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Fresh advice from Local Friends and travelers: what to do in United States, and what to avoid.
Language, money, timing and the details travelers sort out before they land.
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Autumn sets the northeastern woods ablaze, winter turns mountain towns into ski villages, spring brings the farmers' markets back, and summer keeps beaches and backyard grills busy until late. The same road trip feels like a new journey in every month.
Expect snowy winters in the north, humid summers in the southeast, dry desert heat in the southwest and tropical warmth in southern Florida, while much of Alaska stays subarctic. Pack for the region and the month. A Local Friend introduces you to their own neighbourhood, from the corner diner to the park that fills on the first warm Saturday.
Yellow cabs, steam rising from street grates and a skyline you know from a hundred films. Then come bagels on the go, rooftop sunsets and five boroughs that each feel like their own town.
Sunset over the Hollywood Sign from Griffith Observatory, taco trucks on busy corners, late nights in Koreatown and quiet Venice canals. A sprawling city lived one neighborhood at a time.
Runners sprinting up the Rocky Steps, a cracked bell behind glass, cheesesteaks sizzling on South Philly grills and murals covering the brick sides of rowhouses.
Our guide to Florida City is on its way.
Longhorns strolling a brick street twice a day, a honky-tonk the size of a small town, dollar bills marked FW and Tex-Mex on a garden patio, with world-class art museums close by.
Our guide to Newport Beach is on its way.
Granite dike running miles into Galveston Bay, pelicans gliding over fishing lines, tankers sliding past and a biplane parked in a bayside park. A Gulf Coast port town full of small finds.
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