hi star,
no lah, not expert. us is too big for me to be an expert.
southwest n united uses the same size aircraft, since sizes r determined by the traffic on the routes.
hi zenn,
i might be biased lah, but i think it's really easy to drive around. like hippie said, clear signs, wide road lanes. one thing though, there r seldom street lamps on the sides of the roads. first time drivers in sg often complain that roads get dark at night. the highways may look dark, but the lanes n shoulders r marked with reflective paints, so as long as u turn on ur headlamps, darkness is not an issue.
hi pooh,
eh... u r covering a lot of places! r u arriving in sg on 02/01 or leaving on 02/01? assuming u mean arriving in sg on 02/01, here's what i will do:
17-19: Arrive in SF. Take it slow in SF city.
20: Long day. Set off for Napa/Sonoma early in morning. There will be very light traffic going northwards, but within sf, traffic might be heavy. Drive over Golden Gate Bridge on your way out. Reach Napa/Sonoma in late morning. Have lunch there. Then continue to Lake Tahoe. Overnight Tahoe.
21: Try skiing. Visit the lake.
22: Set off from Tahoe and begin drive southwards. Overnight: Anywhere between silicon valley area n monterrey will be good.
23: Long day. Set off for Monterrey/Carmel/17 mile drive. If not tired of driving yet
, continue on the scenic highway 1 to LA. Overnight LA.
24-25: Disney and everything else.
26: Boxing day! Best day for shopping. Head to the outlets. After shopping, drive to San Diego.
27: Sea World / San Diego.
28: San Diego - Grand Canyon. it's going to be >8 hrs drive, so u might want to break it up into 2 days.
29: Grand Canyon
30: Set off for Hoover Dam. Continue on to LV. Arrive afternoon.
31: LV. Watch new year celebrations in LV.
1-2: LV-LA by flight. LA - SIN.
let me repeat the disclaimer
, this is only a suggestion n u should feel free to change it ok. u can also fly instead of drive everywhere. i didn't check prices, so what i merely planned according to ur requirements. it's also not optimised for any budget. if u hv an additional 2 days, pls choose to extend where u think is worth more time.
if u r nervous abt driving in snow, do make sure u cover any areas that might snow when there's still light. in winter, this means any time b4 5pm. n remember to bring sun glasses. sun on snow is very glaring!