Last minute advice for our USA trip

iltisman

I have used a Ford Escape on several trips to the US and got over 32 US MPG
The Escape has now changed shape and looks like the European Ford Kuga so I would expect it to get even better MPG.
I never leave the crown jewels in the back so a luggage cover is not an issue to me.
I echo the go to Walmart comment ,get a cheap cooler $5 and some ice and buy water sodas etc. I once broke down in the desert (Toyota) and the cool water was a life saver while waiting hours for a tow truck.

Murphy_The_Cat

photome wrote: »

2 good points.
You can still see the luggage in the backs of the SUVs in the ones I have had, but maybe it doesnt really matter, I guess most people are not going to steal a few suitcases

It only really came to light for us when we were going to JFK from New Jersey (driving through Manhattan :beer:).
I'd loaded the boot up with Miss Kittens bright pink wheelie at the back, with her travel bear looking out of the back window for a bit of fun -- but the window was so blacked out, noone could see it !

I've never been to Yosemite, so I wouldn't know how many SUV's there are in that part of the world, but in New England, they seemed to outnumber 'conventional' cars at times, which makes me think that a lack of luggage cover isn't an issue to our American cousins.

skippyste

steveouk wrote: »

Hi there,


We are going to the USA on our honeymoon in just over a week and we have most things booked and sorted now but wondered if anyone could help with a few quick questions.

• What should we do about using our mobile phones out there? We have researched the costs and it is not worth using them on our current contracts. Should we buy a sim card to use within the USA then a phone card for phoning home - to use from pay phones etc?! We will need to have a phone with us as we are doing a fly drive and also need to call ahead to come places etc.

For calling home...Which network are you on? O2 have an app called TuGo which I use to text and call over wifi whilst abroad. I just did a big road trip and found wifi absolutely everywhere!

Doshwaster

skippyste wrote: »

For calling home...Which network are you on? O2 have an app called TuGo which I use to text and call over wifi whilst abroad. I just did a big road trip and found wifi absolutely everywhere!

I really don't understand the modern obsession with calling home every day while on holiday (especially on honeymoon!), but as you say there is free wi-fi everywhere so you can use Skype, Viber or your own network's app (Virgin Media's is called Smart Call)

photome

Doshwaster wrote: »

I really don't understand the modern obsession with calling home every day while on holiday (especially on honeymoon!), but as you say there is free wi-fi everywhere so you can use Skype, Viber or your own network's app (Virgin Media's is called Smart Call)

Me neither

jackieblack

photome wrote: »

Me neither

I agree.

My mum used to ask me to ring her to let her know we'd arrived safely until I pointed out than a passenger airliner plunging into the Atlantic Ocean would probably make the news long before my missed phone call would alert her to a problem :rotfl:

Murphy_The_Cat

photome wrote: »

Me neither

Me as well.