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Strange question:

I am looking to travel somewhere in December and January, yet cannot decide what to do.

My options as they stand are

1) Live in NYC for 6 weeks (my mate has an apartment in Manhattan and his roommate is away for that time)
2) Travel India with friends
3) Do my own thing (would think about Central+South America).

Any thoughts, questions or advice would be much appreciated
 
trueblue_91 said:
Strange question:

I am looking to travel somewhere in December and January, yet cannot decide what to do.

My options as they stand are

1) Live in NYC for 6 weeks (my mate has an apartment in Manhattan and his roommate is away for that time)
2) Travel India with friends
3) Do my own thing (would think about Central+South America).

Any thoughts, questions or advice would be much appreciated
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Slight Chinese fortune cookie answer - it depends on what you are looking for and what you want to experience. Only you can decide.

If you are young you usually look for adventure and exotica and the associated hardships - #2 and #3 would cover that. But if you want to have a good immersion into US urban lifestyle by getting to know your local 'hood for 6 weeks, and travel around it as a base not just as a tourist but as a kind of resident, then your NYC option is great. Plus presumably free NYC accommodation. But NYC in Dec/Jan will be very, very cold.

PS In my own experience you either like or loathe India, and ditto Central/South America. But you probably won't know until you go there. If you like a comfort zone like the USA, then NYC is for you.

PPS I would steer clear of Central America. Can be very dangerous.
 
deltablues said:
Slight Chinese fortune cookie answer - it depends on what you are looking for and what you want to experience. Only you can decide.

If you are young you usually look for adventure and exotica and the associated hardships - #2 and #3 would cover that. But if you want to have a good immersion into US urban lifestyle by getting to know your local 'hood for 6 weeks, and travel around it as a base not just as a tourist but as a kind of resident, then your NYC option is great. Plus presumably free NYC accommodation. But NYC in Dec/Jan will be very, very cold.

PS In my own experience you either like or loathe India, and ditto Central/South America. But you probably won't know until you go there. If you like a comfort zone like the USA, then NYC is for you.

PPS I would steer clear of Central America. Can be very dangerous.
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Cheers. I did a 7 month trip last year by myself in North America and Europe. Had a blast, but I moved around too much (every 4 days on average) and was exhausted by the end of it.

I have an opportunity to live with my American mate in Manhattan (as his housemate is away), I feel like this opportunity is a bit rarer than the others. However, for some reason I have really interested in exploring South America. I guess I will need to make a decision soon, so I can book flights. Flip a coin maybe?

Thanks for your advice.
 

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im going over again next year. at this point all i know is i will be in Dallas the first weekend of april. trying to figure out what to do before or after that

Many states require traffic to move to the next lane over when there are govt vehicles/road work vehicles/police cars etc stopped on the shoulder with flashing lights. On the Interstates it is a good safe idea to change to the next lane whenever you see parked vehicles on the shoulder, anyway.
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the lack of this in Australia really annoys me. most people dont even move to the other edge of their lane, let alone the other lane.
 
deltablues said:
And unless you gamble why go to Las Vegas?
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For mine, this is a fallacy. Vegas is worth a trip at least once in your life, and you don't have to gamble to have a great time there. There's certainly more than enough things to do and see in a 3 night stay that doesn't involve sitting down at a card table or slot machine.
 
Goodo73 said:
For mine, this is a fallacy. Vegas is worth a trip at least once in your life, and you don't have to gamble to have a great time there. There's certainly more than enough things to do and see in a 3 night stay that doesn't involve sitting down at a card table or slot machine.
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Heh, yes I have to admit that I absolutely detest Las Vegas.
 
Hard Ball Get said:
Vegas isn't great. I've been twice, once by myself and once with a group of about 10 mates, it's basically casinos and srtippers, not much else to it. The outlet stores up each end are amazing though.

Those stores and the fact it's probably The easiest way to visit the canyon are the best things about Vegas.
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If you are interested in the Grand Canyon then the more interesting and quicker route (compared to doing it from Las Vegas) is to fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor then get the Arizona Shuttle to Flagstaff along I-17 climbing up to 7,000 feet (3 hours 10 mins) then hire a car from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Village - about 80 miles away (80 minutes ride). Stay in old Flagstaff o/nite. But you won't get the glitzy hotels in Flagstaff. Good in winter months too if you like skiing - e.g. see the Arizona Snow Bowl just out of Flagstaff.
 
deltablues Your knowledge on travel to the US is great, I will be visiting San Fran next August, and we are in the process of booking appartment rental, in your opinion what is a good/ safe neighbourhood of SFO we want to catch some live music, convenient location and restaurants, I know that a matter of a few blocks an area can change.

Also, we want a week by the coast somewhere, are we better to go further south or is there somewhere around SFO?
 
Hard Ball Get said:
Vegas isn't great. I've been twice, once by myself and once with a group of about 10 mates, it's basically casinos and srtippers, not much else to it. The outlet stores up each end are amazing though.

Those stores and the fact it's probably The easiest way to visit the canyon are the best things about Vegas.
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There's 'occasionally' a show or 50 on the odd night
 

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Last day in LA before we head home.

The Clippers/Suns was a let down after the epic double OT thriller between Magic and Thunder.

Spent the last days chilling in Santa Monica.

Not looking forward to the flight home.
 
Kakkle said:
$17 was a stab in the dark. I think that's how much it cost from San Diego to Las Vegas, and I complete agree. Should've seen the people on my bus from Orlando to Miami. Jesus.


Already craving another USA trip. Hopefully in 12 months time.
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Yeah, in the south, wow.

My bus trips
Miami ---> Orlando
Orlando ---> Atlanta
Atlanta ---> Orlando
Orlando ---> New Orleans

Baltimore ---> New York
New York ---> Hartford
Hartford ---> Boston

Miami to Orlando and Atlanta to Orlando were, yeah, wow. Eye opening.
Orlando to Atlanta was alright as a lot of people were going up for DragonCon. So I just saw the weird side of things there
Orlando to New Orleans I met some lovely people there. Actually normal.
Baltimore to New York was packed with tourists
New York to Hartford were normal.
Hartford to Boston was students going back to school (Sunday morning bus)

edit: Though, I went megabus rather than greyhound. Price didn't phase me, it was more the fact I didn't want to pay for a printer at the hotels/hostels I was at and it was asking for residential address, but wouldn't allow an Oz one or something like that. SO rather than getting the hotel's address, I just went '**** it' and went for MegaBus instead as it was more convenient (except maybe Baltimore. Probably should've gone Greyhound from there, ah well)
 
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Bluesque said:
deltablues Your knowledge on travel to the US is great, I will be visiting San Fran next August, and we are in the process of booking appartment rental, in your opinion what is a good/ safe neighbourhood of SFO we want to catch some live music, convenient location and restaurants, I know that a matter of a few blocks an area can change.

Also, we want a week by the coast somewhere, are we better to go further south or is there somewhere around SFO?
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Will get back to you soon.
 
Just booked first US trip! April 2016 LA 4 nights, San Francisco 3 nights, Vegas 2 nights, New York 7 nights.
If anyones got general tips about ANYTHING please share! So many shit websites to try and go through on the net.
 
SApies said:
Just booked first US trip! April 2016 LA 4 nights, San Francisco 3 nights, Vegas 2 nights, New York 7 nights.
If anyones got general tips about ANYTHING please share! So many shit websites to try and go through on the net.
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Coachella music festival (if ur into festivals) incredible
 

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