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j'ai trois semaine à passer hors de mon québec natal avec un budget restreint alors californie me voilà. j'hésite quant à l'itinéraire; ou bien je reste à san fransisco et je visite les alentours jusqu'au grand canyon, ou bien je descends judqu'à los angeles en passant par long beach et en longeant la côte. il semble tellement y avoir de choses à voir que je me sens perdue. j'ignore tout du système de transport en commun et je crois que le mieux serait de louer une voiture. si jamais vous avez des conseils, autant au sujet des coins à visiter et des endroits peu cher où loger que sur la façon de se déplacer faites moi savoir vos trucs. merci à l'avance.

Nous partons en septembre 2004 à 6 (2 adultes 4 enfants) à la découverte du continent Americain (du Canada jusqu'en Argentine) en camping car pendant 8 mois. Il est possible que nous arrivions à NEW YORK suivant le cargo qui transportera notre campingcar. Le passage à la douane est il casse pied. Nous risquons de prendre un billet aller NY et retour 8 mois plus tard par BUESNOS AIRES. Vaut il mieux prendre un A/R NY pour etre moins embete. Avez-vous eu des experiences recentes dont vous pouvez temoigner ? Vous pose ton des questions sur le fait d'etre sans travail.

Voilà, je dois partir à Los Angeles pour faire un stage de 5 mois. J'ai choisi LA pour la seule et unique raison que mon stage se déroule dans un des studios hollywoodiens. Sinon, je peux partir près de San Francisco (LucasArts) ou NYC (Miramax). Bref, vos messages à propos de LA me font un peu peur. Est-ce vraiment une mauvaise destination (parce que rester 5 mois dans une ville que je vais détester, ça va être chaud). Pouvez-vous me donner les mauvais et les bons points de cette ville. En ce qui concerne la sécurité, je ne pense pas que c'est pire que Paris...

Bonjour,

peut-on rentrer et sortir plusieurs fois des usa sachant que nous voyageons en camping car et en ne dépassant pas 90 jours sur le territoire Américain .

Merci pour les infos

Bonjour à tous , Nouvel arrivant sur ce forum . Ma question : Mon fils était étudiant en Floride avec son véhicule automobile immatriculé américain. Il va poursuivre ses études pour un an minimum au Québec. Je me prépare à lui remonter sa voiture de Orlando à Montréal. Quelles formalités à la douane USA vers Québec ? Il devra ensuite sans doute re immatriculer et assure sa voiture au q Québec. Quelles formalités à accomplir. Si quelqu'un me lit merci de votre réponse

Hello, En France pour mon camion Mercedes aménagé (VASP) je passe la visite aux mines (DRIRE) chaque année...🤪 Nous préparons un trip sur le continent américain....😉 Mais connaissez vous la réglementation en Amérique du nord, USA, Amérique centrale, et Amérique du sud...?😮 En effet, si nous circulons pendant 2 ou 3 ans dans ces contrés, comment être en règle avec les visites techniques locales des camping car poids lourds? En vous remerciant pour votre lecture...et vos réponses😉 Hasta la vista😎

Bonjour à chacun, J'envisage d'acheter un billet AR Paris Kingston il n 'y a pas de vol direct au départ de Paris Avec american airlines le choix est important avec des courts ou longs temps d'attente dans les aéroports d'Atlanta ou Miami ... et une ou deux escales ce qui augmente le temps total pour arrivée à destination Bref je me pose la question: quel est le temps minimum de correspondance c'est à dire le moins stressant compte tenu qu'il faut récupérer ses bagages et les réenregistrer.Est que 2 h suffisent par exemple?

J'ajoute que ce sera la première fois que je me rendrais dans l'un de ces aéroports et que je n'ai pas idée de l 'étendue pour les correspondances et je ne peux plus courir aussi vite à 67 ans ! Merci à ceux qui répondront Carassou

bonjour, dans quelque temps on aimerais partir vivre soit au canada ou en amérique qui laba on a de la famille on part avec enfants 2ans et 9ans.comment faire pour les visas pour y résider et pour travailler moi restauration et mon mari batiment le seul bémol on parle pas anglais.quels sont les conditions pour y partir, les prix des logements, au niveau sécuritée sociale et mutuelle merci a tous

Bonjour, Je pars vais a New York pendant les fetes de fin d'année. A l'aller j'ai 4h d'attente a Montréal et au retour 4h également a Washington Dulles. Questions...a t'on le temps d'aller faire un tour a Montréal, et a Washington durant ces 4h?

Je repars de NYC par l'aéroport de Newark ( vol interieur vers washington)... Faut'il prévoir beaucoup de temps pour l'enregistrement sachant que c'est un vol interieur? Merci pour vos réponses;

J'ai loué un appartement dans Manhattan (47eme rue) .C'est une résidence ou j'ai deja séjourné l'année dernière, bien placée et à un prix tout a fait correct vue le cours du dollar! Si vous voulez des renseignements complementaires, n'hésitez pas a me contacter.

Bonjour a tous

Le 9 octobre je m'envole avec ma femme et ma fille de 5ans pour Orlando, un rêve qui deviendra bientôt réaliter🙂😉😉

J'ai des petites questions à poser.

Je parts de Bruxelles pour Orlando en faisant une ��scale à Philadelphie, avec la compagnie Us Airways pour les deux vols, est ce que les bagages font le transfèrent automatiquement d'avion de Bruxelles- Philadelphie à l'avion de Philadelphie-Orlando ou est ce que je dois prendre mes bagages pour faire moi même le transfère?

Si je dois faire moi même le transfère et les formalités pour rentrer au USA, est ce que j'aurai assez avec 2h00 d'attentes à l'aéroport de Philadelphie?

aussi pouvez vous me donner des infos sur l'entrée au USA, les differents postes de sécuriter à passer......c'est la première fois que je passe mes vacances aux USA

Merci d'avance pour les réponses

Nicolas😎

Bonjour à tous et Bonne Année 2006

On part en Juin pour un TDM de 1 an, et vu que notre première étape est l'ouest US, et vu qu'on habite au Canada, je me demandais s'il était possible de faire l'ouest US avec notre voiture (canadienne) et la vendre aux États-Unis, avant de nous envoller vers notre destination suivante? Quelqu'un a t il des tuyaux la dessus? Ou un avis?

Merci d'avance

Cris et Hugo

Hello everyone,

I’m starting a travel journal about the amazing round trip I took in August 2022 with a big circuit through the US West.

Here’s what I posted on another travel forum back when VoyageForum hadn’t yet regained its freedom. 😉

Hello!

We got back yesterday in the middle of the afternoon, and here’s a quick first take on the 2022 round trip.

Has America changed? You could say that, yeah. For better? For worse? Who knows. A massive circuit—nearly 8,000 kilometers, actually around 5,000–6,000 miles.

Round-trip flights went smoothly, except for Air France on the way back, which let a rather large dog in the cabin with an owner who let it roam around the plane. Cool, Air France... Outrageous!

The rough itinerary: Salt Lake City. Jackson Hole–Grand Teton. Yellowstone. Cody. Rock Springs. Moab–Arches–Canyonlands. Monument Valley. Grand Canyon. Bryce Canyon. Zion Park. Las Vegas. Death Valley. Mammoth Lakes. Tioga Road. Mariposa. Yosemite Valley. San Francisco.

Tourists on site—a sociological study:

Italians: Always nice but just as loud as ever! Hispanics: Same as the Italians, just a different language. Germans: *Ein, zwei, ach mein Gott!* Order and discipline! Americans: Still no manners whatsoever. Pathetic. I’m only talking about the tourists, not the locals who work there. Quebecers: Pure joy! English-speaking Canadians: Same as the Americans. Asians: For the Japanese, it’s perfect. But the others from the Middle Kingdom... Let’s not start a war over this. There’s already Ukraine going on. And yet... Israelis: Still no manners. The Kibbutz kids are the bane of this country. French: Some excellent, some very good, some good, and some... not much.

Note that tourists in the northern part of the trip were much better behaved than those in the south. "Hello," "Goodbye," offering a hand? Etc. Few Asians in Grand Teton and Yellowstone. Lots of locals. The same goes for hotel staff in the northern part—more attentive. Really cool!

On the other hand, we were pretty surprised not to encounter any African-American locals in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, or even Arizona—whether tourists or employees. It’s quite striking, to be honest.

The Hotels:

Holiday Inn - 206 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, United States. A modern but soulless hotel. Basically, a place to pass through. Minimal breakfast.

Miller Park Lodge - 155 North Jackson Street - Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Not a hotel but a luxury motel. 750 € for two nights!! No breakfast. Huge room where you could hold a tea dance!! Well-located. No staff. Only room of the month-long stay that was fully redone during those two days.

Best Western Weston Inn. 103 Gibbon Avenue, West Yellowstone, MT 59758 Well-located, not far from the park entrance. Minimal breakfast. Friendly staff. Room refreshed every two days.

Best Western Sunset Inn. 1601 8th St, Cody, 82414-4134 Very good. Quiet. Good breakfast. Friendly staff.

Baymont by Wyndham 2717 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs, WY 82901 Very good. Quiet. Good breakfast. Friendly staff. Too many pets that should be "not allowed." Hello, hygiene!

Wingate by Wyndham Moab. 126 South Highway 191, Moab, 84532 End of the "family" hotels. Start of the tourist hotels. Too many pets that should be "not allowed." Hello, hygiene! Minimal breakfast.

Hampton Inn Kayenta. US Highway 160, Kayenta, AZ 86033, United States A stopover hotel run by the Navajos. Friendly staff wearing masks. Lots of people. Too many pets that should be "not allowed." Hello, hygiene! Minimal breakfast.

La Quinta by Wyndham Williams. 1100 Cataract Lake Rd, Williams, AZ 86046, United States Finally, Route 66 for 500 meters! The staff is there. Nothing more. Too many pets that should be "not allowed." Hello, hygiene! Minimal breakfast.

BEST WESTERN PLUS Ruby's Inn. 26 South Main Street, Bryce Canyon City, UT 84764, United States A factory!!! Great Hispanic or Romanian staff! A liquor store in the hotel! Awesome! Very good breakfast, but go early because the crowd—and the jerks—are there! Too many pets that should be "not allowed." Hello, hygiene!

BEST WESTERN Casino Royale - 3411 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Strip, Las Vegas Good hotel at a reasonable price. No breakfast, but Denny’s is next door. Quiet hotel despite the casino. Friendly staff. No memory of seeing any pets!

Shilo Inn Mammoth Lake. 2963 Main Street, Mammoth Lake Disastrous! Ineffective security system. Fire doors propped open with wooden wedges. Tiny breakfast room. No staff in the room. Tables not cleaned. Minimal breakfast. Gross pool. Rooms need work. No, the whole hotel needs to be redone. They say they’re renovating. They’d be better off tearing it down. Too many pets that should be "not allowed." Hello, hygiene! Very bad memory. Apparently, there’s supposed to be staff in this hotel.

Quality Inn Yosemite Valley Gateway. 4994 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA 95338 Hotel or motel? Booking should clean up its listings! No room refresh! Minimal breakfast. The staff is there. Nothing more.

Comfort Inn by the Bay. 775 Van Ness Avenue, Marina District, San Francisco No room refresh in four days! Minimal breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff. Well-located. Depends on what for, but well-located.

And then there are those who steal apples from the breakfast to put in their bags in the morning, those who fill up their famous US water bottles with orange juice from the breakfast pump, those who don’t clear their tables—I could go on. And also, those who don’t say hello or respond to a greeting!

Met some super nice French people (in the northern parks)! They’ll recognize themselves!

And the magic phrase that opens doors with Americans: "Do you speak French? OK, good!" Laughter guaranteed!

Don’t try that with Asians who run souvenir shops in big cities—they have no sense of humor unless it’s about the color of the green bill.

The park rangers are always available! Great!

And 5,000 photos to sort and organize, plus a few hours of dashcam videos!

See you soon.

Until the next update...

Hi I’d like to know if anyone has used a Revolut Visa debit card to pay in Wyoming and Utah and whether it’s widely accepted. Thanks

Hi everyone,

We traveled between Christmas and New Year’s to visit our son in San Francisco. We’d already seen the parks during a 2008 vacation but hadn’t had time to drive Highway 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles, so we decided to do it this time. At this time of year, the days are short—it gets dark by 5 PM, which limits sightseeing time. Weather-wise, we had temperatures between 11°C and 20°C (52°F and 68°F) during the week, so it was pretty pleasant. There was a bit of rain one day and some gray skies or fog in the mornings. Financially, California is *very* expensive! Prices listed don’t include tax or tips. Taxes are automatically added to restaurant bills or supermarket receipts, but *you* add the tip. Americans always leave a tip, no matter if they’re happy with the service or not (except at self-service places). The absolute minimum is 15%, but 20% is more common. Here’s how it works: First, the server brings the bill with the tax already added, then takes your card and the bill. They come back after charging your card, leaving you a new bill and a pen. You write down the tip (tips) you want to leave, add it up, and sign. You leave the paper and pen on the table and go. In some restaurants, the server brings the card reader to your table, and there are preset tip percentages to choose from. On your bank statement, the total amount (including tax) shows up as “pending.” A few days later, the transaction is finalized with the tip included. The 9-hour time difference isn’t trivial, especially as we get older 😉. Keep it in mind when planning—don’t overdo it in the first few days.

Here’s our itinerary: 12/25/2024: Flight from Lyon (7 AM) to San Francisco (11:50 AM): 1-hour layover in Amsterdam—way too tight. The airport is huge, and flights to the U.S. are at the far end. You also have to go through customs. We had to run! Luckily, there’s a special line for tight connections, and our flight was delayed! Reunited with our son and walked to the Painted Ladies (Victorian houses) and then through Alamo Square. Return trip via Waymo—a driverless Uber. Surprising, but the ride was super smooth, and we felt safe.

12/26/2024: San Francisco Walking tour of the city: Lombard Street, Pier 39 (sea lions), Coit Tower via the Filbert Steps (great view of the city), Chinatown, and Union Square (ice rink and Christmas tree).

12/27/2024: Monterey It took us about 2.5 hours to drive straight from SF to Monterey (to save time, we skipped the start of Highway 1). The goal for this stop was visiting the aquarium. It’s in an old sardine cannery, and there’s an interesting room showing the machinery and explaining the process. The aquarium features all the local fish and plant species, plus a stunning jellyfish exhibit. We spent about 2.5 hours there. Entry is pricey at $65, and it was packed when we went. For parking, you can use meters or day lots. The cheapest we found was $25 for the day, with in-and-out privileges. We saw some closer lots charging $80, so it’s worth shopping around before parking and walking a bit more. Afterward, we stopped by the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary—a small, free park where these butterflies land, along with some wild deer. We ended the day at Lover’s Point, a park with an ocean view and surfers. That evening, we tried clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. Stayed overnight in Monterey.

12/28/2024: Big Sur Parks The Big Sur area has many state parks. Entry is $10 per car for the day (valid for any number of parks visited that same day). Pro tip: If you park outside and walk in, you don’t pay. We chose to visit Point Lobos Reserve. We hiked the trails along the ocean. Two must-do (short and easy) trails: “Sea Lion Point,” where massive waves crash onto the rocks, and “Bird Island Lookout,” where you can see thousands of pelicans and cormorants on the rocks, plus a few elephant seals. It’s truly stunning. We spent about 3 hours there. After driving along Garrapata State Park and crossing the famous Bixby Bridge, we went to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to do the short Valley View Trail + Pfeiffer Falls hike. It was nice being among the redwoods, but the waterfall was underwhelming. Maybe it’s more impressive in the summer when the river is flowing better. We ended the day at McWay Falls, a waterfall that flows directly into the ocean—super photogenic, especially at sunset. Returned to Monterey for the night.







12/29/2024: Drive to Morro Bay Highway 1 is currently closed near Gorda, so we had to take the inland route from Monterey, adding extra miles. It was raining, so we skipped the planned stop at Carmel-by-the-Sea. Instead, we detoured to Mission San Antonio de Padua, the 3rd mission (out of 21) built by the Spanish in 1773 to evangelize the region. It’s less famous than others, so there were fewer people, and it felt more “authentic” (free to visit). With fog adding to the rain, we headed straight to Morro Bay, our stop for the day, instead of continuing up Highway 1 to San Simeon. Took a short evening walk to Morro Rock—saw a few otters in the harbor. Stayed overnight in Morro Bay.



12/30/2024: Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas The sun came back! We took a quick walk on the pier to see the otters in daylight, then drove back up Highway 1 to Piedras Blancas (near San Simeon), a famous spot for elephant seals. It’s birthing season, so there were lots of pups, plus males fighting for the females’ attention—what a show! We couldn’t get enough. We walked to the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse, with a few viewpoints of beaches where elephant seals were lounging (though far fewer than at the beach near the parking lot). We continued to Santa Barbara, our stop for the day. Stopped in San Luis Obispo for lunch and a quick city tour (Bubblegum Alley, the theater facade, and the mission). Since it was getting late, we skipped Los Alamos and went straight to Solvang, a charming Danish-style town (windmills, typical Danish houses) with lots of holiday lights (it’s their Julefest). Stayed overnight in Santa Barbara.

Hi there!

In August, I’m planning a flight with a layover between Las Vegas and Pointe-à-Pitre. Departure from Las Vegas at 11:50 PM – Arrival in Miami at 7:50 AM Layover from 7:50 AM to 9:55 AM Departure from Miami at 9:55 AM, arrival in PTP at 1:10 PM

I’m a bit stressed about the 2h05 layover. What do you think? Is that enough time?

Thanks for your replies! Marc

It’d been 30 years since I last set foot in the United States, and I hadn’t really felt the urge to return.

Reading Marati’s trip report sparked a bit of nostalgia for this destination that my partner had never experienced.

So, we chose the American West as the goal for our spring getaway.

With only 15 days, we couldn’t be too ambitious...

I cut Los Angeles from the itinerary—it didn’t leave a lasting impression on me—and San Francisco, which is tricky to reach from the East this time of year.

We’ll land in Las Vegas, which will also be our return point, and do a classic loop covering the highlights of Utah and Arizona.

The plan includes plenty of hikes but also lots of miles behind the wheel to admire the natural wonders of the West.

You can find the details of our transatlantic wanderings here.

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to share!

Hi there, I’m planning a road trip in the American West in July 2025 with West Forever, which was highly recommended to me. Has anyone done this route recently and could tell me a bit more about: - the stages (easy or not/the stops) - hotels - restaurants to recommend - things to prepare for - must-see spots This will be my first time in the U.S. and my first group road trip, so I have tons of questions, and your advice would be invaluable. Thanks in advance!

bonjour, j'ai une petite question pour mon road trip de l'année prochaine. nous partons 3 mois de sept à nov. début du trip Detroit où j'ai ma famille puis ensuite direction l'ouest. mais lorsque je vais sur bing carte je ne peux rentrer que 26 villes . avez vous un autre procédé pour rajouter d'autres points ? MERCI BEAUCOUP .

Bonjour, Je souhaite partir en croisière en Octobre 21 dans les Caraïbes au départ de MIami ou Port Canaveral et j'hésite entre Royal Caribean sur le Symphony of the seas ou Carnival sur le Mardi Gras (encore en construction à ce jour). Que me conseillez vous entre RC et Carnival? Ou peut être une autre compagnie? Merci d'avance pour votre aide.