I've made some specific plans for my U.S. trip in April. As follows:
Fly to Vegas on 31 March.
Stay at the El Cortez casino
Fly to Houston on 4 April
Stay in a hostel
Get an Amtrak (rail) pass for 30 days
Trek through the southern states for a few weeks: Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Florida
Trek through the eastern seaboard for a week or so: Virgina, D.C., Pennsylvania for the Democratic primary on 22 April, Connecticut, Massachusetts
Wind up in New York
Stay in New York for a week or ten days
Catch a bus back to Toronto (not all that far; same as Auckland to Wellington)
My rail pass lets me go anywhere here (click to zoom):
...so I may end up anywhere. If I can't find a place to stay, I can just hop a long train ride and sleep on the way.
I'm taking one carry-on bag, one and a half laptops, and probably not enough socks.
I will see the America which is too boring and ugly to put on television, and experience it in all its gun-totin', Bible-believin', pig-wrasslin' glory. Hopefully not all on the same day.
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Sorry, but I'm sure Wazz and myself are wondering, what will you do for cash?
I've been continuing my freelance work during my travels, essentially working two jobs: the video store and the design stuff. They earn about the same, and I've been able to save almost half my income since Christmas. I won't have all that much when I get to Toronto, but it should be sufficient to cover me until I get a regular job. Plus there's always the design work.
I just updated my portfolio site to include work I've done since I left New Zealand:
http://www.loganlongbourne.com
Blow it in Vegas Logues, poverty maketh the man.
- wazz
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