Travel to the USA

marcus said:
We fancy florida next year, ive been twice but mrs never has so we want to take the kids , theyll be 6 and 9 next year.

want to spend as little time as possible in Orlando and do maybe 3 theme parks and then spend a week or so heading down to florida keys.
Any tips on maybe 2/3 places to stay for the week or so on way down from orlando to the keys?
been to siesta key and loved it there.
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Only 40 mins east of Orlando airport is Cocoa Beach which is 15 mins from Cape Canaveral space center, the kids may enjoy seeing the rockets.

You say you have been to Siesta beach, Sarasota which is a great place. A little inland from Sarasota is Myakka state park. A great tour of the lake on the boat will bring you close up to alligators.

When I have been to Key West I have always stopped in Miami (4 hours / 4.30 from Tampa, equivelant of Manchester to London) and then onto the Quays. It is only 160 miles but can take 3 / 4 hours as majority is single lane each way and lots of traffic lights
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Only 40 mins east of Orlando airport is Cocoa Beach which is 15 mins from Cape Canaveral space center, the kids may enjoy seeing the rockets.

You say you have been to Siesta beach, Sarasota which is a great place. A little inland from Sarasota is Myakka state park. A great tour of the lake on the boat will bring you close up to alligators.

When I have been to Key West I have always stopped in Miami (4 hours / 4.30 from Tampa, equivelant of Manchester to London) and then onto the Quays. It is only 160 miles but can take 3 / 4 hours as majority is single lane each way and lots of traffic lights
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I lived in Cocoa Beach for a while, good for learning to surf, mellow consistent swells. Watched a shuttle launch from Coconuts bar one time
 
Now that I'm vaccinated and can start travelling again soon, I'm back on the road for 1) trips to LA to see my mom and sister, 2) work (limited trips) and 3) college tours for my boy. Then I'll start thinking about where I want to go for fun.

I miss three places that if you lot make it out here with plenty of time you must see: Yellowstone National Park, New Orleans, and the island of Kauai, Hawaii (or Maui or The Big Island if not Kauai).

I've been to 46 of the 50 states and those three spots are my favo(u)rites of all.

New York and Boston are great -- I presume I'll be back there every couple of months for work as before eventually, and I went to college (uni) in DC, and I grew up in/have lived in SF and LA. All are great, as are plenty of other cities like Portland and Seattle and Chicago among others. And Yosemite is beautiful, as is Crater Lake and the Appalachians and many other national parks.

But Yellowstone, New Orleans and Hawaii are tops.
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
Now that I'm vaccinated and can start travelling again soon, I'm back on the road for 1) trips to LA to see my mom and sister, 2) work (limited trips) and 3) college tours for my boy. Then I'll start thinking about where I want to go for fun.

I miss three places that if you lot make it out here with plenty of time you must see: Yellowstone National Park, New Orleans, and the island of Kauai, Hawaii (or Maui or The Big Island if not Kauai).

I've been to 46 of the 50 states and those three spots are my favo(u)rites of all.

New York and Boston are great -- I presume I'll be back there every couple of months for work as before eventually, and I went to college (uni) in DC, and I grew up in/have lived in SF and LA. All are great, as are plenty of other cities like Portland and Seattle and Chicago among others. And Yosemite is beautiful, as is Crater Lake and the Appalachians and many other national parks.

But Yellowstone, New Orleans and Hawaii are tops.
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Give me a shout if you get near Yellowstone, I’ll take you to Man Camp, we like you Cali boys
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
Now that I'm vaccinated and can start travelling again soon, I'm back on the road for 1) trips to LA to see my mom and sister, 2) work (limited trips) and 3) college tours for my boy. Then I'll start thinking about where I want to go for fun.

I miss three places that if you lot make it out here with plenty of time you must see: Yellowstone National Park, New Orleans, and the island of Kauai, Hawaii (or Maui or The Big Island if not Kauai).

I've been to 46 of the 50 states and those three spots are my favo(u)rites of all.

New York and Boston are great -- I presume I'll be back there every couple of months for work as before eventually, and I went to college (uni) in DC, and I grew up in/have lived in SF and LA. All are great, as are plenty of other cities like Portland and Seattle and Chicago among others. And Yosemite is beautiful, as is Crater Lake and the Appalachians and many other national parks.

But Yellowstone, New Orleans and Hawaii are tops.
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Which States haven't you been to?
 
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