Alaska is supposed to be really nice.

Looking for a decent big city break for a week and then somewhere more relaxing really. Am liking the vibe of San Francisco or the likes so that's some kind of starting point.



Any idea's would be great thats foe sure.

Plenty to do in Seattle WA and then plenty of scenery & coastline to visit. Puget even looks great when it's pis[is[/iing down

Las Vegas is not romantic at all, it's very tacky with a seedy underside. Some lovely places south of Los Angeles on highway 1 down towards San Diego.



As for San Francisco, just don't! Try Carmel, Salinas or the Monterrey peninsular, some lovely scenery.



San Fransisco = Widnes. Cold, damp, foggy, got a bridge, got a prison and the locals are strange.

I went last year to see my sister get married at the Forever Grand wedding chapel, in the MGM Grand, Las Vegas and ended up missing Keighley win a grand final.





I flew to Toronto, which is a fantastic city, for 4 nights. Then travelled by train to Niagara Falls, crossed the border in to the USA and got a taxi to Buffalo Airport to catch an afternoon flight to Vegas.



I had 6 nights there which was enough to be honest. Then I flew to New York for a 4 night stay.

I didn't spend too much time in San Francisco, so I can't really help there, I would agree with the Monterrey peninsula though. Its very nice. Monterrey also has a nice aquarium if you're interested in anything like that. I would feel bad about myself if I didn't recommend you try to get over to Yosemite. I've been lucky enough to see some amazing places around the world and Yosemite is right up there with the best. Cod'ead knows his stuff, the northwest is great. I know dozens of people who say Seattle is one of the nicest cities. Im not much of a city lover and even I liked it there. Oregon is nice too, my girlfriend went to college there a few years ago, she's from Colorado, which is beautiful and she left to go to Oregon, because of the scenery, so it must be outstanding. Anywhere around mt hood would be pretty cool. The trees up there are worth the trip alone. Honestly mate your spoilt for choice, I'd recommend you have a few places you definitely want to see and then get a car and enjoy exploring the places in between too.

NYC and then the mountains or Key West (the latter is very relaxing - nothing much to do but hang around and eat / drink)?

The Outer Banks in North Carolina is very nice. Great beach houses and plenty to do in the area. We've been to Jamestown and Busch Gardens.

I know this isn't the topic of the thread and you may not wish to divulge, but how come you're having a 'secret wedding' then a vowel renewal and telling everyone it's a wedding?

Widnes doesn't have the largest Chinatown outside China.

San Francisco hasn't got into Super League by virtue of a crap bid by Halifax.

Widnes doesn't have streetcars.

San Francisco doesn't smell bad.



I could go on.



I found the locals in SF to be stunningly polite and helpful, not at all what I expected, which was strange.

I found the locals in Widnes to be polite and helpful, not at all what I expected, which was strange.

So we almost agree on that bit.

SF does'nt smell?



Cannery Row and Pier 39 absolutely reek... Granted, The GG bridge is a superb piece of engineering and Alacatraz is fascinating, but, other than that, the place is a let down.



Vegas is fine for 4 days max. Drive across to Yosemite, have a few nights there, then a few nights on Death Valley and the Grand Canyon, then over to Monterrey for a week, and if you have time, a few days in Ventura, but only if the California State Fair is on. Saw shania Twain, the B52s and The Village People there a few years ago.

Absolutely staggering number of tramps in San Francisco.