Okay, the exchange rate is not as favorable for European tourists with their euro to the mat. But hey, when you love it does not matter. And they are not few dollars to add to the budget that will block the soft storey in her slippers.
Cape in the west, in the area of States where the spirit of conquest is always present and searched. The America we love, it is there, in thisenchanting nature. "Landscapes that have become inseparable from the Western myth for those who have answered the call of nature. Photographers paradise, parks are out of the world spaces that invite back to basics, to forget the stress of modern life. We just relativize his concerns or to commune with nature. Americans are proud of their parks and have them with great respect for places. "
2.0 Generation progresses there are many tourist smartphone applications. Practical, inexpensive. Yes, certainly. But where's the fun?
Whatever one feels with a nice guide on paper. That are found during the year and lets out the sand of a beach side of the world or the ticket unearthed a museum in its pages.
Let's face it our choice for the escape guides collection published by Hachette. Books filled with practical and cultural information, richly illustrated with photographs to make them want to go to the more sedentary among us. A guide to the compact size, easy to slide into the bag. This 2015 guide national parks of the American West has a revised and expanded edition. With a new layout, more attractive. A collection designed for independent travelers, not tourists in air-conditioned coaches. Everything is explained for a successful trip to the land of Uncle Sam, from A to Z. Almost hands in pockets. Our national parks trifecta? A tough choice, either, but not impossible: Bryce Canyon (probably the most colorful), Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon (a must for a first trip). If you want to discover landscapes worthy of another planet, go to Mono Lake (Sierra Nevada), in Death Valley or Joshua Tree NP. Do not miss the remains of the mining towns turned into ghost towns. As Bodie, the most beautiful, located in the Sierra Nevada. The best preserved and one that deserves after twenty kilometers in the mountains.
Life in blue in the West
Always at Hachette, collection blue publishes new guides update their guide also dedicated to the American West. The Rolls-to guides. A guide to over 600 pages, which is much more than an invitation to travel with its many themed items that provide a comprehensive portrait of the American way of life. Indians at the Gold Rush, through the cinema or murals (frescoes those born in Mexico and very present in California).
After a first practical part which summarizes everything you need to know to avoid trouble on the spot (as the question of tips, how to drive or good idea to scan travel documents), the guide offers perfect routes for a first stay and a wide panorama of sights to visit, state by state. Keep you busy for several trips. For, it would be illusory to see it all in 15 days or more. America will exhaust the tourist to eyes bigger than his stomach. The distances are immense swallowing and reduced speed. Select a few sights and improvise on the spot. The fun will be waiting for you.
The discovery can come from anywhere. Including the table in step. If Belgium is the queen of beer, some US cities, however, not be ashamed before our European beer drinkers. As Denver. "Besides the legendary Coors, it hosts 15 microbreweries, without forgetting its beer festival and Oktoberfest."
Two additional guides, one to accompany you, the other to introduce you to the American way of life.
The West? A corner of America that offers, besides its parks, the beautiful scenery of Highway 66 in Arizona especially. And as the car is required to visit these enchanting parks, some music is needed in the car radio. To support these long routes. Here is a small selection of songs for a playlist typically made in USA. Bob Seger with "Hollywood nights", "California (rock me slow)" Brian Dunne, "God bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood, "Two Lane Highway" by Pure Prairie League, "California Soul" Marlena Shaw " Laurel Canyon "of Ryad Kerbouz or" Viva Las Vegas "version of Elvis Presley.
