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I’m from England and would travel all the way to London to fly out to the USA. Louisiana seems cool for all the culture and Cajun food there. Any southerners here have suggestions on cities, landscapes, music spots and restaurants I should visit to get the authentic Louisiana experience?

If I were to do a trip from Sioux Falls to Milwaukee in August, what would be the stops or things to do on the way that you'd say are an absolute must?

Hi! I am currently studying in atl and my parents are coming to visit for christmas. They wanted to visit a place with a traditional american-Christmas style. Think of the villages/towns)? With lights and dinners with a bell as you enter the door and pancakes and coofe. They have swen it a lot in movies so maybe the best description is something like the show everwood.

My mom hasnt seen the snow yet so I would love to be at a place with snow (around 20-25th of december) although I KNOW weather is unpredictable.

I need help because I am not from the US so no idea where to go. Also if its cheap or there are short cuts so that it is (we dont mind driving instead of flying or idk) that woudl be awesome, they pay for my studies and I sustain myself but neither have that much extra moneyy...

Thank you!!

I planned out this cool trip with my family from Phoenix Arizona, going in a circle and hitting cool places al9ng the way....to Tucson region, Las Cruces for the White Sands Nat park, up to Albuquerque New Mexico, and across, past Flagstaff as break over night and back to Phoenix. I noticed a pattern of safety reviews in Albuquerque and then compared safety based on a town I know to be not at all friendly and now I am freaking out that the whole trip is actually us visiting places where theft/crime is super high.

Is it realistic to travel between states in the US at 17–18? I really want to spend Christmas in NYC during my exchange, but I’m not sure how easy it is to travel at that age, especially when it comes to transportation, hotels, and parental permission. Has anyone done something similar?

We're heading to Asheville and road tripping up to Boston with stays in Shenandoah and NYC. I'm a nature photographer and I'll be with my daughter, 11, and my wife. We love the outdoors, quaint towns and live music. This will be the third week of October.

Any recommendations are welcome!

We've already booked a night in Shenandoah and one in NYC and we will be spending a few days in the Boston area.

It would be my first visit to NYC & Washington DC. Would april end be a good time to visit these two places or do you suggest going before or after.

The aim is to go to the regular toursit spots, so there might be some outdoor activity if not all.

I’m looking to take a mommy daughter trip with my baby girl in February. She will be 9 months old. We will be traveling from the Southeast. Willing to fly (4 hours or less preferred) and prefer to leave the southeast. I want it to be something beautiful and memorable with lots of photo opportunities to save our memories as my baby grows older. Something kind of low stakes as far as having a flexible itinerary that can ebb and flow based on how my baby is feeling. Definitely down to get outside and stroll though! Any recs appreciated!

A friend and I (both women in our 40s) are looking to own a trip where we could see bears. We live in the US east coast and really want to see bears in the wild. We are flexible on time of year any in location. Ideally we would be in the Continental US but we do have passports and open to something else. Our ideal scenario is fly somewhere and have a good bear location within 2 hours of the airport. We are would prefer hotel or Airbnb over camping. No set budget but not hoping to not crazy break the bank. When and where should we go?

Hi everyone,

I'm from Europe, and I'm going to travel in the United States for two and a half weeks soon for the first time

As the limit for liquid bottles can't be over 100 ml on the plane, it's not enough for me to have a sufficient quantity of shampoo and conditioner for my trip (plus I'd like to save as much space as possible in my bag), so I'd like to buy products directly there

This might sound a little irrelevant, but I wouldn't want to get products that will end up damaging my hair, as I've been trying to keep my hair healthy for a while now (and I could be overthinking it, but I have no idea of hair products' quality in the States)

Does anyone have any brands to recommend? I usually go for Wunderbar but of course it only exists in Europe, it seems

I'd rather have a brand that's reasonably priced (not cheap but not very expensive either) and good quality
I like Wunderbar because it's a professional brand used by hairdressers here and again, very reasonably priced

PS: Something that throws me off a little is that the States doesn't seem to have some "categories" of shampoo?
There's extra volume, shiny, etc... But here, we also have dry hair or greasy hair products and I'd need the greasy hair one, which seems to be missing (or at least, I didn't see any when looking up various brands online)

Thank you for your answers!

Not an actual running marathon, but I want to visit all in one session. Me and my friends really want to travel together, and I think the first step is to do a 50 state marathon. We start in Florida and want to visit every state. And we’re planning on buying a van for this together, just for it. Now this will be 2-3 years after college but I just want advice and things I should know.

My family recently went across the country the first time, Florida to California taking I-10, then back kinda a little above I-10, we touched Nevada, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
And after that, I knew, unless I have an appointment or I need to be somewhere, I think I like road trips more.

So things I’m asking is, how long would this take? I’m thinking a month and some change, but I know there’s a lot of variables. Staying the night at every state would definitely extend the time but might make the trip more enjoyable, but it’ll probably be staying the night at every other state. Another question, how should we route it? I was thinking going on the horizontal highways, but would zig zagging vertically be better? This is a big one I’m wondering. How much should be saved up? I know this has a lot of variables also but I just want a really really general answer. We should have decent mpg, and we aren’t staying in resorts, probably mediocre hotels (Hilton or Hampton), and gift shops would be minimal too, but food, we might try to find iconic places to eat at, things that aren’t from Florida (where we are).

This is a big project but I really want it to happen.

Hi everyone, i hope you are doing great. My Name is Robin and I'm 27, currently in Vancouver, originally from India. i have recently got US visitors visa and by the end of the december I'm planning to visit, prolly for new year. i don't have any friends in us Or in canada as such. so, i might be travelling alone. i have no idea where should i start, east, south or north west. i love mountains and lakes but I wanna feel that new year crowd energy.

new york is not in my go to list because i don't want to travel alone in new york but I'm open to other places. if you have any suggestions for me, i would highly appreciate and it would be extremely nice if we can connect and make some plans in advance.

Thank you so much.

Hey! I am 27M living in the New England area. I work in tech and currently have 15 days of PTO left for this year (which can't be rolled over). I want to do some solo traveling within the US.

I am an avid driver. I love taking my car every now and then to random places. Mountains, beaches, sunsets (<3) excite me a lot. I am also an active hiker, and I did Mt. Washington last summer.

The thing is, my friends don't have vacations and don't want to travel for the rest of the year. I have a lot of vacation left, which I don't want to lose by just sitting at home.

These are the places I've already been to:

1. All of NH, VT, MA, NY, NJ

2. Florida (Miami)

3. California (Yosemite, SF, SJ, LA)

I love to travel and I have a National Park Pass. I've always wanted to visit the National Parks out West, like the Utah Mighty 5, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, etc.

I was thinking of planning a trip for around a week max and exploring a new area. The biggest confusion is where to go, hence this post.

Could you guys please help me figure out what I should do and suggest some interesting plans/itineraries? I am thinking sometime in October/November. I want to keep December for relaxing locally.

I am totally open to flying somewhere and renting a car, or driving if it makes sense. I also don't mind doing a decent amount of hiking, especially if the views are worth it.

Thanks in advance! :)