The Reds road trip.

[RED-DOG]

Mrs Red & I are looking at doing a bit of a US road trip lasting approx 3 weeks.

I can get return flights to Vegas for £473 leaving on the 6th July. (Is that price OK?)

Rough plans are spend first week in Vegas, see a couple of shows, do the GC and other touristy things, then hire a car and find a scenic route to San Francisco. have a week or so there, and then find a scenic route back.

Does anyone know if I can hire something like a van or a station wagon with fold down seats so that we could sleep in it if the fancy took us?

Any advice / comments welcome.

[GreekStein]

Mrs Red & I are looking at doing a bit of a US road trip lasting approx 3 weeks.

I can get return flights to Vegas for £473 leaving on the 6th July. (Is that price OK?)

Rough plans are spend first week in Vegas, see a couple of shows, do the GC and other touristy things, then hire a car and find a scenic route to San Francisco. have a week or so there, and then find a scenic route back.

Does anyone know if I can hire something like a van or a station wagon with fold down seats so that Cos and Mitch could come and visit.

Any advice / comments welcome.

fyp

[StuartHopkin]

Very good flight price, indirect? Who's it with if you don't mind me asking?

http://www.jurnii.com/rv/ne_land.php?gclid=COPi3fGyl6kCFUtC4QodZgKCsw

[AndrewT]

£473 for flights is a good price.

If you're going to be doing a road trip, why are you arriving and leaving from the same place. Surely better to arrive somewhere, then wend your way slowly across to some place else, then fly home from there?

[RED-DOG]

£473 for flights is a good price.

If you're going to be doing a road trip, why are you arriving and leaving from the same place. Surely better to arrive somewhere, then wend your way slowly across to some place else, then fly home from there?

Absolutely Andrew, but flights go up almost double.

[Longy]

I did a West Coast Road trip last year, starting and finishing in Vegas. Was the best holiday I have ever had, the scenery in that part of the world is truly stunning.

I would recommend going to Sedona which is about 2 hours drive south of GC, famous for its red rocks.

Yosemite is a must imo and you can do that on the way to San Francisco, the whole of the Sierra Nevada mountain range is amazing. Lake Tahoe is worth the visit as well, they have casinos there as well!

The other thing I wouldn't miss out on is doing route 1 costal road between LA and San Francisco again the scenery is amazing especially the Big Sur part of the route.

[RED-DOG]

Very good flight price, indirect? Who's it with if you don't mind me asking?

http://www.jurnii.com/rv/ne_land.php?gclid=COPi3fGyl6kCFUtC4QodZgKCsw

Dunno who the flights are with Stuart. I just had my travel agent ring around for me. I can find out for you though.

Don't want to rent an RV. Too big / fancy / conspicuous / expensive.

Ideally I would like a little "White van man" type van. No side windows, room to put an inflatable mattress in the back.

[outragous76]

Tom

Given you are going Vegas > San Fran you simply MUSt go through Yosemite!

I had plans to do this in 2007, but the snow fell the week before we travelled and wrecked our plans as they have to close the pass. It is suitable for motorhomes so car size wont be a problem

V jealous - enjoy

[RED-DOG]

I did a West Coast Road trip last year, starting and finishing in Vegas. Was the best holiday I have ever had, the scenery in that part of the world is truly stunning.

I would recommend going to Sedona which is about 2 hours drive south of GC, famous for its red rocks.

Yosemite is a must imo and you can do that on the way to San Francisco, the whole of the Sierra Nevada mountain range is amazing. Lake Tahoe is worth the visit as well, they have casinos there as well!

The other thing I wouldn't miss out in is doing route 1 costal road between LA and San Francisco again the scenery is amazing especially the Big Sur part of the route.

Great stuff Mr L. More Info if/when you have time please. Distances - en route accomodation - prices - time frame etc.

tyty in advance.

[RED-DOG]

Looks like we will be doing Yosemite.

[kinboshi]

I've heard Yosemite is a must do Tom.  No need to thank me.

[RED-DOG]

I've heard Yosemite is a must do Tom.  No need to thank me.

Thank you.

[celtic]

I think Yosemite is on the route you are planning? Have you considered going there? If not, I would, I heard it's good

[The_nun]

OK OK I posted before I saw Outrages's post. Posts deleted, sorry. x

[outragous76]

OK OK I posted before I saw Outrages's post. Posts deleted, sorry. x

And i posted without reading longys!