Best of US (or North America)

[Goooner]

I'm obligated to mention Chicago.

We have some of the best architecture in the world and some of the best restaurants.

For what it is worth -- not a big fan of Costa Rica.

 

[Purplejeep]

Hi Petri,

I have not posted much lately.....however love this thread. We too travel fairly loosely, making plans up as we go. It is a luxury to be able to take some time to explore - we did 6 months in Argentina/Chile a few years ago but it was not nearly enough time!

One place that you may want to add to your itinerary is Monument Valley in Utah - we were there a number of years ago with our children were young and it was a truly magical experience. We hired a Navajo guide for a day and started in the early hours of the morning to experience the sunrise - we were treated to a solo flute concert ( by our guide) in a cave where the acoustics were unbelievable. We still talk about it .....

 

[MIke R]

yes I remember that too as being something special...very near to Moab too in the four corners region..but I thought it was Arizona

 

[Purplejeep]

From what I remeber it extends into both ( Arizona/Utah) but my memory is getting sketchy it seems....

 

[Petri]

Wow, just managed to book the first four nights of accommodation in Maui. It's 4pm here and the plane leaves tomorrow morning at 8am. Not bad planning for a 110 day trip Even the first thought of packing has appeared:



The new camera is now well equipped with a new Lexar 64GB CF and 128GB SDXC cards, priorities!


So far the plan for HI includes Maui, Big Island, quick stop in Oahu / Honolulu and I'm hoping to squeeze in Kauai as well (looks the most interesting) and a quick trip to Lanai (one reason being that it's owned now by Larry Ellison). We'll figure out the details en route, the nature wonders at each place are for sure, any other suggestions are welcome.

As March is pretty much for HI and San Francisco neighborhood, there's plenty of time for planning rest of the country. We've done both "where shall we be tonight?" and "we know about tomorrow but not the day after", and the latter makes life a lot easier. Also helps to have a vague driving direction in mind (done that, too, landed to Queenstown, NZ, without any idea what there was to do in NZ

 

[Goooner]

In Maui, definitely get a guidebook to the road to Hana telling you where to stop.
And definitely go to Big Beach for at least part of a day and have lunch from the Jawz Tacos truck.

 

[MIke R]

It's 4pm here and the plane leaves tomorrow morning at 8am. Not bad planning for a 110 day trip. Even the first thought of packing has appeared

We'll figure out the details en route, the nature wonders at each place are for sure

. We've done both "where shall we be tonight?" and "we know about tomorrow but not the day after", and the latter makes life a lot easier

we are brothers from different mothers for sure.....:eagerness:

I read about people who want to know where they will be eating, and what they will be doing a year in advance, and it completely blows my mind....I was married to that in a former life and I swear it made my brain crash like a hard drive!

have a great trip.....and if you find yourself in my neck of the woods, give me a call....I will have a ski condo available April 1st if you need a place to stay

 

[Petri]

Absolutely will be in touch with you and other forumites if we're around. Washington is pretty high on the list as there's plenty to see (warning JEK!), and it's en route to NYC where we might plan to meet a friend in June.

 

[JEK]

Absolutely will be in touch with you and other forumites if we're around. Washington is pretty high on the list as there's plenty to see (warning JEK!), and it's en route to NYC where we might plan to meet a friend in June.

Duly noted. Veuve Clicquot will be chilled!

 

[MIke R]

Petri.....from me you get cold beer

 

[Petri]

Why didn't I think this earlier.. forget the natural sights, free drinks are the route map! You guys know how to convince a finn!

 

[andynap]

Absolutely will be in touch with you and other forumites if we're around. Washington is pretty high on the list as there's plenty to see (warning JEK!), and it's en route to NYC where we might plan to meet a friend in June.

Would you be driving from DC to NYC- if so you have to go past me to get there. Might be a party in the making.

 

[MIke R]

and it's en route to NYC where we might plan to meet a friend in June.

by June I will be mostly on the Cape which would open up a whole different opportunity for you

 

[Petri]

Free WiFi @ HEL. 6:37am. Ready to fly!

As I have chip on the passport, I used one of the automated immigration machines to leave the Schengen area. Laura got faster through the traditional, human immigration..