3.5K Travel reports · 343 travel bloggers · 72.8K photos · Best time to travel: July & August · Create a travel blog · About Vakantio
The United States is a vast and varied destination where travelers can experience an extraordinary mix of landscapes, cultures, and city life in a single trip. From iconic skylines in New York City and Chicago to the beaches of California and Florida, the country stands out for its diversity and scale. Travelers can explore world-famous national parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon, dive into regional food scenes from Texas barbecue to New Orleans Creole cuisine, and enjoy everything from small-town road trips to major cultural events, music festivals, and sporting spectacles.
What makes the USA especially rewarding is the sheer range of experiences available across its regions. Visitors can hike in the Rockies, drive along the Pacific Coast Highway, discover American history in Washington, D.C., Boston, and Philadelphia, or enjoy entertainment capitals like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Practical planning is important because distances are long and weather varies widely by season and region, so domestic flights, rental cars, and advance bookings can save time and money. Tipping is customary, public transportation is excellent in some major cities but limited in many other areas, and shoulder-season travel can offer better value while still providing great sightseeing and outdoor conditions.
The best time to visit the USA is generally from July to October, with August and September standing out as the most popular months based on the data. This period offers warm weather, strong access to outdoor attractions and road trips, and a lively calendar of events, though September and October can be especially appealing for slightly fewer crowds in some destinations and beautiful seasonal scenery.
After our short detour to El Paso and the associated short visit to the state of Texas (some say we only went there to scratch off this state on our world map at home - naughty,...
Alcatraz
On a coffee break in the lobby...
15./16.05.2023 - Well, we're on the move again... Even though the last blog was in 2019 (Canada/USA), it doesn't mean that we were too lazy to travel between 2019 and 2023, it...
The day started off innocently enough. The plan was to drive through an Apache reservation south towards Arizona, and that's where the first surprise came. The local First...
The older ones among us, those for whom an electric model railway was still high-tech toy in great demand, may still remember the Märklin catalog; unmistakably and always quite...
On our last day on Oahu, we explore Pearl Harbor before starting the long journey home
Sun, beach, and ocean!!!
Early morning exercise at Diamond Head, Tantalus Lookout, swimming and a visit to the Hawaii Five-0 filming location
We climb the Sleeping Giant, then head to Lydgate Beach, Wailua Falls, and Shipwreck Beach.
We fly to Kauai - unfortunately without luggage... or: the best thing that could have happened to us?!
'End of the Road', Lost Place, and the turquoise lagoon of Carlsmith Beach Park and Wailuku River State Park
July 30, 2022 After breakfast, we're heading back to Ho`okipa Beach. It's great that we planned an extra day to catch up on missed activities or revisit some amazing places....
The Pinnacles National Park was only 1 ½ hours away from my accommodation in Morgan Hill. Since I had a rental car, I took the opportunity to plan a trip. And one trip turned...
Golden Gate Bridge, Painted Ladies, Full House
first day in San Francisco
Snorkeling trip at Molokini Crater and turtles in Turtle Town
On Saturday we will leave the hotel at 7:30 am, breakfast will be served on the bus again. Today we are heading to Hollywood, where we have booked a hop-on-hop-off bus tour. We...
The Americans don't take a joke when it comes to an unattended backpack on the ferry....
Family Graduation Trip Pauline 2022
From Washington DC to Atlantic City, the Las Vegas of the East Coast - with a shopping stop at the Tanger Outlets.
So, the journey has begun. The eager anticipation turned into nervous anticipation and then cold panic. Zoe had to attend a monster end-of-season party, with a monster crowd of...
I'm sitting at the gate at Frankfurt Airport. With a layover in Toronto, I'm heading to San Diego. I would have expected to be excited by now, but I'm still not feeling it....
In terms of weather, today must be described as a setback. I have the shorts...
#update #winter #erietrip
10/21. Amelia gets us coffee while I wait for the receptionist. She checks all the rooms before we get our $100 deposit back...We give one of our camping mattresses to a...
That's when the world was still in order
9.10. Flagstaff is the starting point for the Grand Canyon. Since we saw it last time, we leave it out this time and head towards Page. Before that, we admire the Horseshoe...
23.8. – 25.8. Island Lake In the morning, Amelia sings "Happy Birthday" to me in bed, a great start to the day. Afterwards, we have to cover the approximately 20km to Island...