Caporegime
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I got engaged on Christmas day and we have put a deposit down on a 19 day trip to the states, but I need some help/critique of the road trip part of the Holiday
We fly to New York on in August for 3 nights staying around Times Square. I went to New York 11 years ago but fiancee has never been so i'm pretty comfortable with that part of the trip
Fly on to Vegas for 3 nights at the Wynn, and yes, we're planning on getting married out there. I know some ([TW]Fox
) thinks it tacky but we quite like the idea of getting married there and not worrying about everyone else.
So basically after all that, we have 12 days in which I was hoping to hire a proper V8 muscle car like a Mustang GT or Camaro SS and drive from Vegas, and end up at San Francisco where we fly back to the UK.
Day 7
Pickup car in the morning, then drive from Vegas towards San Diego. Planning to go through Joshua Tree and Palm Springs and maybe stay the night there? Worth it?
Day 8
A few hours drive to San Diego, staying around the Gaslamp and then go out around there. Perhaps the Marriot?
Day 9
Still San Diego - Zoo, Marina etc.
Day 10
Drive towards Los Angeles via the Ontario Mills outlet mall (my girlfriend will love that). I've been to LA before so I know it's a smoggy hole, but was thinking we could stay around Santa Monica for a night so she can also come to the same conclusion
Day 11
Drive Pacific Cost Highway to Santa Barbara and stay the night here. Any recommendations. I've actually been before with friends but I was so jet lagged I pretty much slept for 18 hours straight! I'm sure somebody mentioned some cool place near here with Yurts and stuff but can't find it on search now.
Days 12-16
Getting a bit fuzzy here. I want to do all of PCH route 1 to San Francisco but we stopped in Monterey in 2008 and it wasn't all that. Most places were shut and there wasn't much to do. That was in April time. I remember the aquarium was good and that they had a lot of Sea otters there but that was about as exciting as it got.
I've been to Yosemite before but that's quite a bit of a detour and the waterfalls won't be that spectacular in August/September
Days 16-19
San Francisco. Any tips on where to stay and where to go?
Also if anyone could recommend a place that lets you hire a proper V8 muscle car that isn't too expensive and let you do a one-way drop off I would appreciate it as it looks a bit thin on the ground from my internet searches.
We fly to New York on in August for 3 nights staying around Times Square. I went to New York 11 years ago but fiancee has never been so i'm pretty comfortable with that part of the trip
Fly on to Vegas for 3 nights at the Wynn, and yes, we're planning on getting married out there. I know some ([TW]Fox
) thinks it tacky but we quite like the idea of getting married there and not worrying about everyone else.So basically after all that, we have 12 days in which I was hoping to hire a proper V8 muscle car like a Mustang GT or Camaro SS and drive from Vegas, and end up at San Francisco where we fly back to the UK.
Day 7
Pickup car in the morning, then drive from Vegas towards San Diego. Planning to go through Joshua Tree and Palm Springs and maybe stay the night there? Worth it?
Day 8
A few hours drive to San Diego, staying around the Gaslamp and then go out around there. Perhaps the Marriot?
Day 9
Still San Diego - Zoo, Marina etc.
Day 10
Drive towards Los Angeles via the Ontario Mills outlet mall (my girlfriend will love that). I've been to LA before so I know it's a smoggy hole, but was thinking we could stay around Santa Monica for a night so she can also come to the same conclusion
Day 11
Drive Pacific Cost Highway to Santa Barbara and stay the night here. Any recommendations. I've actually been before with friends but I was so jet lagged I pretty much slept for 18 hours straight! I'm sure somebody mentioned some cool place near here with Yurts and stuff but can't find it on search now.
Days 12-16
Getting a bit fuzzy here. I want to do all of PCH route 1 to San Francisco but we stopped in Monterey in 2008 and it wasn't all that. Most places were shut and there wasn't much to do. That was in April time. I remember the aquarium was good and that they had a lot of Sea otters there but that was about as exciting as it got.
I've been to Yosemite before but that's quite a bit of a detour and the waterfalls won't be that spectacular in August/September
Days 16-19
San Francisco. Any tips on where to stay and where to go?
Also if anyone could recommend a place that lets you hire a proper V8 muscle car that isn't too expensive and let you do a one-way drop off I would appreciate it as it looks a bit thin on the ground from my internet searches.
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