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[Gaffers]

You have to rememeber that you went to a tourist trap and thus the prices are horrendous.  The cheap places to get things are rarely in these areas you have to Outlet Malls and shops.  As Willyboy will contest there are many of these in Chicago for example but none in the center of the city (I love that place and go back every year at least once)

I also regularly go to Hawaii and you wont find anything cheap in Waikiki and Honolulu all the cheap stuff is in Eva Beach Outlets and the like.

An I will never forget going to Branson MI (long story) and getting fitted out with a quality fly rod, reel, backing, leader, flies, vest, net and DVD on casting for $200.  The next few days were spent chasing trout and having a blast.

I think its all about Expectation Management and as for cost the exchange rate is going south

[JueV6]

In 2004 I went out to Detroit MI. I was right on the Canadian border. It's a different world to the tourist cr@p you saw. Yes there are KFC, McD's, Taco Bell, etc BUT they are NOT every other shop/store. WallMart, You can buy anything from a lightbulb to a HUNTING RIFLE. Buses, few and far between, so you have to drive.

When I arrived to the May they were just getting over the last snow falls. ie COLD.   when i left in the August they were having 100^oF

I tried to get a visa to emigrate but had some problems with that. But I all honesty I would go back out tomorrow if I had the chance, Maybe not permenantly now but I love the place and the UK now has nothing good going for it at moment, Apart from OOF.
My opinion.

Julian

[Lizzie_Zoom]

In 2004 I went out to Detroit MI. I was right on the Canadian border. It's a different world to the tourist cr@p you saw. Yes there are KFC, McD's, Taco Bell, etc BUT they are NOT every other shop/store. WallMart, You can buy anything from a lightbulb to a HUNTING RIFLE. Buses, few and far between, so you have to drive.

When I arrived to the May they were just getting over the last snow falls. ie COLD.   when i left in the August they were having 100^oF

I tried to get a visa to emigrate but had some problems with that. But I all honesty I would go back out tomorrow if I had the chance, Maybe not permenantly now but I love the place and the UK now has nothing good going for it at moment, Apart from OOF.
My opinion.

Julian

Absolutely agree Jue, Florida is just the Mickey Mouse playgound version of the United States of America, with the pound against the dollar not giving you much at all!

The real America and its people's are elsewhere in the States, like in New Mexico, Arizona (no not Los Vegas the adults 'Disney Land'!!) Colorado, and namely places like Santa Fa, Grand Canyon, Messa Verdi, Durango, Silverton, Colorado Springs, Old Colorado, etc, etc!

That is were you see the beautiful USA and some  many great friendly people.  Not in hell holes like New York (London is the same lets face it) or the over priced tinsel of Disney Land, Las Vegas, or Los Angeles, etc, etc.

If I could I would live in Colorado that's for sure!

[AndersH]

I'm off to Arizona in April - I've been to Florida and New Mexico / Arizona before and it's very different. I love the open space and the desert areas, some stunning scenery.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I'm off to Arizona in April - I've been to Florida and New Mexico / Arizona before and it's very different. I love the open space and the desert areas, some stunning scenery.

Try if you can to get up past Four Corners into Colorado; it really is worth the effort!!

[AndersH]

We have a pretty tight schedule already - doing a road trip but probably won't get that far East to be honest, but getting into a bit of Utah and Nevada as well.

[tunnie]

Try Illious  

I found Chicago excellent, has a very good theme park very close, propper rides (like alton towers) loads of them, and hardly any queues.

City itself is really nice, prices are good too  

[Marks DTM Calib]

I enjoyed Chicago and stayed in Milwaukee

I have to say though that given the places to go and things to see on this great planet of ours......that the USA comes quite a way down the list of destinations to visit.

Still chuckle about the sign on the Highway between Chicago nd Milwaukee for 'The Bong Recreation Area'......

[Bacon Butty Man]

Didn't see any launches then?

yes the shuttle lauch was quite visible from the 6th floor balcony of the hotel, got it on film, will put it up on the net when i get chance, we were going to go to cocoa beach to watch it but  was told by a shuttle launch fan it would be best from the hotel, as the feds dont let people get near any more. also would have taken me about 4 hours to get back as the traffic would be really heavy. was good to watch tho

[Lizzie_Zoom]

We have a pretty tight schedule already - doing a road trip but probably won't get that far East to be honest, but getting into a bit of Utah and Nevada as well.

Yep, and no where in the US is just "down the road", although my American friends would sometimes talk about going for a short trip.......of 600+ miles!!

Until they knew the UK they couldn't understand why we didn't travel to Scotland more, until they saw our congested roads!!

[Martin_1962]

Didn't see any launches then?

yes the shuttle lauch was quite visible from the 6th floor balcony of the hotel, got it on film, will put it up on the net when i get chance, we were going to go to cocoa beach to watch it but  was told by a shuttle launch fan it would be best from the hotel, as the feds dont let people get near any more. also would have taken me about 4 hours to get back as the traffic would be really heavy. was good to watch tho

If I went there - would be main reason for me