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Same here.
Did not see ONE roundabout at all- maybe just in Washington DC tho and thats it.
Lol and Melbourne must be roundabout capital of the world then??
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Same here.
Did not see ONE roundabout at all- maybe just in Washington DC tho and thats it.
Lol and Melbourne must be roundabout capital of the world then??
19 days to go.
Brother said that if I wore shorts in NYC walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and got photo evidence he'd send a pineapple my way. Friends said I will freeze and it wouldn't be worth it. Exactly how cold is it? Keeping in mind I wear shorts here year round, even up at Mt Buller in Aug.
Brother said that if I wore shorts in NYC walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and got photo evidence he'd send a pineapple my way. Friends said I will freeze and it wouldn't be worth it. Exactly how cold is it? Keeping in mind I wear shorts here year round, even up at Mt Buller in Aug.
I once went mid November to NYC and it was about 23C each day and gorgeous. That's probably not normal but you never know.
Question about Disney World in Orlando.
How big are the theme parks. Is it possible to visit 2 theme parks and do everything in one day or is that wishful thinking and you probably need a day per park.
How big are the theme parks. Is it possible to visit 2 theme parks and do everything in one day or is that wishful thinking and you probably need a day per park.
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Same here.
Did not see ONE roundabout at all- maybe just in Washington DC tho and thats it.
Lol and Melbourne must be roundabout capital of the world then??
you obviously haven't been to canberra
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Got back yesterday. Still buggered. All those flights seem to catch up with you when you finally relax.
Have to say Disneyland was a huge disappointment. Packed to the rafters with waits up to 2 hours. Even my fast pass for Indiana Jones had me coming back 5 hours later. Gave our 2 day passes away to strangers in the hotel lobby (they are even more impressed with Australians now) and we did more shopping before flying out.
Have to say Disneyland was a huge disappointment. Packed to the rafters with waits up to 2 hours. Even my fast pass for Indiana Jones had me coming back 5 hours later. Gave our 2 day passes away to strangers in the hotel lobby (they are even more impressed with Australians now) and we did more shopping before flying out.
You need a day per park. It's huge!!! Also there is quite a distance between each park so you need to take travel time into account. They have a great transport system but everything takes time and the crowds are huge with long wait times for rides. Don't bother if you don't have the time. If you do have the time, book thru Disney and take advantage of free dining. This is offered various times throughout the year (I think it's on til the end of the year, unless the offer has closed). Anyway free dining will save you heaps of money.
I found it bad on the weekend so we didn't stay too long but 2 of the days we were there the crowds were great. Barely any wait, mostly walk straight on and I didn't use one fast pass.
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Yeah, I worked that part out poorly as our last two days in the US were a Saturday and Sunday. I recommend people never go on a weekend.
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a lesson well learnt.
I was worried about driving on the other side of the road too but as soon as i took off, it was like i had done it all my life.
4 way stop signs, they are everywhere in NSW already.
Wifi, next time i will take my laptop for sure. The net is handy. Some hotels have internet lounges, some dont but have free wifi, others charge per day.
Ill also 2nd the people were friendly and service everywhere was excellent. People overhear you talking between ourselves and say hello and ask where you are from. Happens regularly even in New York.
4 way stop signs, they are everywhere in NSW already.
Wifi, next time i will take my laptop for sure. The net is handy. Some hotels have internet lounges, some dont but have free wifi, others charge per day.
Ill also 2nd the people were friendly and service everywhere was excellent. People overhear you talking between ourselves and say hello and ask where you are from. Happens regularly even in New York.
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walking around LA (suburbs) and their shopping centres was a delight. free wifi in almost all of those places. a joy.
australia, take note....especially the airports!!!!
australia, take note....especially the airports!!!!
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15 flights in 20 days, 4-5 checked in suitcases over the journey and never lost one. Never missed a flight, although my closest connection time was 30 minutes and that just happened to be the one domestic delay we had. They just waited at Atlanta for us and we ran out one gate and into another one opposite with staff urging us on.
All in all, caught 4 Air New Zealand flights. They were awesome, although the AC sometimes gets a bit warm. 4 US Airways, 3 United Airlines, 2 Air Tran, 2 Jet Blue. Jet Blue actually had individual tv screens operating and better snacks. Best of the domestics.
We really lucked out. Not too much turbulence, no real bad weather save for a lot of fog on a San Fran to LA trip and mostly smooth landings.
All in all, caught 4 Air New Zealand flights. They were awesome, although the AC sometimes gets a bit warm. 4 US Airways, 3 United Airlines, 2 Air Tran, 2 Jet Blue. Jet Blue actually had individual tv screens operating and better snacks. Best of the domestics.
We really lucked out. Not too much turbulence, no real bad weather save for a lot of fog on a San Fran to LA trip and mostly smooth landings.
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Same here.
Did not see ONE roundabout at all- maybe just in Washington DC tho and thats it.
Lol and Melbourne must be roundabout capital of the world then??
There is a roundabout on Columbus Circus in midtown Manhattan...it was the only roundabout i saw in 7 weeks of backpacking around
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Scariest roundabout in the world = that big ass one in Paris.
(has nothing to do with America I know, just thought I would point that out).
The way they give way, is you enter the roundabout at anytime you want, you give way to others entering it as you exit. If that makes sense... craziest driving i have ever seen.
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Hey guys,
Will be travelling to the US in January/Febuary. As this is my first time I'm quite excited, however not really sure how to begin planning my itinery.
We plan to fly to LA (quick rest) >> New York>> Orlando>>> Las Vegas > (drive) San Fransisco>>> (drive) LA >> home
Just wondering what specific things everyone has done in each city as I'm trying to plan what we will be doing on a daily basis, and really want to make the most of each city.
Also we plan to go to the Disneyland in Florida, heard it was a lot better....
Will be travelling to the US in January/Febuary. As this is my first time I'm quite excited, however not really sure how to begin planning my itinery.
We plan to fly to LA (quick rest) >> New York>> Orlando>>> Las Vegas > (drive) San Fransisco>>> (drive) LA >> home
Just wondering what specific things everyone has done in each city as I'm trying to plan what we will be doing on a daily basis, and really want to make the most of each city.
Also we plan to go to the Disneyland in Florida, heard it was a lot better....
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Depends how long you are at each place and what days.
This is what we did:
3 nights 2 days in LA (Hollywood)
Day 1 - Private tour - American Riviera. Our driver was Uri. $60 per hour, up to 5 people, private vehicle (nice new comfortable vehicle). We suggested places we wanted to go, and asked for his input as well. They quoted us 5 hours but we ended up with almost 7 and we were not charged extra. I gave him a healthy tip though.
We were taken up Mulholland and shown San Fernando Valley, taken to the best spot for Hollywood sign photo ops, taken through Brentwood, Westwood (requested stops by me), through Beverly Hills, some celeb house spotting, Rodeo Drive, past Bel Air, through Malibu, stopped at Santa Monica for lunch, then dropped in Downtown LA as per our request.
I found this much better than paying $35 each person for a hop on hop off Starline bus where you don't get to all the spots you want to get to, and where the buses do not necessarily show up when they should. Reviews of Starline Hop on Hop off tours on tripadvisor are not great.
Day 2 - Universal Studios. There were long lines out the front so we panicked and bought Front of Line passes. Turned out we didn't need to as wait times were 10-20 mins max throughout the day, and there are not that many things to go on. Studio tour is a must as the King Kong part is awesome, and the Simpsons ride is also a must.
New York, spent 4 days 5 nights. Bought a 3 day New York Pass combined with 3 day Citysights hop on hop off.
On this pass we did the 3 hour Circleline cruise around Manhattan (a must if you have never been to NYC before and will be in awe as I was).
Then did Uncle Sam's Heroes of the World Trade Center Walking Tour. Good one to get the best vantage points and feelings on what it was like to be there on 9/11 (must contact them to book in though, and if you don't show up, you have to pay for it, but if you do show up, merely show them your NY Pass).
We did Central Park Zoo, Madame Tassauds, Skyride in Empire State Building (cool), Empire State Observatory (recommend you do it at night), Top of the Rock Observatory at Rockefeller Center (do during day as you see the entirety of Central Park this way). Ran out of time to do the NBC Studio Tour in Rockefeller Center but this would have been great.
We wasted a lot of time because there were four of us tired of walking and some health problems arising. No reason why you couldn't do these things and museums like Natural History (as in Night of the Museum) and Guggenheim etc, all on this pass. Well worth the money as there are 55 attractions you can see that would normally charge around $20 at least.
We jumped on the buses for the Uptown Tour, Downtown Tour and City lights tour which takes you to Brooklyn for the best view of the Manhattan skyline by night.
Leave time for clothes shopping as some places are dirt cheap.
If everyone is over 18, try to get Letterman tickets online. Just up the road from Times Square on Broadway. Also queue up at two times during the day to get discount Broadway show tickets.
Las Vegas:
We saw an Elvis show, did the Rio Buffet which is the largest buffet in Vegas, probably largest almost anywhere. It is off strip but not too much by cab, or you can wait for the courtesy bus there at Harrah's mid strip.
Do you know what you want accommodation wise?
Mostly we walked around and wondered at the lights, filmed Bellagio Fountains and Mirage Volcano, saw MGM Grand Lion enclosure, drank frozen cocktails on the street. Also there are Outlet Centers at either end of the strip. North end is premium so higher priced name brands. South end also has names but quite cheap. Got 2 pairs of Nike shoes there for less than $100 total, US recommended retail of over $300 so who knows how much in Australia.
You might want to consider staying in Hollywood during the first LA leg and doing Universal and then staying at Santa Monica during the second leg unless you are going straight home after driving from San Fran.
Can't help with Orlando or San Fran unfortunately.
This is what we did:
3 nights 2 days in LA (Hollywood)
Day 1 - Private tour - American Riviera. Our driver was Uri. $60 per hour, up to 5 people, private vehicle (nice new comfortable vehicle). We suggested places we wanted to go, and asked for his input as well. They quoted us 5 hours but we ended up with almost 7 and we were not charged extra. I gave him a healthy tip though.
We were taken up Mulholland and shown San Fernando Valley, taken to the best spot for Hollywood sign photo ops, taken through Brentwood, Westwood (requested stops by me), through Beverly Hills, some celeb house spotting, Rodeo Drive, past Bel Air, through Malibu, stopped at Santa Monica for lunch, then dropped in Downtown LA as per our request.
I found this much better than paying $35 each person for a hop on hop off Starline bus where you don't get to all the spots you want to get to, and where the buses do not necessarily show up when they should. Reviews of Starline Hop on Hop off tours on tripadvisor are not great.
Day 2 - Universal Studios. There were long lines out the front so we panicked and bought Front of Line passes. Turned out we didn't need to as wait times were 10-20 mins max throughout the day, and there are not that many things to go on. Studio tour is a must as the King Kong part is awesome, and the Simpsons ride is also a must.
New York, spent 4 days 5 nights. Bought a 3 day New York Pass combined with 3 day Citysights hop on hop off.
On this pass we did the 3 hour Circleline cruise around Manhattan (a must if you have never been to NYC before and will be in awe as I was).
Then did Uncle Sam's Heroes of the World Trade Center Walking Tour. Good one to get the best vantage points and feelings on what it was like to be there on 9/11 (must contact them to book in though, and if you don't show up, you have to pay for it, but if you do show up, merely show them your NY Pass).
We did Central Park Zoo, Madame Tassauds, Skyride in Empire State Building (cool), Empire State Observatory (recommend you do it at night), Top of the Rock Observatory at Rockefeller Center (do during day as you see the entirety of Central Park this way). Ran out of time to do the NBC Studio Tour in Rockefeller Center but this would have been great.
We wasted a lot of time because there were four of us tired of walking and some health problems arising. No reason why you couldn't do these things and museums like Natural History (as in Night of the Museum) and Guggenheim etc, all on this pass. Well worth the money as there are 55 attractions you can see that would normally charge around $20 at least.
We jumped on the buses for the Uptown Tour, Downtown Tour and City lights tour which takes you to Brooklyn for the best view of the Manhattan skyline by night.
Leave time for clothes shopping as some places are dirt cheap.
If everyone is over 18, try to get Letterman tickets online. Just up the road from Times Square on Broadway. Also queue up at two times during the day to get discount Broadway show tickets.
Las Vegas:
We saw an Elvis show, did the Rio Buffet which is the largest buffet in Vegas, probably largest almost anywhere. It is off strip but not too much by cab, or you can wait for the courtesy bus there at Harrah's mid strip.
Do you know what you want accommodation wise?
Mostly we walked around and wondered at the lights, filmed Bellagio Fountains and Mirage Volcano, saw MGM Grand Lion enclosure, drank frozen cocktails on the street. Also there are Outlet Centers at either end of the strip. North end is premium so higher priced name brands. South end also has names but quite cheap. Got 2 pairs of Nike shoes there for less than $100 total, US recommended retail of over $300 so who knows how much in Australia.
You might want to consider staying in Hollywood during the first LA leg and doing Universal and then staying at Santa Monica during the second leg unless you are going straight home after driving from San Fran.
Can't help with Orlando or San Fran unfortunately.
find accomodation near union square is my advice, not to far from the airport and theres public transport to take you to Alcatraz or the Cable Cars to get near the Golden Gate Bridge.
I was in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago and stayed at the Sheraton at Fishermans Wharf. I've stayed in Union Square years ago and much prefer Fishermans Wharf as there is more to do there.
Holiday Inn at Fishermans Wharf is a bit cheaper than the Sheraton and also an excellent location.
Orlando - you'd probably want to allow 4 days as it's huge. Stay in a Disney hotel as the transportation to parks is continuous, whereas outside hotels are limited. Disney has deluxe, moderate and value price hotels so there is something for everyone. I stayed in a value hotel - Pop Century and loved it. Also there are great packages available with the hotels and the price includes free shuttle from the airport.
New York - Get a subway pass, it's really easy to get around. Go to the top of the empire state building, that is awesome. Then there is Central Park, Broadway, all the usual stuff. It is pretty easy to fill you days in New York. I got on the stand by list for Letterman but had no luck getting in.
Las Vegas - Get to the outlets, this is a great place to shop. See a Cirque show. Go to the Cheesecake Factory (my favourite restaurant ever).
LA - Universal studios. No need for a front of line pass in Jan/Feb. Hollywood/Beverly Hills tour.
New York - Get a subway pass, it's really easy to get around. Go to the top of the empire state building, that is awesome. Then there is Central Park, Broadway, all the usual stuff. It is pretty easy to fill you days in New York. I got on the stand by list for Letterman but had no luck getting in.
Las Vegas - Get to the outlets, this is a great place to shop. See a Cirque show. Go to the Cheesecake Factory (my favourite restaurant ever).
LA - Universal studios. No need for a front of line pass in Jan/Feb. Hollywood/Beverly Hills tour.
San Francisco - I did a bike ride over the golden gate bridge. This was very cool. Did the Alcatraz night tour but thought it was a little disappointing as it didn't feel creepy. Did a tour, I think it's called Me Toads tour. This was a great tour and it's in a cool 1920's style car.
Orlando - you'd probably want to allow 4 days as it's huge. Stay in a Disney hotel as the transportation to parks is continuous, whereas outside hotels are limited. Disney has deluxe, moderate and value price hotels so there is something for everyone. I stayed in a value hotel - Pop Century and loved it. Also there are great packages available with the hotels and the price includes free shuttle from the airport.
New York - Get a subway pass, it's really easy to get around. Go to the top of the empire state building, that is awesome. Then there is Central Park, Broadway, all the usual stuff. It is pretty easy to fill you days in New York. I got on the stand by list for Letterman but had no luck getting in.
Las Vegas - Get to the outlets, this is a great place to shop. See a Cirque show. Go to the Cheesecake Factory (my favourite restaurant ever).
LA - Universal studios. No need for a front of line pass in Jan/Feb. Hollywood/Beverly Hills tour.
Orlando - you'd probably want to allow 4 days as it's huge. Stay in a Disney hotel as the transportation to parks is continuous, whereas outside hotels are limited. Disney has deluxe, moderate and value price hotels so there is something for everyone. I stayed in a value hotel - Pop Century and loved it. Also there are great packages available with the hotels and the price includes free shuttle from the airport.
New York - Get a subway pass, it's really easy to get around. Go to the top of the empire state building, that is awesome. Then there is Central Park, Broadway, all the usual stuff. It is pretty easy to fill you days in New York. I got on the stand by list for Letterman but had no luck getting in.
Las Vegas - Get to the outlets, this is a great place to shop. See a Cirque show. Go to the Cheesecake Factory (my favourite restaurant ever).
LA - Universal studios. No need for a front of line pass in Jan/Feb. Hollywood/Beverly Hills tour.
