Hi shiny things, thanks for the reply!
Our itinerary is as follows -
Day 1-4: SF
Day 5: Napa
Day 6-7: Yosemite
Day 8: Death Valley or lone pine
Day 9-11: Vegas
Day 12-14: Anaheim (Disney)
It's our first time doing a road trip and we wanted to break up our journey as much as possible. A few questions-
- we'll be getting a car on our last day in SF and driving from then on. Is the journey doable for first time road trippers?
- is the itinerary ok?
Totally. The one thing to be careful of is that the road over the back of Yosemite to Death Valley isn't open all year - it can be closed as late as the first week of June. If it's closed, you're going to have to take the long way 'round through Bakersfield.
- we are considering cutting Vegas by a day to spend a night in LA. In Vegas we intend to see the circus and maybe a musical, and hit the factory outlets. Is 3 nights in Vegas too long?
3 nights in Vegas is fine, but you wouldn't want to do more than that. Yes, the traffic in LA is terrible, and all the museums are over on the other side of the city from Anaheim - driving from Disneyland to LACMA is roughly the equivalent of driving from Changi to Woodlands
via Jurong. Keep that in mind when you're planning your LA travels.
- anyone have any recommendations for places to stay in SF and Vegas? Our budget is around S$200 a night. It seems for SF our only options are Airbnb
What are your dates? In Vegas you'll be able to do that easily, especially midweek - midweek you might even be able to get something fancy like the Vdara for that price, on weekends you'll want to look at the Monte Carlo or the Mandalay Bay.
In SF, yeah, you're going to have trouble. Let me know your dates and I'll have a look.
Am going NY next sat.
Any things to take note? I will spend 7 days there then go to DC for 3 days.
I understand that it is very cold there now.. still worth it to go to the outlets? I mean are they on winter wear?
I was there last week: Monday was single-digits and chilly, Thursday was nearly 20 degrees Celsius and disgustingly humid, Saturday night and Sunday morning was a full-on blizzard. (I spent an hour on Sunday morning queuing for rush tickets to School of Rock, which incidentally is brilliant, and nearly froze even though I was wearing a shirt, a sweater and a heavy jacket.)
You're gonna need to pack for winter and summer, sorry to say.
Can someone intro me a nice travel blog for a couple to tour NYDC? we staying @ madison sq the holiday inn
For DC, staying at Hyatt and W hotel.
You've missed a brilliant opportunity to rack up some hotel points - you're staying across three different chains there.
Any must buys?
She likes history, nature
I like theme park.
Well, theme parks on the east coast: you're pretty boned, especially this time of year. Your missus will have better luck; the east coast is full of historical sites, and nature (though you won't get a lot of nature in the middle of NY and DC, aside from Central Park).
Hi all where is the best place to change sgd to usd? Should I go to banks or open an ib account and use the spot rate? Changing around 2-3k sgd, any advice would be much appreciated
Wow, don't take thousands of dollars in cash - carrying that much cash makes you a great target for muggers. Use a credit card instead.
Siyu, that goes for you too:
Overspent on air tix and hotel. LOL. because wife bday... ya, plesae intro me. i brought 2.5k USD for shopping and rest use card -----> should use card or cash better?
Always, always use a credit card. Taking thousands of dollars of cash is just dumb.
