bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have been working part time in various places since I left school and I have also been studying. I have managed to save up a bit of cash for a car and insurance and all that crap. But for the past few days I have been strongly considering going to America, by that I don't mean for a week and just going to one place. I wanna travel around America and see what its like as its always been a dream of mine to go and see the world, main reason I applied for the Navy too. Now I have been wondering how I can go about this, I could just book a hotel in each state week after week and travel that way, but I don't wanna do that I don't think I will get to see as much as I would like to. This leads me asking you for help and advice on what could be the best way to go over and see the USA. I have been told that some travel agents do group holidays, in which they put together a group of people and take you over to the USA, this sounds like a cracking idea to me but does anyone know how to go about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Trek america looks like a good company to travel with like they do trips as long as 64 days looping right round America I think it even goes into Canada. I'm not sure what America is like if you go on your own travelling I know Australia is piss easy to meet people and get into groups 2 of my mates are currently over in Oz, I'm going to the US on camp america where I'll work on camp for 2 month then I get time to travel after but I think applications have closed for that this year. Oh btw I think trek America operate in groups of 13-14 people so that's a canny group and you travel in a 13 seater van with a trailer to put all your gear in. Edited April 10, 2009 by Barton7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Trek America looks like a cracking website mate, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Drinking age in America? 21? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 All over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6964 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Strict too on the drinking age. If you stick to both coasts then you can drive from most places in a day. Boston New York Philadelphia Washington DC Columbia Atlanta Memphis New Orlean Tampa Miami Key West Some of the more out of the way places are well worth a visit. Jack Daniels distillery was brilliant in Tennessee, theres a good NASA museum in Alabama too. Heres the route I took. best 6 months of my life mate, id definately recommend it Jack Daniels Alabama Cheers Bar, Boston Graceland Showing im not really that good a football coach Edited April 10, 2009 by Kid Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have been working part time in various places since I left school and I have also been studying. I have managed to save up a bit of cash for a car and insurance and all that crap. But for the past few days I have been strongly considering going to America, by that I don't mean for a week and just going to one place. I wanna travel around America and see what its like as its always been a dream of mine to go and see the world, main reason I applied for the Navy too. Now I have been wondering how I can go about this, I could just book a hotel in each state week after week and travel that way, but I don't wanna do that I don't think I will get to see as much as I would like to. This leads me asking you for help and advice on what could be the best way to go over and see the USA. I have been told that some travel agents do group holidays, in which they put together a group of people and take you over to the USA, this sounds like a cracking idea to me but does anyone know how to go about this? You're originally from Iraq mate. You've got no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have been working part time in various places since I left school and I have also been studying. I have managed to save up a bit of cash for a car and insurance and all that crap. But for the past few days I have been strongly considering going to America, by that I don't mean for a week and just going to one place. I wanna travel around America and see what its like as its always been a dream of mine to go and see the world, main reason I applied for the Navy too. Now I have been wondering how I can go about this, I could just book a hotel in each state week after week and travel that way, but I don't wanna do that I don't think I will get to see as much as I would like to. This leads me asking you for help and advice on what could be the best way to go over and see the USA. I have been told that some travel agents do group holidays, in which they put together a group of people and take you over to the USA, this sounds like a cracking idea to me but does anyone know how to go about this? You're originally from Kurdistan mate. You've got no chance. FYP Cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Dynamite mate how much did you spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Looks like an awesome trip like, did you save up for it or get some sort of working visa and get odd jobs out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6964 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Dynamite mate how much did you spend? I did it through MLS camps. 3 months working in a school near new york coaching the kids teams then 3 months touring the southern states in a different city each week doing summer camps. Flights, cars and petrol paid for and accomodation was free with the familys of the kids I was coaching. If you can be arsed to do your level 1 coaching badge its a good way of seeing the states for free. No guarantee as to where you get placed though. Some lucky gits get to spend 3 months in Hawaii!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15347 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The better half and I are gradually working out the details of a 5th anniversary trip that needs to take in NYC, San Francisco, Nashville and Dollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 The better half and I are gradually working out the details of a 5th anniversary trip that needs to take in NYC, San Francisco, Nashville and Dollywood. http://www.trekamerica.co.uk/tours/am.html Should be looking at that tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The better half and I are gradually working out the details of a 5th anniversary trip that needs to take in NYC, San Francisco, Nashville and Dollywood. You big stereotype! Shouldn't that be Noshville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 866 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just visit the East Coast bawan man, you're wasting your time anywhere else. Everything west of Pennsylvania could sink into the ocean tomorrow and I wouldn't bat an eye. Start at NYC (forget Boston, it's a shithole) and work your way down to Florida. Kurdistan isn't a country yet and probably never will be (argument for another thread I know), but you're better off telling people you're from there as they'll have no idea where it (supposedly) is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawan 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just visit the East Coast bawan man, you're wasting your time anywhere else. Everything west of Pennsylvania could sink into the ocean tomorrow and I wouldn't bat an eye. Start at NYC (forget Boston, it's a shithole) and work your way down to Florida. Kurdistan isn't a country yet and probably never will be (argument for another thread I know), but you're better off telling people you're from there as they'll have no idea where it (supposedly) is. Fuck you. But thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My mates doing this he's had his extended to a 24-month working visa I think he was saying he got this by working in an agricultural job for 3 month, he spent 8 weeks in the outback picking rock melons lucky for him the bloke just put down he'd done 3 month, so now he's been partying up the east coast with all these Sweedish birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Plus, as you say it's geared up for the traveller so it's a piece of piss. Wish I'd checked out NZ and the South Pacific when I was there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My stepsister's doing this at the minute. She's been there since September and has done loads of fruit picking/sorting etc. Shite work but it pays (much like my own job ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My stepsister's doing this at the minute. She's been there since September and has done loads of fruit picking/sorting etc. Shite work but it pays (much like my own job ). I'd give that shite a miss tbh. Loads of jobs like barwork and so on are easy to get and much less strenuous. Also those jobs tend to be in the middle of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My stepsister's doing this at the minute. She's been there since September and has done loads of fruit picking/sorting etc. Shite work but it pays (much like my own job ). I'd give that shite a miss tbh. Loads of jobs like barwork and so on are easy to get and much less strenuous. Also those jobs tend to be in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't do it either, but she wants to work on her tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 (edited) If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My stepsister's doing this at the minute. She's been there since September and has done loads of fruit picking/sorting etc. Shite work but it pays (much like my own job ). I'd give that shite a miss tbh. Loads of jobs like barwork and so on are easy to get and much less strenuous. Also those jobs tend to be in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't do it either, but she wants to work on her tan. Fair point. There's no way she could do that in Sydney or somewhere like that She should be careful like. My sis worked with someone who got skin cancer from (almost certainly) fruit picking in Australia. Edited April 11, 2009 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My stepsister's doing this at the minute. She's been there since September and has done loads of fruit picking/sorting etc. Shite work but it pays (much like my own job ). I'd give that shite a miss tbh. Loads of jobs like barwork and so on are easy to get and much less strenuous. Also those jobs tend to be in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't do it either, but she wants to work on her tan. Fair point. There's no way she could do that in Sydney or somewhere like that She should be careful like. My sis worked with someone who got skin cancer from (almost certainly) fruit picking in Australia. My dad & stepmam went over to meet up with her last month and gave her a lecture though, apparently the people/company she went through were very good and warned everyone about the dangers so it sounds like they're all pretty clued up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you go to Australia you can get a 12 month working visa which allows you to get temporary jobs while you're there (upto 3 months per job) which obviously makes it more affordable. My stepsister's doing this at the minute. She's been there since September and has done loads of fruit picking/sorting etc. Shite work but it pays (much like my own job ). I'd give that shite a miss tbh. Loads of jobs like barwork and so on are easy to get and much less strenuous. Also those jobs tend to be in the middle of nowhere. I wouldn't do it either, but she wants to work on her tan. Fair point. There's no way she could do that in Sydney or somewhere like that She should be careful like. My sis worked with someone who got skin cancer from (almost certainly) fruit picking in Australia. My dad & stepmam went over to meet up with her last month and gave her a lecture though, apparently the people/company she went through were very good and warned everyone about the dangers so it sounds like they're all pretty clued up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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