KillerCharlie
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That looks like a good route but I might skip the glacier national park. Maybe swing by Yosemite, Las Vegas and Grand Canyon.
Just keep in mind, LA is NOT a good repesentation for the average American city!
Yeah, I'm not interested in spending all my holiday on the road, that's why I thought Seattle -> LA should be doable in two weeks.
Or maybe just SF -> LA
Yeah, it's hard to recommend the East coast in the summer...
I live in DC and it's HELL here! The time to visit the east coast is more like April/May or October/November I think.
For the summer months, I would recommend something like:
Depart CPH for YVR (Vancouver, Canada)
Visit Vancouver (and surroundings)
Visit Seattle (and surroundings)
Head east over to Montana (Glacier National Park)
Then back west to HWY 101 via Portland, OR
Take 101 south via Redwood National Park to Napa Valley
Continue south via Berkeley and San Francisco (stop and visit for a while)
Continue south via Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
Do the touristy stuff in LA
End your journey there, departing LAX for CPH
Yeah, it's hard to recommend the East coast in the summer...
I live in DC and it's HELL here! The time to visit the east coast is more like April/May or October/November I think.
For the summer months, I would recommend something like:
Depart CPH for YVR (Vancouver, Canada)
Visit Vancouver (and surroundings)
Visit Seattle (and surroundings)
Head east over to Montana (Glacier National Park)
Then back west to HWY 101 via Portland, OR
Take 101 south via Redwood National Park to Napa Valley
Continue south via Berkeley and San Francisco (stop and visit for a while)
Continue south via Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
Do the touristy stuff in LA
End your journey there, departing LAX for CPH
Dear lord please do NOT go to Disney in the Summer. We took our 5 year old this last July and it was miserable. I live in TN and am used to a lot of heat and it was still pretty horrible. Unless you're into paying for torture stay away.
Sometimes people don't realize the distances involved. Florida is not remotely close to NY or DC.
It's roughly the distance between Copenhagen and Florence, Italy.
Spending a lot of your time traveling is only a mistake in certain areas.
If you hit Montana and parts of Washington at the right time of year... the traveling is easily as good as the destinations.
Unless you're a corn aficionado...
Just to clarify, you would drive from Seattle to LA or fly?
If you're going to drive, plan it right and you can explore some beautiful scenery.
Here are some useful links I found with a simple Google search, bookmark/print these:
http://blog.onetravel.com/travel/th...to-los-angeles-what-to-see-along-the-way.aspx
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/foru...ice-for-roadtrip-from-LA-to-Seattle-in-a-week
http://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/seattle-to-la-area-driving-straight-thru.cfm
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...est_coast_drive_Seattle_to_LA-California.html
Drive from SF to LA, since there seems to be a lot to see around here that would require a car to reach easily.
Between Seattle, Washington to LA ... would you drive or fly?
SF is really bad for cars. Work it all out on public transit or cabs there and save a ton of headaches.
Although it's normally a bad idea to public announce when you're not home, I have a tenant in my apartment so...What are your dates? I've lived in the wine country in NorCal and in Seattle, and depending on when you're traveling I can make some recommendations on interesting things to do, festivals, etc.
You're flying into SF, not Seattle? Changed your plans to drive the full way down? That's a bit of a shame. There's lots more to see from Vancouver BC/Seattle/Portland/NorCal/SF than there is from SF to LA.
I'd recommend planning some time north of the city, but that's because I LOVE the redwoods and wine country. The Lost Coast makes from some beautiful hikes. We've got some of the best food in the world too.
When you're heading south, stay in Santa Barbara for a few days for your real beach vacation. It's a cute town.