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[tinyjo]

So, some of you will already have seen oxfordslacker 's entry on the subject, but here's mine. We've managed to cobble together a rough itinerary for the trip to the states in May that looks like it'll work and also doesn't cost a fortune. It goes as follows:

14th May: Fly into Washington/Baltimore
17th May: Drive to Toronto/Hamilton
20th May: Drive to Chicago
22nd May: Plane to Vegas
29th May: Drive to San Fransisco (possibly stopping with trelana on the way)
3rd June: Fly to London

We have managed to find this for not too crazy prices so the question is, are we crazy? The driving looks long but do-able and like it would be through some really nice areas. Will we, as non-Americans, have trouble driving across the Canadian border?

[Poll #1125421]

Comments

Re: On terminology

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

Ah, where Abe asks "Does hooking up mean a) kissing, b) sex or c) other"! I always thought it just meant getting together casually :)

Re: On terminology

[grahamsleight.livejournal.com]

I think it may have senses b) and c) for Americans, especially young Americans. See Tom Wolfe's essay on the subject.

Re: On terminology

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

I don't have an NY Times login so can't see that but I'm sure you're right.

Re: On terminology

[twic.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

ousfg:flyingmonkey

The article is pretty frothing-at-the-mouth, and i'm skeptical about how much Mr Wolfe knows of the actual sexual habits of teenagers, but it is quite entertaining, precisely because of those facts.

-- tom