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Coming to America... Posted on: 27.03.2012 by Jacque Divinity Well... Later in the year, my best mate and I turn 30 within 5 days of each other late Aug/early Sept. and have decided to go to Vegas to celebrate! We plan on visiting the US for a month at this stage - possibly longer (funds permitting). And nothing is concrete at this stage. Do any of you have any recommendations on things to do/places to see/where to stay etc? (I dont just want evening club suggestions either people!). Apart from going to Nevada, we are kind of planning on mainly hitting up cali, and some of the southern states and possibly the big apple as well as Mexico. I would love to do it all by car, but after reading some community s its prob not that advisable for the most part (high rental prices and/or issues with buying & selling a cheap car & insurance and the like). We will definitely hit up a few of the major touristy spots (cos thats what you do ), and hope to visit some Man vs. Food-esque eating spots around the country.
Latina Samon 29.08.2012	In Vegas there's obviously a ridiculous amount of clubs and restaurants. As for clubs, XS in Encore has been voted one of the top 10 in the world and was the most expensive to kit out so you may as well go while you're there. Get there early and it'll be $30 to get in (standard price for most Vegas clubs), get there late and it might be $100. Try the $10,000 cocktail (with FREE diamond necklace) if you fancy it. One of our favourites was Ghost Bar in the Palms too. It has a balcony dancefloor that is 55 storeys up and looks over towards the strip. In LA Avalon in Hollywood always has big house names on. I'd check out Griffith Park Observatory too, it's in the hills and has views over all of LA and you can see the Hollywood sign from there. Worth a visit. I know you didn't really want club recommendations, but that's mainly what you'll do in Vegas I hope and we didn't do much else in LA! Originally Posted by audiolive So true. We drove around the US original time planed was 2 months. We ended up staying for 4 months Best holiday I've ever had though How much did this cost all in all if you don't mind me asking? Wouldn't mind doing something like that! Did you rent an RV or something or rent a car and live in motels?
Celine Surico 27.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm (not trying to be smart here, but..) im from australia mate, i transverse our vast country regularly every year - i know all there is to know about distance driving! in october/november last year i clocked up over 12,000kms in 4 weekends for the supercross :P I used to live in Australia so I know of the vast distances on two continents. Europe is puny compared with Australia or USA. BTW, here's a bike report I wrote today about a trip over the Sierras in case someone gets inspired to look at California outside San Fran/LA: http://www.pashnit.com/community /showthread.php?t=31812
Janell Selser 27.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm in & out, roscoe's, and sampling the wares of the street meat vendors are all already high priority when we're in LA . I'm not sure if the whole annoying/sometimes delicious food truck trend has spread outside the states but the guy who started it all Roi Choi has a few restaraunts worth checking out. http://aframela.com/new/ http://eatchego.com/ I haven't been to A-Frame yet but Chego's is good. The social atmosphere is cool and they don't serve alchohol but let you bring in whatever you want from the liquor store next door. Last time I went we shared a bottle of tequilla with strangers and had a great meal while listening to N.W.A. From what I remember, it was memerable.
Jacque Divinity 27.06.2012	Originally Posted by ksandvik Renting cars in USA is cheap. But beware the distances, they look short on map but take time when you are on the road, due to stopping, eating and otherwise maintaining the proper speed on highways. You could easily spend two weeks in California and just see a fraction of the place. (not trying to be smart here, but..) im from australia mate, i transverse our vast country regularly every year - i know all there is to know about distance driving! in october/november last year i clocked up over 12,000kms in 4 weekends for the supercross :P
Cristian Carmona 26.06.2012	Originally Posted by djproben ...you absolutely MUST have a bacon-wrapped hot dog from a street vendor. I'm a huge fan of sampling the street meat in any city I visit... street tacos, danger dogs, and a tour of Silverlake (Hipster HQ) is a must! And In & Out
Claude Koveleski 26.06.2012	Originally Posted by ksandvik Renting cars in USA is cheap. But beware the distances, they look short on map but take time when you are on the road, due to stopping, eating and otherwise maintaining the proper speed on highways. You could easily spend two weeks in California and just see a fraction of the place. So true. We drove around the US original time planed was 2 months. We ended up staying for 4 months Best holiday I've ever had though
Jacque Divinity 18.06.2012	Originally Posted by photojojo Are you going to see a Cowboys game? If you're not in Dallas when they're playing they still do tours of the stadium. We have two places in Sherman to eat. One is a BBQ place that was voted one of the top 10 in Texas a few years back. They have no dining room, just a single bench under a tree out back. He's got a for sale sign up so it may not be worth it by the time you get here. The other is a soul food cafe called Slap Yo Momma's. I haven't eaten at this one, but it's run by the same guy that had a soul food restaurant called Gory to God that was pretty good. we may or may not see a cowboys game, but a stadium tour would be well worth it either way! slap yo mamma's will be a must purely based on the name hopefully it'll still be business as usual at that bbq joint when we roll into town (prob 2nd week of sept)
Leeanna Ayla 18.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm we are going to see some football and sample some great southern foods (somewhat of a research trip - im travelling with a chef). Are you going to see a Cowboys game? If you're not in Dallas when they're playing they still do tours of the stadium. We have two places in Sherman to eat. One is a BBQ place that was voted one of the top 10 in Texas a few years back. They have no dining room, just a single bench under a tree out back. He's got a for sale sign up so it may not be worth it by the time you get here. The other is a soul food cafe called Slap Yo Momma's. I haven't eaten at this one, but it's run by the same guy that had a soul food restaurant called Gory to God that was pretty good.
Jacque Divinity 18.06.2012	Originally Posted by Crispinrees Is it difficult for an Australian to work in America, coming from Canada? we're only going for a month's holiday, not for work.... and as far as aussie's working in the states you can get a green card if you get sponsored by a business for i believe a term of 4 years- and theres also a program the US offer for aussies that have done a minimum of 1 year's tertiary education.
Johnetta Olewine 17.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm soooo... been a while since i've been around well we've finally made a rough plan of where we're gonna be going. We fly out of Australia 27th aug, spending a few days in LA, then drive to Vegas for labor day weekend, then drive to SF and oakland... then fly to texas and prob drive louisianna, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, arkansas back to texas (or the other way around) possibly fly to miami while in that region to break up the driving a little then fly home on the 24th sept. why are you going to Oakland and all those redneck states? No NYC? After driving through the USA for a couple of months a year or so ago I say drive along the west coast as much as you can. Also make sure you at least have a look at the grand canyon while you are in the vicinity of nevada/arizona.
Latina Samon 29.08.2012	In Vegas there's obviously a ridiculous amount of clubs and restaurants. As for clubs, XS in Encore has been voted one of the top 10 in the world and was the most expensive to kit out so you may as well go while you're there. Get there early and it'll be $30 to get in (standard price for most Vegas clubs), get there late and it might be $100. Try the $10,000 cocktail (with FREE diamond necklace) if you fancy it. One of our favourites was Ghost Bar in the Palms too. It has a balcony dancefloor that is 55 storeys up and looks over towards the strip. In LA Avalon in Hollywood always has big house names on. I'd check out Griffith Park Observatory too, it's in the hills and has views over all of LA and you can see the Hollywood sign from there. Worth a visit. I know you didn't really want club recommendations, but that's mainly what you'll do in Vegas I hope and we didn't do much else in LA! Originally Posted by audiolive So true. We drove around the US original time planed was 2 months. We ended up staying for 4 months Best holiday I've ever had though How much did this cost all in all if you don't mind me asking? Wouldn't mind doing something like that! Did you rent an RV or something or rent a car and live in motels?
Cristian Carmona 29.08.2012	PBR's at the Cave, hipster mission was complete.
Alla Bluemke 27.06.2012	I thought this was gonna be about the movie.....
Celine Surico 27.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm (not trying to be smart here, but..) im from australia mate, i transverse our vast country regularly every year - i know all there is to know about distance driving! in october/november last year i clocked up over 12,000kms in 4 weekends for the supercross :P I used to live in Australia so I know of the vast distances on two continents. Europe is puny compared with Australia or USA. BTW, here's a bike report I wrote today about a trip over the Sierras in case someone gets inspired to look at California outside San Fran/LA: http://www.pashnit.com/community /showthread.php?t=31812
Janell Selser 27.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm in & out, roscoe's, and sampling the wares of the street meat vendors are all already high priority when we're in LA . I'm not sure if the whole annoying/sometimes delicious food truck trend has spread outside the states but the guy who started it all Roi Choi has a few restaraunts worth checking out. http://aframela.com/new/ http://eatchego.com/ I haven't been to A-Frame yet but Chego's is good. The social atmosphere is cool and they don't serve alchohol but let you bring in whatever you want from the liquor store next door. Last time I went we shared a bottle of tequilla with strangers and had a great meal while listening to N.W.A. From what I remember, it was memerable.
Jacque Divinity 27.06.2012	in & out, roscoe's, and sampling the wares of the street meat vendors are all already high priority when we're in LA as for staying in vegas, we got great deals on room on the strip at the cosmopolitan.... originally we were going to stay at the mgm grand (had a good deal there too) but we got better rooms & slightly cheaper at the cosmopolitan.
Jacque Divinity 27.06.2012	Originally Posted by ksandvik Renting cars in USA is cheap. But beware the distances, they look short on map but take time when you are on the road, due to stopping, eating and otherwise maintaining the proper speed on highways. You could easily spend two weeks in California and just see a fraction of the place. (not trying to be smart here, but..) im from australia mate, i transverse our vast country regularly every year - i know all there is to know about distance driving! in october/november last year i clocked up over 12,000kms in 4 weekends for the supercross :P
Johnetta Olewine 26.06.2012	Pastrami on Rye from Katzs Deli in NYC. I still dream about eating this over a year and a half later. True story.
Cristian Carmona 26.06.2012	Originally Posted by djproben ...you absolutely MUST have a bacon-wrapped hot dog from a street vendor. I'm a huge fan of sampling the street meat in any city I visit... street tacos, danger dogs, and a tour of Silverlake (Hipster HQ) is a must! And In & Out
Danae Dumler 26.06.2012	Yeah man I'd say spend all your time in Cali if you can but I'm biased because I live here... In vegas I'd recommend saving some money and staying downtown near Fremont street; you can get into the 4 Queens or Golden Nugget or Gold Spike for well under 100/evening and take a cab to the strip when you need it then escape to fremont street and take in more of the local scene. Plenty of amazing places to eat in vegas both on and off the strip. and the places you're going in Cali there are literally thousands of great places to eat. You can find fantastic southern food if that's your thing but if you're traveling the south anyway I'd check out the many other options california has to offer while you're here. And if you're going through Louisiana definitely spend some time in New Orleans; that is one of the best cities in the world. Be sure to eat at Coop's and Cochon while you're there. And I can give you dozens of recommendations for food in LA and SF and Oakland if you narrow down what you're looking for; for food generally be sure to use yelp.com; people are fanatic about it so you will find reviews on just about everything. For southern food in Los Angeles check out 504 in Hollywood (NOLA specific), any Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, MPs in Noho, or Harold and Belle's. Or go to Animal for something more interesting but with all the cholesterol. Or check out some of the amazing ethnic food in LA from Korean BBQ to Thai noodle joints to Japanese izakayas to cajun crawfish and shrimp stands owned by Vietnamese, to Salvadoran, Ecuadoran, Peruvian, Costa Rican and of course Mexican Mexican Mexican. There is so much amazing food in LA I could eat out every day and never get through half of it, and it's such a mix of cultures that you get some great combinations (Korean taco trucks, Vietnamese burritos, etc.) And if you do any partying while you're here, you absolutely MUST have a bacon-wrapped hot dog from a street vendor. I'm a huge fan of sampling the street meat in any city I visit but I have yet to find anything that compares to this work of art. There's a reason it was voted the official hot dog of LA.
Claude Koveleski 26.06.2012	Originally Posted by ksandvik Renting cars in USA is cheap. But beware the distances, they look short on map but take time when you are on the road, due to stopping, eating and otherwise maintaining the proper speed on highways. You could easily spend two weeks in California and just see a fraction of the place. So true. We drove around the US original time planed was 2 months. We ended up staying for 4 months Best holiday I've ever had though
Celine Surico 26.06.2012	Renting cars in USA is cheap. But beware the distances, they look short on map but take time when you are on the road, due to stopping, eating and otherwise maintaining the proper speed on highways. You could easily spend two weeks in California and just see a fraction of the place.
Caterina Rachael 22.06.2012	Here where I live in mississippi theres this place that people seem to like http://www.doeseatplace.com/ And I'm close enough to Memphis that I commute there quite a bit. There's a joint there called "kooky canuck" http://www.kookycanuck.com/
Jacque Divinity 18.06.2012	Originally Posted by photojojo Are you going to see a Cowboys game? If you're not in Dallas when they're playing they still do tours of the stadium. We have two places in Sherman to eat. One is a BBQ place that was voted one of the top 10 in Texas a few years back. They have no dining room, just a single bench under a tree out back. He's got a for sale sign up so it may not be worth it by the time you get here. The other is a soul food cafe called Slap Yo Momma's. I haven't eaten at this one, but it's run by the same guy that had a soul food restaurant called Gory to God that was pretty good. we may or may not see a cowboys game, but a stadium tour would be well worth it either way! slap yo mamma's will be a must purely based on the name hopefully it'll still be business as usual at that bbq joint when we roll into town (prob 2nd week of sept)
Leeanna Ayla 18.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm we are going to see some football and sample some great southern foods (somewhat of a research trip - im travelling with a chef). Are you going to see a Cowboys game? If you're not in Dallas when they're playing they still do tours of the stadium. We have two places in Sherman to eat. One is a BBQ place that was voted one of the top 10 in Texas a few years back. They have no dining room, just a single bench under a tree out back. He's got a for sale sign up so it may not be worth it by the time you get here. The other is a soul food cafe called Slap Yo Momma's. I haven't eaten at this one, but it's run by the same guy that had a soul food restaurant called Gory to God that was pretty good.
Claude Koveleski 18.06.2012	If I was you try and squeeze NY city in there as well. The place rocks. You'll be shitty with your self afterwards it you don't go
Jacque Divinity 18.06.2012	Originally Posted by Crispinrees Is it difficult for an Australian to work in America, coming from Canada? we're only going for a month's holiday, not for work.... and as far as aussie's working in the states you can get a green card if you get sponsored by a business for i believe a term of 4 years- and theres also a program the US offer for aussies that have done a minimum of 1 year's tertiary education.
Jacque Divinity 18.06.2012	arkansas was only gonna be a cut through from dallas to memphis and not a stop over... oakland - i have a buddy that lives there, and we were gonna see steelers @ raiders as my mate im travelling with is a steelers fan and tickets to see steelers at home arent as easy to get. we arent travelling to the states specifically to go clubbing or see the sights, we are going to see some football and sample some great southern foods (somewhat of a research trip - im travelling with a chef). we will see some of the touristy things along the way for sure - but they arent our priority
Charline Dye 17.06.2012	Redneck states? Rednecks are all over the US. But for the states mentioned Mississippi and Alabama have more than their fair share. In Louisianna it's coon asses. Hillbillies in Tennessee. Arkansas is just country folk. For the states mentioned in the south I would probably skip Arkansas. The Ozark mountains are nice, but that's about it. In Tennessee, Memphis is worth a visit on the west end, and the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east end. Nashville if you like country music. Natchez Mississippi is nice if you want to see some old southern plantation mansions, but there are plenty of those in Louisianna as well. Of course New Orleans is a must see. I live in Mobile, Alabama and there isn't a whole lot to see. some old southern homes, a battleship, Bellingrath Gardens, and that's about it. The beaches on the border with Florida are nice. In the rest of the state the only major thing I can believe of is the NASA Space Center in Huntsville in the northern part of the state. For Texas, Dallas and Austin are nice places to visit. Photojojo lives in Texas and can probably steer you to some good places. Guess it all depends on what you are interested in seeing/doing.
Johnetta Olewine 17.06.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm soooo... been a while since i've been around well we've finally made a rough plan of where we're gonna be going. We fly out of Australia 27th aug, spending a few days in LA, then drive to Vegas for labor day weekend, then drive to SF and oakland... then fly to texas and prob drive louisianna, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, arkansas back to texas (or the other way around) possibly fly to miami while in that region to break up the driving a little then fly home on the 24th sept. why are you going to Oakland and all those redneck states? No NYC? After driving through the USA for a couple of months a year or so ago I say drive along the west coast as much as you can. Also make sure you at least have a look at the grand canyon while you are in the vicinity of nevada/arizona.
Len Lukawski 17.06.2012	Whats with the whole louisianna, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, arkansas segment? Unless you are visiting N'Orelans, Chris, Barry and some of the other guys I couldn't imagine why you would want spend so much time driving around that areas. No disrespect mean't, I'd tell you you'd be mad to visit most of the states around me! I'd so be doing PCH1 and then burning across the dessert to Vegas before flying to the East Coast and heading from top to bottom.
Freida Leash 17.06.2012	Red Rock state park is a nice afternoon drive for something that isn't casino and booze oriented while in Vegas. It is going to be really hot while you are there, I went in July believe it was over 105
Jacque Divinity 17.06.2012	soooo... been a while since i've been around well we've finally made a rough plan of where we're gonna be going. We fly out of Australia 27th aug, spending a few days in LA, then drive to Vegas for labor day weekend, then drive to SF and oakland... then fly to texas and prob drive louisianna, mississippi, alabama, tennessee, arkansas back to texas (or the other way around) possibly fly to miami while in that region to break up the driving a little then fly home on the 24th sept.
Deeann Cheron 27.03.2012	Driving is all part of the fun. My wife and I honeymooned over there early last year. Flew from Brissy to L.A then got a connecting flight to San Diego. San Diego is a must IMO. Beautiful place. you wont need a car there as it is easy to get around on public transport. grab a Hop on Hop of bus pass and you cant see the place well. Biking the golden gate bridge is fun and once you get across the bridge to Sausialito then this burger Joint is a must also a evening tour of Alcatraz is definitely something I would check out. From there we hired a car and drove to Vegas with a stopover @ Yosemite National park the drive was just a lot lot of fun through some beautiful isolated landscapes. often stopping at all the small towns for a look around (although Yosemite park was closed due to snow for the first time in like 16 years) So instead we spend the evening in Fresno to get some rest before continuing to Vegas. It is a bit of a drive, but if you have the time makes it that much more memorable. If your looking for a place to stay in Vegas then save money and stay just off the strip, I will dig out the place we stayed and give you the info, which was at the top end by the convention centre. literally 100m from the strip. from memory we payed like $50 a evening compared to the $100's+ you will pay at the casino's. after all its only a place to get an hours sleep in between partying hard. Vegas is just a great place to soak up the atmosphere. grab yourself a 4 pack of your drink of choice at the corner store for cheap as chips and wander around the streets enjoying a drink. not many place in the world you can walk in and out of a casino with a drink in hand and be welcomed with a smile. keeping it short a couple of things we done and would recommend, would be a helicopter ride to the grand canyon for a champagne brekkie, (is drivable but its a day trip and were talking a long day). If you like food then the Rio http://www.riolasvegas.com/casinos/r...et-detail.html has one of the best buffets on offer, this is just outside the strip and has nearly every food from around the world you can believe of. Once we had taken a few years off our life expectancy in Vegas we drove down to San Diego. I have been here a couple of times. And a highlight is the World Famous San Diego Zoo, + a day trip to Mexico (I wouldn't recommend driving there though) and for a great place to eat in San Diego. try the Taste of Thai Restaurant on Hillcrest. After a good few days in San Diego we headed up to Hollywood with a evening stopover staying on the original Queen Mary in Long beach. and not to far from there is definatly a stop needed at the DJTT store Hollywood/L.A has ya familiar tourist attractions. Venice beach on a good day is a must. But Im sure there are a few locals on the community who could better recommend some activity's and entertainment from a local perspective. One thing for sure mate is with the Australian dollar being strong it is definitely more affordable than you believe as the prices for us are insanely cheaper considering what we pay here. TL/DR - Can I jump in your Suitcase
Janell Selser 27.03.2012	Originally Posted by josh@firestorm and hope to visit some Man vs. Food-esque eating spots around the country. I've got a few chef freinds out in Vegas that swear by this Teppan Yakki restaraunt called Musashi Japanese Steakhouse. If you stumble in there late evening you might get the adults only show where the semi drunk chef will do a little raunchy stand up routine while he grills your fried rice in the shapes of dicks and cunts etc... Supposedly hilarious and my good freind claims he's never had better lobster anywhere. http://lasvegas.citysearch.com/profi...teakhouse.html
Kimberlee Bosel 27.03.2012	Definitely go to San Fran, time permitting. The culture there is just different, good times all around AND the possibility of swinging by the DJTT Studio. If you really have time, drive down the coast from there, you'll have a great time sightseeing. I may get flamed for this, but look up Anthony Bourdain and what he has done in various cities in the US. All he does is travel and eats but has great suggestions. Served me well when I was out abroad.
Roseline Canright 28.03.2012	book your flight car hotel all together and you'll save, the only thing that will kill you is the gas prices and all of that driving. You might be better off flying to cali and taking public transportation. I turn 21 sept 9th, i should probly rally my friends together and do the same in Vegas!
Len Lukawski 27.03.2012	I believe driving is a great idea. I have rented a huge number of cars in the US and have driven them some distance and have also done "one ways" where you pick up and drop off at different locations. I guess the questions to ask are: 1. Where do you want to go while you are over here? I am talking major cities/states - not necessarily individual attractions. 2. Do you care where you fly into and back out of? 3. What is your budget for travel inside the US? PM if you want to chat.
Erich Vallabhaneni 27.03.2012	Dude if you want a bad ass place to eat, go to the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, crazy shit.

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