 4 nights in between undecided, then ending with 3 nights in San Diego (Fri-Sun), leaving for home on Monday morning. Hiring a car on the Sunday after leaving SF.
I'm wondering what to do for those 4 nights between Monterey and San Diego. We (gf and I) aren't aiming to cover major miles, and want a bit of relaxing and seeing around at each spot we stay. I'm thinking this is too long between two relatively close places, and too short to make any epic trips to Yosemite or Lake Tahoe for example. Any suggestions - I'm thinking adding another night in Monterey, then a night or two in Santa Barbara perhaps; or should I hit somewhere else after SF and put Monterey off by a few nights?
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That's a tricky one because Yosemite and Tahoe are both 3.5 hours in kinda the wrong direction to your general trip direction (Tahoe more so) a trip to either will add 6-7 hours of driving to your plan of going from SF to Monterey. That said both places are pretty spectacular and if I had to chose one I'd go for Yosemite plus it's marginally closer.
If I were to visit either I'd probably pick up a car at SF airport and drive straight to Tahoe/Yosemite, couple days there then drive to SF for 2-3 days.
Then do Monterey, Santa Barbara for a night or two, then drive down to San Diego and do a few days there.
If you don't fancy the drive on the other hand, I'd do SF as you say, a night in Monterey is plenty and then spend the entire day driving down PCH. You could stop in San Luis Obispo which is a cool town and cheaper than Santa Barbara if you wanted to save a bit of cash before continuing to SB.
Santa Barbara is one of the nicest places in America if not the world and there is tons of stuff to do if you wanted to spend a couple nights here.
If I were to visit either I'd probably pick up a car at SF airport and drive straight to Tahoe/Yosemite, couple days there then drive to SF for 2-3 days.
Then do Monterey, Santa Barbara for a night or two, then drive down to San Diego and do a few days there.
If you don't fancy the drive on the other hand, I'd do SF as you say, a night in Monterey is plenty and then spend the entire day driving down PCH. You could stop in San Luis Obispo which is a cool town and cheaper than Santa Barbara if you wanted to save a bit of cash before continuing to SB.
Santa Barbara is one of the nicest places in America if not the world and there is tons of stuff to do if you wanted to spend a couple nights here.
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Looking at hiring a car in 10 days or so. heading to Vegas with the wife, we're planning on going from the strip, up to the canyon (south rim). Looking to hire a mustang convertible.
Which places would people recommend to hire these from? What's the rough prices too? I know Fox went in 2011, so 2 1/2 years ago, wondering if prices are still the same. It would just be a day hire
Cheers
Which places would people recommend to hire these from? What's the rough prices too? I know Fox went in 2011, so 2 1/2 years ago, wondering if prices are still the same. It would just be a day hire
Cheers
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Tahoe is great, as is Donner just round the corner.