Richard - rcgosling You are sending posts to uk2usa-owner@yahoogroups.com These posts go to my personal e-mail account not to this message board. You need to...
Hi Everybody, One of the most common items of feedback I get from the uk-2-usa.com website is that people want to know driving times and distances bewteen...
The link isnt working for me UK. I've had a scout around the site and cant find it either. Ive been using the free Rand McNally route planner which ive found...
Hi Next year(2006) I am wanting to try a fly drive for the first time, there will be my wife and I only in our early 40's, we would like to spend a week around...
Hi Brian From the many times we have been to florida, we found that motels were plentiful, just turn up, check them out and if you like them, stay, if not ...
... and ... Brian, Welcome to the group. Florida is a good place to take your first fly drive if you are a little unsure of yourself because its a well...
Hi Brian, We did a mini flydrive in Florida in 2003 and didn't book any of the motels in advance. We either just turned up at one we saw that took our fancy...
Hi Alan first thanks for the help and your quick reply I was worried at first about the whole idea, but with your reply and the others I have recived so...
Hello and welcome Brian We did a fly drive to Florida over the New Year period. Flew into Tampa (via Atlanta) and found the Atlanta transfer and Tampa itself ...
Just came across this latest news from the Telegraph website. UK Visitors to US warned to update passports early By Lynn Robson Travellers heading for the...
I have also found that www.randmcnally.com has some good route planning tools, I have used it for a coupld of trips, of which more later. I have been meaning...
Gavin or WiggyToo (which do you prefer ?) Welcome to the group. Now digitum extractum and let us know about the route you have done. We are all USAophiles here...
Hi all, Thought I should share this. Just returned from driving in Canada where I picked up a cracked windshield to the tune of C$300. Ouch. Make sure you have...
Have had similar experience with Hertz, but not in USA (it was Austria). Hired car and returned it with no apparent damage, but a few days later we got letter...
Steve and Lesley, Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm quite methodical in checking out the body work of hire cars before I drive them away but I never...
Hi, Also thanks for the tip. Must admit I can be a bit hit and miss when it comes to checking out a hire car. It can be a stressful time – in the middle...
Anyone been to Happy Camp or travelled the Jefferson Scenic Highway? I'm putting together a trip and the road from O'Brien to Happy Camp,because it is off the...
... Highway? ... Dasmy, I've not actually driven that road but boy was I close! I have driven from Grants Pass through Cave Junction to Redwood, and looking at...
UK. The reason I'm up in the top end corner of California is because of Redwood Park and your feedback on here has been most helpful. And thanks for the...
You'll enjoy Redwood Dasmy. Those trees still live with me. By coincidence I'm just reviewing the analogue video footage I took back in 2002 and transfering it...
Your description of the Redwoods certainly conveys a deep feeling for the place, UK. I know I shall not be disappointed when I get there. There are some...
Hi, As I said in response to Dasmy's post, I'm in the process of converting analogue tapes of my 2002 holiday into DVDs. This affords the opportunity of frame...
I'm a sucker for the magical – in fact I still look for fairies at the bottom of the garden ; -) Which takes me onto Bigfoot. I've always known of Bigfoot...
UK, The photos certainly whet the appetite. I'm sure everyone – well I am anyway – interested in the background of the redwoods so here is a piece I've...
Di, I bet you are well advanced with plans for another visit over the pond. Let us know what you are doing when you can. I also enjoyed UK's pictures. ...
Dasmy, If you are interested in the biology of the Redwoods, you will find that the coastal redwood is an astonishing living thing. The following is lifted...