I just got an amazing news: I got an internship in consulting!
It has been a long process (85 CV, 11 interviews, 3 proposals, 2 were great) but it's finally here. I'm feeling very lucky and excited because I get the opportunity to spend July in New York for training and that I will have August free (the real job is starting in September in Paris). Which means I can travel the US for 22-25 days. Which is an amazing opportunity to meet some of you and to discover this country !
I would love to make the best of that time and find great cities and natural parks to visit. I'm taking your recommendations Hubski !
I'm also looking for a room in July in New York, if anyone know someone who is looking or if you are looking for someone, you can pm me directly.
I'm still looking for an itinerary and I think that Chicago is definitely going to be on the list. Sadly, Ann Arbor / Detroit might be a little detour that time won't permit.
I am located near to New York, which means that at minimum, we should arrange you to swing by on your way there for a little meet-up. If you can do DC or Baltimore, we can wrap in Meriadoc arguewithatree wasoxygen blackbootz maybe too.
hollaaaaaa you should definitely try and get down to the capital region because there's SO much to see. it's just gonna be really fucking hot and humid so prep for that lol
That's great ! I'm planning to go to DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia in July. I checked bus cost and it seems duable to take the bus on a friday night, arrive saturday morning, enjoy the day and left Sunday pm. If someone can offer me a couch on the saturday night it would be perfect and I would gladly pay you a beer :) (I'm a 23 years old student, very low maintenance and don't smoke).
I'm borderline poor after all my travels but if there's a NYC meetup I'll do my best to make it from Montreal. Let me know if you pass by MTL this summer (which you should. it seriously is a very different city for north america and only 7ish hours drive away: doable on a weekend but I would recommend 3-4 days to take it easy). I'll show you around town! If you're into hiking and parcs, Mont Tremblant is really cool but the best place I have yet to hike at are the Adirondacks. There are 46 peaks to climb, I'll ask my friends about the best trails since she's planning to do all 46 this summer. It's very close to NYC, make sure to make it at least a weekend trip !
It would be really nice ! I'm not sure yet if I can cross the border with my passport (I will have an ESTA type of thing, I'm allowed 90 days in the US but I will have to check if crossing the border is allowed). If i'm coming it would be on a week-end in July, will you be there ? I will keep you updated.
Wow. The Red Rocks amphitheater seems magnificient. Colorado seems really great, I will let you know if I can make it there. Are you in Denver?
Yah... Red Rocks is something else. famous for lots of reasons... but here's one: U2 filmed this there: The concert was cancelled for weather, but then they put it on anyway. Radio stations basically said "Ticket or not - just show up" and people did. The terrible weather ended up giving the video(s) and effect that they couldn't have paid for. Enjoyable even if you're not a solid U2 fan.
Let me know :) I will be back one day near Aug 22-25 in NY before leaving.
Congratulations on the new job! If you happen to come down to Miami let me know, August is a tough time for going to national parks down here (lots of mosquitos, lots of humidity...), but it's a very pretty place and it's always fun to do something in the water.
Congratulations on the new job! If you happen to come down to Miami let me know, August is a tough time for going to national parks down here (lots of mosquitos, lots of humidity...), but it's a very pretty place and it's always fun to do something in the water.
Congratulations on the new job! If you happen to come down to Miami let me know, August is a tough time for going to national parks down here (lots of mosquitos, lots of humidity...), but it's a very pretty place and it's always fun to do something in the water.
You should tell us what the constraints are on your 22 days. Will you have a car? Will you have a budget for plane flights? Must-see in the US, from the point of view of someone who has been mostly everywhere: For the outdoors -- Niagara, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion/Bryce, Yosemite, the Pacific Coast drive, and a whole bunch more. Unfortunately most of those are far away from each other and way west. The east has the Smokies/Shenandoah, nice history, some charming cities and a fair amount of decent coastline. Also Acadia and the Everglades but they are very out of the way. For cities -- beyond NYC, you should make it to Chicago because it's the quintessential American city, to Detroit for the sake of hubski, and to the various west coast cities if possible. If you find yourself in the south, go to New Orleans and Austin. Note that August is the worst month to go to the last two. It also depends what you're into.
I'm not planning on renting a car (I only had my driving licence 2 years ago and I'm 23 years old), but I might check if I'm eligible and see if it cost me less money for some trip (for example if it's possible to take a car in NY and deposit it at Chicago and it doesn't cost much, that would be great). For the plane flights, I don't want to be limited due to money but I also don't want to spend money I could save for other activities. I'm planning to travel mainly by bus & plane. I'm also planning to leave my suitcase in NY and travel only with a backpack that I can take with me on flights (in order to save money and be more flexible). I will probably spend around 650$. I will definitely try to get to Niagara, do you think a one trip Journey would do it justice ? If I take the bus in NY on the morning and back at dawn, I will not regret spending so little time ? I will have to do a shortlist of parks I can do and the Grand Canyon and Zion seems good choices. Acadia and the Everglades are sadly too far. My first Journey is probably going to be NY to Chicago by bus. I was thinking of taking the plane to New Orleans next. I loved the TV serie Treme and I think that listening to jazz and blues there and discovering the food of this city will be exceptional. After, I will make a stop in Dallas, also by plane, for a few days (my brother lives there for one year) and I will continue my Journey either directly to national parks, or to LA (I have a friend there) and then national parks. The thing is i'm attracted by cities that are very far apart. I went to Miami 4 years ago so I can skip that, I also went to SF, Las Vegas, Yosemite and Death Valley 8 years ago when I was young so I might skip all of that as well. I don't want to rush into everything and I will try to take the time to enjoy each cities. For accomodation, It's going to be a mix of couchsurfing at friends/family, Airbnb and sleeping in the bus. Thanks for the advices!
You have to be 25 except in limited circumstances to rent a car here. I have no idea if that rule applies to foreign visitors. Buses are probably your best bet, but don't expect them to be super cheap. Niagara for a day is fine. Upstate New York is also beautiful, but it's low-key beautiful. Shame you have to go to Dallas. I can think of few worse places to be in high summer. I can't really recommend ... anything ... in the area, either. If you get a chance to drive or bus down to Austin (3-4 hours), give it a shot.