Quote:Hi all,


After over three years of being engaged, the wife-to-be and I have decided that for the money we could spend on a single wedding day over here, we could have a blow out two week vacation in the states with a cheap and tacky Vegas wedding followed by a trip across America.


No dates or events set in stone yet, but the initial outline would be 4 or 5 days in Vegas with a very long road trip to Florida finishing with a Jags at the bank.


We'd like some suggestions on things we must see/do and place we should stop at along our way. The only stop that is pretty much certain is a trip to Memphis as the fiancée and her mom are Elvis fans.


We may just end up flying from Vegas to Florida but the idea of spending a night or two in a couple of different cities would be an adventure of a lifetime

 

Just a few random thoughts: 

 

I don't know what kind of activities you like, but if it were I, 5 days in Vegas would be way too long.   I would be bored stiff after 2 days in Vegas.   Besides, if you have 2 weeks to get this whole trip in, why waste time in Vegas?   Vegas is a clip joint for the mathematically challenged.

 

What do you like to do?   What are your interests?   The United States is a big place with a lot of different stuff.   If I were advising someone who was coming here for a trip of a lifetime, I think I would send them to New York City and Disney World.   But really, to advise you, I (we) need to know more about what you are interested in. 

 

By the way, I would not drive from Vegas to Jacksonville.   That's way too much driving.   According to Google Maps, it's 32 hours of driving.  

 

Here's a suggestion:  Spend a day in Vegas, then rent a car and drive to the Grand Canyon.   That's a 4 hour drive.   Spend the night there.  Then, from Vegas, fly to New York City.  Spend a couple of days in New York City.   Take one of those hop-on, hop-off double decker bus tours.  That's the easiest way to see the sights in New York.  Fly from New York to Jacksonville.   See the Jags play.   Then rent a car and drive to Orlando and see Disney World.   You can do the Magic Kingdom in one day.   Stay to the end so you can see the fireworks.  I think there are direct flights from Orlando to London.  

 

Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, New York, Disney World.  Now that's a trip!  

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