Parking in San Francisco

Can anyone recommend a good hostel that has free parking included in San Francisco? Or anywhere else I may be able to park for free? Thanks!

Louisiana and Texas Road Trip

Hey

My boyfriend and I are flying into New Orleans on June 5th. We are planning on renting a car and travelling around Louisiana and Texas for two weeks. We are also thinking of going to a Rodeo in Texas.

We would appreciate any suggestion of fun places to visit. We are in our mid 20's and from Ireland.

Thanks :)

Tusayan to Grand Canyon for sunrise

Apologies if this question has already been posted but I cant find the answer. We are on a bit of a whistle stop tour so only have 24 hours at the Grand Canyon, we are staying in Tusayan (Red Feather Hotel), we will arrive about midday on the Tuesday and plan to do an afternoon walk and watch the sunset, we then want to get back the following morning for sunrise and then a walk before heading back to our hotel for about midday.

My question are:

1. how can we get from Tusayan to the South Rim in time for sunrise as from what I’ve read the shuttle bus doesn’t leave that early from Tusayan, only from the village. We have our own car, but I’m not sure you can drive all the way to the start of the trails?

2. I’m assuming when we arrive on the Tuesday we can get a shuttle bus from Tusayan to the park easily enough to do a 3-4 hour walk and then the bus back again af... more »

4 day adventure vacation suggestions needed

My husband is coming back from an 11 month deployment and we will have 4 days of vacation time. We want to do something off the beaten path, but no laying around on a beach. Has to be in the continental US and stick to the 4 day time line, not a huge budget. White water rafting? Budget Windjammer cruise? I need suggestions of what trips you went on and loved!

Alaska - using public transport for 3 week trip, June

Hi Guys,

I'm off to Alaska on Saturday for a 3 wk trip & as the title suggests, I'm planning to use public transport to get around as I'm travelling alone and not on a massive budget. I therefore plan to stay in hostels wherever possible and will be taking my tent/backpacking gear (18kg's!)

I was thinking of bus to Homer, then to Seward (although Homer to Seward busses only run once a week?), bus to Whittier, Juneau area (via ferry), then making my way from South East overland to Fairbanks via Haines Junction & then back to Anchorage for my return flight via Danali Nat. Park. I'll miss McCarthy though if I follow this route.

Would be nice to do some backpacking/mountain biking/(kayaking maybe) and see some bears etc so any advice about where to go & how to do it on public transport/hostels will be gratefully received.

Also, is Alaska having a cold summer so far as temperat... more »

Portland to Olympic National Park - 1 week

I will be traveling with another person to Portland, OR and Washington towards the end of August for one week. I have never been to this area of the country before, and I'm really excited about this trip. We don't have much of an itinerary yet, other than this: spend a day in Portland, head to see Mount St. Helens and spend a night somewhere, then head to Olympic National Park. What I want to do is a lot of hiking and taking in the "great outdoors." We also talked about driving up the coast of Oregon to Olympic. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good 1 week itinerary? Is Mt. St. Helens worth seeing, or should we skip it and head to the Columbia River Gorge or McKenzie area instead, and then drive up the coast?

Advice or Orlando itinerary and theme parks

Hey everyone

I have just booked my first holiday to Florida - 8 nights International Drive followed by 3 nights Clearwater February 2014.

There will be 3 Adults aged between 21-40.

I am looking for some advice on my itinerary - we are all big thrill ride/theme park seekers but want to also ensure that we don't cram to much in and go into overkill within a few days!

Orginally I was going to scrap WDW altogether but from the research I have done so far, most posts seem to recommend going to at least one WDW park on first trip.

Also we are not planning on hiring a car until day 9 (for the trip and time at Clearwater).

So here is what I am thinking so far:

Monday Arrive Orlando (pm)
Tuesday Universal Studios
Wednesday Magic Kingdom
Thursday Free day (break from parks)
Friday Island of Adventures
Saturday A water pak - Blizzard Beach or Wet and Wild
Sunday Free ... more »

Los Angeles - where to stay

Hi,

I'm planning my honeymoon which will be taking place in October this year, with the help of the kind people here, we've mostly got everything sorted, but we're looking for a good place to stay in LA, I have read many posts on this forum about the best neighborhoods to be in but there are so many different responses, I thought I'd give our circumstances and try and get tailored advice!

So, we'll be spending 3 nights in LA (20-23rd October), we have a maximum budget of £100 per night, we'll have a car so proximity to key attractions isn't a massive deal breaker, ideally we'd like to be nearer the beach than downtown and ideally the hotel would be situated in an area where we could walk to a nice restaurant (nothing too fancy) on an evening and get a few drinks nearby - does this place exist anywhere?!