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Fox does not offer tours as there is nothing to see there really. Not sure why Brentwood would be interesting to drive thru(really nothing besides Souplantation for a nice lunch is really there), so let us know what you would like to do. Chances are that you can just take the Rapid Express bus all day for $5 instead of using the Hop on/off bus. Basically drives you around the same area, comes way and I mean WAY more frequently, cheaper, has a...

Go to the Road Trip Forum and see if they can help you with this.

It is a lot for us to plan this sort of trip for you withOUT knowing anything about you. It might help if you filled in your personal profile so we'd know who you are. When my son took a trip like yours he joined American Youth Hostels and found great places to stay and meet folks across the USA. It is not just for the very young either , but traveling families, and older folks can use it as well. IF you are a teacher then there is an...

Should be fine. Some foreign co-workers of mine brought in some wood carvings to pass out as gifts before they went back home.

Thanks Oskar! I'm thankful I'm not cooking this year. Instead I shall toddle up the hill in the midafternoon, bearing a couple of bottles of champagne, and enjoy the celebration with friends. I'll wander home, "sans" champagne but with enough turkey to provide my four-legged friend with a bit of a celebration also! Happy T-Day everyone!

Here is the Yosemite Guide from last July: nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/yg09-5.pdf The TM Grill is only open tilll 5pm ~ seems odd but that's the way they do it! There is also a decent map of the TM area. Too bad hubby won't be acting as your chauffeur. I guess he's hiking with you? I think it makes more sense to take the shuttle up to Tuolumne Meadows and leave your car in the Valley. There is a little bit of information...

Actually, I would highly recommend driving out to downtown Riverside to see the largest holiday light display in So. Cal. at the Historic Mission Inn, the Festival of Lights. If you would like to have dinner or brunch on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve it's very special. Usually there are carriage rides offered too and occasionally carolers. I say occasiionally because I have been able to catch them sometimes and other times not....

The coastal route IS part slow, part fast, but once you commit to going south of Carmel through Big Sur, there are no cut overs to the faster inland route. A normal time frame between Carmel and San Simeon is roughly 2 hours without stops. But.... this is Big Sur and you will want to take your time and enjoy the sights along the way. After all, this is the most dramatic part of California between your 2 destinations. From SF, you can take the...

If memory serves me there are border crossings between Nevada & Southern CA and Arizona & CA, I don't remember the CA-OR border and I can't think of a station on I-80. They are agricultural inspection stations trying to protect CA's multi-billion dollar agricultural business.. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/

I've never bought the pass from Costco but when I've used the Citypass in various cities in the past I've ordered it from citypass's website. When you do, they email you a voucher that has your name on it. You bring the voucher to any of the attractions featured on the pass and redeem it for the ticket book which has the admission tickets to the attractions in it. To redeem the voucher, you need to show ID and the name on...