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[Spirit Level]

Heading back over soon and need some tips for San Diego, New Orleans and Nashville

San Diego - North Park is where you want to be!

NOLA - French quarter is fun, but the best food is in the warehouse district. Highly recommend getting on a bike and heading out to Bywater, very charming neighbourhood with colourful houses and a decent brewery or two. On the way to Bywater there is a really sick art gallery just on the other side of the train tracks, lots of local artists etc.

If you're heading that way around lunchtime go to Elizabeth's, really good soul food

 

[Spirit Level]

Man I really want to go back soon, miss the place

 

[brutus76]

Well that was an interesting 6 weeks in the USA. The world went to poo a week after I got there and I had to dodge protests once I got to the East Coast

Highlights as follows:

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Museum and track tour

LOUISVILLE - Churchill Downs racecourse

NASHVILLE - Country Music HOF

ATLANTA - College football HOF

CHARLOTTE - NASCAR HOF

RALEIGH - North Carolina Museum of Art

NORFOLK - Battleship USS Wisconsin

RICHMOND - American Civil War Museum at the Tredegar Ironworks

DC - Hillwood Estate Museum & gardens

NEW YORK - Death Becomes Her on Broadway and seeing NBA at MSG

NJ - Columbus Farmer's market and meeting my cousin's brand new baby

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

Anyone been to the Tesla Diner?

 

[brutus76]

More detailed follow up on my 6 weeks in the USA

INDIANAPOLIS - I had a wonderful day exploring Indianapolis' Cultural Trail culminating in a fascinating wander around and through the War Memorial and War Museums. Weather was cool (under 5 degrees).

Spent an amazeballs day at "The Brickyard" Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Museum. So much fun seeing so many classic and championship winning cars and driving the iRacing Simulators were cool and getting to do a lap of the track on a bus and check out the tarmac was awesome - i even "kissed the bricks" at the finish line.

Then I spent a day exploring White River and the Indiana State Museum where they had some fabulous exhibits plus Geofest where they had local vendors selling rocks and quartz and geodes and crystals. So many school groups and kids buying little shiny rocks for a buck or two!

Indianapolis culminated by me going to the local IMAX where I saw Baz Luhrmann's EPIC (Elvis Presley In Concert). Fabulous concert footage from 1969 had so many insights especially behind the scenes (where he actually rehearsed Beatles tunes and considered putting one or two into his show). Hard to believe next year is 50 years since he passed.


LOUISVILLE - I had a fun 3 days here. Not even the minus temperatures could stop your Wimmera Warrior (country boys are bred tough). I visited the Frazier Museum (essentially telling the history of Louisville) and the Louisville Slugger Baseball Museum (where you get to see and hold real MLB bats being made and the history of the bats) which was really cool and walked along the Ohio River.

I did the Barrels and Billets Bourbon Experience getting to sample 6 different bourbons (and got very tipsy and walked it off back to the motel) and I spent a full day at the fabulous Churchill Downs racecourse (home of the Kentucky Derby) and explored the museum and did a track tour (sadly couldn't get on the surface as they were irrigating it as they were about to start using it) but was still great fun considering the strong connection I have to horse racing through work and my great grandfather (who was a jockey for over 30 years and rode over 1000 winners).


NASHVILLE - Music City baby! Finally had some sunshine and warmer days here (t shirt weather). Last time I was here I had a broken leg so to be able to get to everything I missed has been a joy.

The Country Music HOF was wonderful and I could have stayed for hours watching so many legendary performances over the years. Featured exhibits were Dolly Parton and Lainey Wilson.

The Frist Museum of Art was niche but had some fabulous impressionist paintings on display as well as a huge exhibit of local Nashville female artists (very talented).

The State Capitol was wonderful to wander through and to be able to go into both chambers (Senate and House of Representatives) seeing it wasn't a sitting day was pretty cool. Three US presidents have derived from Tennessee so it was a great history lesson as well.


ATLANTA - Georgia on my mind! My 4 days here were high humidity and low 20s perfect tourist weather.

College football HOF. This was a blast and so entertaining. Getting to play unlimited games of College 26 on the Xboxes as my Ohio State Buckeyes was so much fun and whilst I didn't throw a pass or kick a field goal on the artificial grass I did put a couple of drop punts through the big sticks AFL style!

Coca Cola World was super busy and had so much merch and memorabilia (but again having to carry it for 5 weeks meant I passed). Getting to sample soda's from all over the world at the end was fabulous. WORST - Beverly Italian aperitif non alcoholic (awful). BEST - Greek Fanta with pineapple (tasted like Passiona)

The Federal reserve bank and museum was interesting as whilst I couldn't take pictures inside it was still nice to check out the vault, lift a gold bar that was worth $545,000 USD and get up close to (sealed and locked) cash bins loaded with bills and see so many rare coins and notes from the past.

The F1 arcade had great food and 40+ simulators. So I did 5 Sim races at Las Vegas, COTA, Zandvoort, Spa and Monza as a Mercedes driver. Awesome fun!

The Martin Luther King Jr Centre was a wonderful homage to a great man. They also had a Gandhi exhibit. Wonderful how the city has built these to honour and celebrate their most famous son. And they built it all next to the church where he preached with his father.

And the Georgia State Capitol was a hive of activity. A great tour guide. Getting to sit in both houses was fabulous. I could take photos in the House of Representatives but in the Senate you couldn't but I was there to witness a few bills being voted on and passed in the chamber which was exciting.


CHARLOTTE - Wow it was a fun filled 5 days here. Weather continued to be great (low to mid 20s C) and I loved the apartment I stayed in on the edge of the CBD (10th Street) as it had everything (fridge, freezer, washing mashine and dryer and a kettle and toaster) and was so close to where I needed to get to.

The Mint Museum Uptown was packed. A lot of middle school art students were there learning about all the American artists they had on display in a variety of art forms with their art teachers. A great collection of art.

The Bechtler MOMA was a little more eclectic but it was FREE (I did make a cash donation) but had an exhibition of The Trial (Der Prozess) (1963–64), a portfolio of forty-five linocut prints by Swiss artist Hansjürg Brunner (1933–1998), created as illustrations for Franz Kafka’s novel of the same name. In Kafka’s story, a man is arrested and prosecuted by an unidentified authority for an unspecified crime, without explanation or due process.

I spent 5 hours at the NASCAR HOF. I could have stayed all day on the simulators as you actually get to go inside the car (on the left or right hand side) and the race screen is where the windscreen is. Driving on the left felt weird but I still managed to win twice of the 5 or 6 races I did but I was way more comfortable driving RHS Aussie style.

Saturday was an early dinner followed by heading to Bank of America stadium (home of the NFL Carolina Panthers) to see my first Major League Soccer game between Charlotte FC and Austin (Texas) FC. Despite some shitty refereeing the home team won 3-1. As I was one of the first 5000 I also got a free scarf and party shirt - BONUS!!!!!!

Sunday after a sleep in it was off to the Independent Picture House to see THE BRIDE. The Independent Picture House (IPH) is a non-profit arthouse cinema that screens independent, foreign, and arthouse films and is operated by the Charlotte Film Society. The movie was bloody amazing. So many homages to the past gothic horror masterpieces, role reversals and so many twists and turns. Maggie Gyllenhaal did a fabulous job directing. Christian Bale was very good but Jessie Buckley was magnificent as "the Bride"


RALEIGH - "The Oaks City". Really liked it here. Half a million people. Really stretched out. I stayed on the outskirts of the city for some peace and quiet and to save a few bucks (in BRENTWOOD).

Bus stop near the motel was easy to get to Downtown and the CBD (for $2.50 a day) and back. Gorgeous weather was mid to high 20s most days (unusually hot for this time of year they said) good thing I brought sunscreen.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences was wonderful. There were a bunch of junior school kids with parent and teacher chaperones learning about the massive dinosaurs they had on display that were native to the Carolinas. So many excellent exhibits and fun learning even for big kids like me.

The City of Raleigh museum was small but had some wonderful artifacts from Raleigh's deep history (ironically Raleigh was declared capital of North Carolina in 1788 the same year the British claimed Australia).

The North Carolina State Capitol whilst no longer used by council was still fabulous to wander all three floors and see the old rooms and chambers seeing it was built almost 200 years ago (1833).

The North Carolina Museum of Art has two massive wings (East and West) that were packed with exhibits. The Godin Court had such an ambience outside and they had smaller casts of some of his best works inside. They also had some fabulous Renaissance paintings and Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts. And they had the biggest collection of religious iconagraphy and oil paintings I've ever seen.

Then I spent a couple of hours at STARS AND STRIKES. My bowling was terrible but man those arcade games were fun, fun fun! And I even earned enough tickets to get some stuff to bring home to friends who have little kids!


NORFOLK - I finally hit the East coast of the USA in Virginia (not the country roads take me home state FYI). It was lovely being around water and rivers and coastline. Such a pretty picturesque place here in the Hamptons.

The Waterside and Elizabeth River Trail was awesome to go on the boardwalk and wander along. Saw some really nice expensive boats on the marina and some old ones that have been restored or well looked after.

Visiting the Nauticus and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum was great as Norfolk has a deep history and importance with its naval ties dating back to the War of Independence and George Washington.

Getting to step on and go deep exploring on the USS Wisconsin battleship was almost as cool as being on the USS Intrepid on the Hudson River in NYC. I spent a couple of hours wandering through all the deck levels (despite the cramped spaces and stale air).

The Chrysler Museum of Art was another FREE museum to visit and didn't disappoint. A huge amount of religious oil paintings some that were huge in size. An amazing array of glass art in so many forms which had such vibrant colour and also had historic artifacts from all over the world.

And getting to wander down Grandy Avenue and the "Neon District" where there were so many creative wall murals that have been done by some talented local artists. I even stopped in to check out a gun shop where 6 shooters were available for a lazy $199 USD (plus tax) and taser stun guns were just 20 bucks!

And they had the cutest little East - West train system here. Again to save a few bucks and have some peace and quiet I stayed out at Military Circle. The food options were tremendous with the Golden Wok winning (the sesame chicken and rice was amazing).


RICHMOND - Great fun learning about this city of about 220,000 people and it's historical significance (being the Headquarters of the Confederacy during the Civil War). I stayed in Montrose (between the East side of Downtown and the airport) and the bus stop both ways was right in front of the motel and public transport is FREE in Richmond (so good).

The Virginia State Capitol was a superb place to visit. It has a super secure underground entrance so whilst you could wander around the grounds and building outside (ensuring you recognised the KEEP OFF THE GRASS signs) it was sealed. A wonderful tour guide took us through. 8 Presidents were born in Virginia so they've had some major contributors to American history. I had to go here on a Monday as the day before there was a gun lobbyist protest with a couple of thousand people in attendance.

The Valentine Museum had a vast array of pictures and artifacts showcasing the history of Richmond. There were a bunch of second grade classes going through at the same time. They were a bit loud and the poor teachers even apologised for not being able to control them .

The American Civil War Museum was an enlightening afternoon at the Tredegar Ironworks building. More than 1000 cannons were forged and made here and it's fabulous. The museum timelines the state of Virginia and Richmond through slavery and the Civil War.


WASHINGTON DC - Well I was a good boy and in the interest of safety I avoided the CBD, the White House and Capitol and National Mall parklands as there were protests en masse going on (I've stayed in the Northern suburbs on Connecticut Avenue). Numerous FREE DC, Anti-Trump, Anti-Iran, Anti-ICE protests amongst others.

The Phillips Collection was a wonderful art museum and had Joan Miro feature exhibit (Surrealist and Expressionist Spanish painter and sculptor). There were senior high school students on my tour through as they were doing sketches and finding their favourite artists to use as inspiration.

I spent a fabulous afternoon at the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. Was the former home of philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, showcasing her huge collection of Russian imperial art and 18th-century French art, alongside 25 acres of landscaped gardens, woodlands, and a greenhouse and has been open to the public since 1977.

I did a second visit to the Smithsonian's Zoo. The baby panda I saw last trip has grown up but the elephants had just had another baby but as she was only 5 weeks old they were keeping her to bond with her parents and away from the public until late April. Still plenty of animals to look at and they had their share of Aussie ones (cassowary and turtles).

Then I spent an afternoon seeing PROJECT HAIL MARY at the historic Avalon Theatre (built in 1923 and was restored to its original greatness in the early 2000s). For a run time over 2.5 hours it didn't drag on and Ryan Gosling was very good essentially carrying this movie by himself as the main character (apart from the alien).


NEW YORK - It's a wonderful town! The Big Apple turned on me with the wet, cold and windy weather but your Wimmera Warrior still was out and about thanks to the wonderful bus and subway system (improved a lot since my last visit).

I stayed on 47th Street and still slept ok despite the bright lights, loud noise and sometimes poor air quality. The Palace Theatre is directly opposite my hotel and Hershey's World, M and M's World and Max Brenner's is all within 200m!!!!

At the Theatre Center (Jerry Orbach Theater) I saw the off Broadway show Friends Musical Parody. On my last trip in July 2023 I saw the Office Musical Parody in the same theatre. It was great creative fun and a wonderful parody encompassing all 10 seasons in less than 2 hours. I'm officially in love with Corinne Holland (played Phoebe Buffay). SHE WAS GORGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL!

On a Sunday night I fulfilled a childhood dream by going to MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. Whilst not a Knicks fan it was great to be in "the Mecca" and see a left handed shooting god like Jalen Brunson in full flight and KAT wind back the clock a bit as the Knicks flogged the Wizards.

The Museum of Broadway was a wonderful journey through the history of theatre in New York. So many fabulous costumes and artifacts on display used by some of the greatest entertainers ever.

MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) had mostly impressionist, abstract and surrealistic art in display (which is not my jam) but with 5 floors of exhibits I still found enough works of art that I enjoyed and appreciated.

Whilst wandering through Midtown checking out bookstores I came across Abracadabra NY a fabulous costume and Gothic Horror store. 3 levels of costumes, props, masks and memorabilia just blew me away. If only I had room for another suitcase I would have loaded up on merchandise (they had some great classic monster figurines I would have loved to take home to Australia).

The NY Public Library on 42nd Street was a hive of activity and I loved wandering the old halls and seeing some of the paintings they had on display and their Treasures exhibit (FREE to visit and they have a nice cafe) and wonderful architecture.

Lunch was at Dave and Buster's. Then I became a big kid for a couple of hours and had a blast all different video and arcade games before cashing in my tickets for more toys for Aussie friends with kidlets.

My last night culminated in seeing DEATH BECOMES HER on Broadway. If you like Beetlejuice the musical you'll love this. Funny, macabre, tongue in cheek, wonderful sets and lighting and magnificent singing especially by Michelle Williams and Christopher Sieber as the poor tortured Ernest gets some great laughs.

NEW JERSEY - I got to stay with my Aunt and Uncle in Princeton whilst they escorted and drove me around. I appreciated the field trips and tourist drives all around NJ, especially all those shopping malls (I'm officially shopped out but thankfully UNDER BUDGET) to get those last few things on my list and how good were those fabulous dinners dining out each night (and that Yoghurt Shop for dessert was the bomb).

The Columbus Farmer's Market rocked with all the fresh produce and stalls and again if i had another suitcase I would have loaded up on the classic and vintage sports merch and collectibles they had. The Amish food market was super busy and I loved the fresh cinnamon sticks and home made lemonade.

 

[offtherails9]

Haha I've seen that Friends play. Was pretty good.

 

[revo333]

More detailed follow up on my 6 weeks in the USA

INDIANAPOLIS - I had a wonderful day exploring Indianapolis' Cultural Trail culminating in a fascinating wander around and through the War Memorial and War Museums. Weather was cool (under 5 degrees).

Glad you had a good day, I went last September and thought overall the city looked very run down in places, I remember it being more pleasant when I went in 2016.

 

[brutus76]

Glad you had a good day, I went last September and thought overall the city looked very run down in places, I remember it being more pleasant when I went in 2016.

A lot of cities were spending huge $$$$$ on renovations and upgrades to buildings and infrastructure after their budgets got approved early in the year.

In Indianapolis opposite FIVE GUYS right in the CBD Hilton they were building a new 38 floor hotel opening later this year - and there was a luxury Ritz-Carlton 15 story hotel about to start work near Gainbridge Fieldhouse that's due to finish in 2028.

Atlanta were doing similar things as well as refurbishing their Five Points underground station in the CBD as was Nashville and DC and NYC - the subway and buses in the Big Apple definitely improved since my last trip.

 

[Daniel6]

I started planning a trip to the USA today.

Fly from Adelaide to Dallas via San Francisco with United.

Then hire a car and drive from Dallas to San Antonio to Houston to New Orleans to Tallahassee to Orlando

Plan on checking out the JFK stuff in Dallas, the Alamo in San Antonio, the Space Centre in Houston, Bourbon Street in New Orleans before doing the Disney and Universal parks and other stuff.

Leaving Boxing Day and returning late January. Done the East Coast and West Coast of America before as well as Florida. Now looking to do some stuff in Texas and the Souther States. Quite excited by it.

Any advice on where good places to go and see in Texas and the Southern States would be extremely helpful.

 

[Bloods86]

I started planning a trip to the USA today.

Fly from Adelaide to Dallas via San Francisco with United.

Then hire a car and drive from Dallas to San Antonio to Houston to New Orleans to Tallahassee to Orlando

Plan on checking out the JFK stuff in Dallas, the Alamo in San Antonio, the Space Centre in Houston, Bourbon Street in New Orleans before doing the Disney and Universal parks and other stuff.

Leaving Boxing Day and returning late January. Done the East Coast and West Coast of America before as well as Florida. Now looking to do some stuff in Texas and the Souther States. Quite excited by it.

Any advice on where good places to go and see in Texas and the Southern States would be extremely helpful.

If you go back through the thread a bit you'll see some recommendations on New Orleans, as well as other places in the South (I rated Savannah, Charleston, Montgomery too, probably in that order).

I'd recommend Frenchmen St in New Orleans for live music.

Houston - Space Centre was cool, geared toward families but enjoyed it by myself (30s). Book tours to specific parts of the centre in advance as they book out. Had some decent BBQ but probably better out there, did go to a cool bar Poison Girl.

 

[Daniel6]

If you go back through the thread a bit you'll see some recommendations on New Orleans, as well as other places in the South (I rated Savannah, Charleston, Montgomery too, probably in that order).

I'd recommend Frenchmen St in New Orleans for live music.

Houston - Space Centre was cool, geared toward families but enjoyed it by myself (30s). Book tours to specific parts of the centre in advance as they book out. Had some decent BBQ but probably better out there, did go to a cool bar Poison Girl.

Thanks. Will go back and have a read.

When we travel, we have a set itinerary of things to do. I mean, we have a science day, a sports day, a history day, culture day,. This keeps everyone happy.

We have been to NBA games, NFL games, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, California Science Centre in Los Angles, Alcatraz, La Brea Tar Pits, Statue of Liberty in NY, the Plymouth Rock in Boston, The White House in DC. We try and cover plenty of different areas instead of just shopping or sitting by the pool.

Now it’s time to investigate Texas and New Orleans.

 

[Smoooothy]

Houston - Space Centre was cool, geared toward families but enjoyed it by myself (30s). Book tours to specific parts of the centre in advance as they book out. Had some decent BBQ but probably better out there, did go to a cool bar Poison Girl.

absolutely this! the museum alone is pretty cool, but i'm spewing i didn't know ahead of time to book the tours

while in houston, get the Houston City Pass, that'll get you into a few other things like the aquarium - that was a gem

 

[Smoooothy]

New Orleans

bayou tour should be very high on your list here, we did ours through Cajun Adventures, went for 2 and a bit hours, saw heaps of gators, snakes, racoons, turtles etc

 

[BERT]

I really enjoyed the space center as well and I'm not a massive space fan.

The Pit Room in Houston was the best meal I had on my last trip to the USA. It was delicious.

 

[Bloods86]

bayou tour should be very high on your list here, we did ours through Cajun Adventures, went for 2 and a bit hours, saw heaps of gators, snakes, racoons, turtles etc

Yep, a must. Based on what you saw, sounds like this company is the way to go (though any wildlife tour has luck involved). And yours was the larger boat from previous convo. I've only done airboats, which are fun hooning around on, but next time I'm in New Orleans I'll be giving these guys a go (Nola is always going to be part of any US trip I do).

 

[Bloods86]

absolutely this! the museum alone is pretty cool, but i'm spewing i didn't know ahead of time to book the tours

while in houston, get the Houston City Pass, that'll get you into a few other things like the aquarium - that was a gem

Yeah I got to do the rocket park one, but was annoyed (at myself) for not having looked into the other side tours more as I assumed they were just doable on the day.

 

[Daniel6]

bayou tour should be very high on your list here, we did ours through Cajun Adventures, went for 2 and a bit hours, saw heaps of gators, snakes, racoons, turtles etc

Yeah, this is definitely on our list. Been to an alligator farm in Orlando, but an open air boat tour is right at the top of the list.

They have them in Miami and Orlando, but I think New Orleans would be far more authentic.

 

[Smoooothy]

Yep, a must. Based on what you saw, sounds like this company is the way to go (though any wildlife tour has luck involved). And yours was the larger boat from previous convo. I've only done airboats, which are fun hooning around on, but next time I'm in New Orleans I'll be giving these guys a go (Nola is always going to be part of any US trip I do).

mine was just a bigger tinny. would have been 15 on the tour, but they go deep in the backwaters and you get to see heaps!

 

[Bloods86]

mine was just a bigger tinny. would have been 15 on the tour, but they go deep in the backwaters and you get to see heaps!

Did have one airboat one that went deeper in, saw cooler plants, more alligators, but not much else. Only get about 6 people on an airboat.

 

[Magnum27]

I started planning a trip to the USA today.

Fly from Adelaide to Dallas via San Francisco with United.

Then hire a car and drive from Dallas to San Antonio to Houston to New Orleans to Tallahassee to Orlando

Plan on checking out the JFK stuff in Dallas, the Alamo in San Antonio, the Space Centre in Houston, Bourbon Street in New Orleans before doing the Disney and Universal parks and other stuff.

Leaving Boxing Day and returning late January. Done the East Coast and West Coast of America before as well as Florida. Now looking to do some stuff in Texas and the Souther States. Quite excited by it.

Any advice on where good places to go and see in Texas and the Southern States would be extremely helpful.

If you want good BBQ in Houston, i highly recommend Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse, i have done 5 US trips since 2015, best BBQ we have eaten by a mile, will be back in Houston to start trip 6 end of July, and will be booking this restaurant before we leave.

 

[Magnum27]

Thanks. Will go back and have a read.

When we travel, we have a set itinerary of things to do. I mean, we have a science day, a sports day, a history day, culture day,. This keeps everyone happy.

We have been to NBA games, NFL games, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, California Science Centre in Los Angles, Alcatraz, La Brea Tar Pits, Statue of Liberty in NY, the Plymouth Rock in Boston, The White House in DC. We try and cover plenty of different areas instead of just shopping or sitting by the pool.

Now it’s time to investigate Texas and New Orleans.

In New Orleans we did this tour, was fantastic.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/AttractionProductReview-g60864-d11467774-Oak_Alley_Plantation_and_Large_Airboat_Swamp_Tour_from_New_Orleans-New_Orleans_Loui.html

 

[Daniel6]

In New Orleans we did this tour, was fantastic.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/AttractionProductReview-g60864-d11467774-Oak_Alley_Plantation_and_Large_Airboat_Swamp_Tour_from_New_Orleans-New_Orleans_Loui.html

Thanks.

Will definitely do something like this.

 

[Magnum27]

Another suggestion, if it is with in your budget, good hotels to stay at are Drury Plaza Hotels.

Great breakfast, and the 5.30 pm kick back is an added bonus, a small buffet feed for 2 hours with 2 free alcoholic drinks, along with soft drinks if not they way inclined.

 

[Daniel6]

Another suggestion, if it is with in your budget, good hotels to stay at are Drury Plaza Hotels.

Great breakfast, and the 5.30 pm kick back is an added bonus, a small buffet feed for 2 hours with 2 free alcoholic drinks, along with soft drinks if not they way inclined.

Budget Isn’t an issue. We have 21 days.

We have allocated about 10 days to drive from Dallas to Orlando with stops in Houston, New Orleans and Tallahassee then 11 days in Orlando.

We will do a day trip from Houston to San Antonio then spend about 2 or 3 dats in each place.

At this stage, I think we are just going to Air B&B places before booking a hotel in Orlando.

 

[Magnum27]

Budget Isn’t an issue. We have 21 days.

We have allocated about 10 days to drive from Dallas to Orlando with stops in Houston, New Orleans and Tallahassee then 11 days in Orlando.

We will do a day trip from Houston to San Antonio then spend about 2 or 3 dats in each place.

At this stage, I think we are just going to Air B&B places before booking a hotel in Orlando.

Sounds like a great trip.