Reply to: I had a beer last night with Bullwinkle

[Sysman]

You will love it all even Disney, the canyon is impressive & worth the trip; have a great time

A mate got dragged to Disney and enjoyed it from the engineering point of view.

[EternalOptimist]

Brilliant move OS.
Keep us posted (as cojak says) we all like the vicarious participation.

I am envious. truly envious

it will be blooming great

[cojak]

Well March 2011 turned into May 2011 but now finally have it all booked Major cities to be covered include Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, San Diego, New York plus all the back of beyond places inbetweeen.

Have had to concede Disneyland, Sea World and a helicopter to the Grand Canyon to be allowed a round at Torrey Pines

WHJS and please keep us updated ala EO!

(It felt a bit like I was on holiday too!)

[Halo Jones]

Have had to concede Disneyland, Sea World and a helicopter to the Grand Canyon to be allowed a round at Torrey Pines

You will love it all even Disney, the canyon is impressive & worth the trip; have a great time

[oracleslave]

I have been inspired. Am taking March 2011 off and taking the family on a road-trip.

Have done quite a few trips to the USA ( Done much of California, Texas, and New York) before but loads still left on my list of things to do. Am in the early planning stages but looking forward to it already.

Well March 2011 turned into May 2011 but now finally have it all booked Major cities to be covered include Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, San Diego, New York plus all the back of beyond places inbetweeen.

Have had to concede Disneyland, Sea World and a helicopter to the Grand Canyon to be allowed a round at Torrey Pines

[Troll]

Ah so Cliphead is Troll afterall...

wash your mouth out...

[Troll]

I thought you liked border controls and were generally anti-immigrants?

You need to differentiate between reasonably wealthy, Westernised, no moral turpitude,intent only on enjoying your country and spending large amounts of wonga & then returning home.

with

Economic migrants with no concept of integration, a drain on resources, of dubious character & intent on bleeding the state systems dry (yes I'm talking about the Scots)

HTH

[norrahe]

AtW might like our next one. This one was 'fire to Ice'

next is 'West meets East'

Manchester
Holland
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Mongolia
China
stop for a chinky
Hong Kong
sell my car
fly home

Transiberian railway then?

[EternalOptimist]

Ah so Cliphead is Troll afterall...

AtW might like our next one. This one was 'fire to Ice'

next is 'West meets East'

Manchester
Holland
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Mongolia
China
stop for a chinky
Hong Kong
sell my car
fly home

[oracleslave]

Nice one OS. A month is about right in my opinion.
Given the different locations and pace of movement, its like four or five different holidays rolled into one.

We can barely remember San Diego now.

A camper van is a seductive idea, and we looked at it closely, but it seemed expensive, slow and a bit limiting. let me know how it pans out in practice though.

At the moment we are in Valemount British Columbia. It is our last full week and we are relaxing. There are no bears in the area so we have been out walking through the wilderness. Only little six milers, but the clean air, silence and the pure tranquility is fantastic. We walk around a corner into a group of caribou, they look at us then one gets nervous, twitches, then the whole bunch gallop away in their funny gait. not even enough time to get the camera up.

9 days from now I will be building the planning screens on the purchase order system.

Thanks EO.

Didn't mean to suggest I would be doing a campervan trip though. Will need a 4x4 for Yosemite/Death Valley that time of year but other than that the current plan is a mix of flights/cars as and when required. Will definitely try and get some dodgy USA convertible for Vegas even if it will be fooking freezin

Enioy the last few days.

[AtW]

Only a Scottish border

Ah so Cliphead is Troll afterall...

[oracleslave]

How long would you go for? - I was thinking of doing a 6 month road trip in a camper through the States, wasn't sure if the immigration stasi would allow it though

Initially I was thinking just 3 weeks. I keep adding "must do's" to the list so am now at just over 4 weeks.

[EternalOptimist]

Nice one OS. A month is about right in my opinion.
Given the different locations and pace of movement, its like four or five different holidays rolled into one.

We can barely remember San Diego now.

A camper van is a seductive idea, and we looked at it closely, but it seemed expensive, slow and a bit limiting. let me know how it pans out in practice though.

At the moment we are in Valemount British Columbia. It is our last full week and we are relaxing. There are no bears in the area so we have been out walking through the wilderness. Only little six milers, but the clean air, silence and the pure tranquility is fantastic. We walk around a corner into a group of caribou, they look at us then one gets nervous, twitches, then the whole bunch gallop away in their funny gait. not even enough time to get the camera up.

9 days from now I will be building the planning screens on the purchase order system.

[Cliphead]

I thought you liked border controls and were generally anti-immigrants?

Only a Scottish border

[AtW]

wasn't sure if the immigration stasi would allow it though

I thought you liked border controls and were generally anti-immigrants?