Comments on: Sar’s Big Adventure

By: Star

Star — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:52:41 +0000

Hi Sar,

I think you should check out Crater Lake in Oregon and also the Grand Canyon. Both are awesome and beautiful and you’ll be close by. And, they are things you can do by yourself. There is also the Rocky Mountains.

Why don’t you google stuff to do in the US in the area you want to see?

Either way, I’m fairly sure it’s still free to see the Grand Canyon and I know it is to see Crater Lake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake

Seattle is a great city. Also, take the ferry to Vancauver Island, Ca.

Sooooo much to do in the US and Canada, omg. I would have trouble choosing!

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By: Elkagorasa

Elkagorasa — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:35:29 +0000

As a California native, I can help.

There are a number of hostels through out our great state. (http://www.hostels.com/us.ca.html). A few that I’ve seen are on public lands, like around lighthouses. This means that you’ll definitely be seeing a lot of the coastline.

The Amtrak is an excellent way travel. The fares are cheep and can you get from Northern Cali to Southern Cali for less than $100. Amtrak routes page. (Check out the 11 Coast Starlight route). Take an hour and visit Sacramento, see the capitol, maybe spot Swartzenegger on the steps.

Yes, Napa and the wine country is lots of fun. Check into the wine-train, dinner and a tour in one. There are fairly regular tours through the valley and can be done solo. (As Gabriel mentioned, check into B&B’s, they are the flavor of the month here)

If you do rent a car, bus (“Blue Van”), etc.. you may look into visiting like Yosemite (should be snow).

And no visit to this coast is complete without a visit to Mickey Mouse and Disneyland.

As for Vegas, fun – sure, but not my thing. Awesome hotels, lots of buffets, and loads of people, and the ever-present slot machine bells…

San Francisco – Market square for shopping – christmas decor should still be around. Golden Gate bridge is awesome, take a trolley car from Market to Pier-39 and walk to Ghiradelli square (CHOCOLATE!).
Muir Woods (http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm)

Let’s see other touristy attractions:

Monterey Bay Aquarium (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/)
Herst Castle (http://www.hearstcastle.org/)
Redwood forest (look into John Muir Trail -> http://johnmuirtrail.org/).

Darn, I need to get out more.. drawing a blank.
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By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:48:02 +0000

Yup. Correct. Standard NHL season is ~84 games and runs from beginning of October until mid April, with the Stanley Cup Finals ending in early May typically.

Here’s the schedule for the Vancouver Canucks:
http://canucks.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Here’s the schedule for the San Jose Sharks:
http://sharks.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Here’s the schedule for the LA Kings:
http://kings.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Here’s the schedule for the Anaheim Ducks:
http://ducks.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

That should cover you insofar as locations you’re visiting that have hockey teams ;) It’s also basketball season and American football season here too, so… yeah. Hehe.

I don’t wish to appear contentious, but Youth Hostels are all over. It’s just a matter of doing research first. Failing that, there are cheaper motel type places and even B&Bs (though those are rare, unlike traveling in UK/Ireland).

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By: Saresa

Saresa — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:44:01 +0000

Y’know, I have always wondered…. what’s a Canuck? Is it even a thing?

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By: painphul

painphul — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:27:00 +0000

You should definitely take in a hockey game. The hockey season just started and it runs until early summer / late spring. (may ish? can’t remember). Anyhow, Vancouver’s team is the Vancouver Canucks. (go see a game were they play against another canadian team. Those area always the best games)

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By: Sass

Sass — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:41:38 +0000

I’d say hit up yelp.com for the cities you know you want to visit. It will help you decide where to eat/sleep and perhaps help you plan out some of the more mundane details of your trip. :)
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By: shopshopshop

shopshopshop — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:36:48 +0000

You’re mistaken, Australia is where the backwards roads are at.
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By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:43:40 +0000

Oh, and you will be here in prime hockey time.

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By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:42:44 +0000

This sounds like a great trip! I’m from the US, but I’m on the east coast. So, i don’t know the west coast at all. But I will say, traveling by train is great and relatively inexpensive. Check out Amtrack’s website for different routes. You might be able to come up with some sort of itinerary for Cali and other points of interest based on their routes.

I have always wanted to go to San Fransisco. If I were going, I would definitely also got north of there for a winery tour. I have no idea what the prices are like, though. I assume that is something you can also find online.

As far as youth hostiles, they may exist in San Fran, but otherwise they are rare, if they even exist at all. I know there aren’t any in New England.

If you have a laptop, bring it. There are tons of free wi-fi hot spots just about everywhere you go.

Hope that helps and have a blast!!

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