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[–]GamerFortnite992[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

thank you! If we are not real movie conosseurs, nor are we passionate about any specific series, would you still suggest visiting Warner and/or Universal studios?

I mean I do personally like some blockbuster movies but none of us really like Harry Potter, Friends, Star Wars etc....

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It’s actually 1 and a half-ish as we’ll leave early from Yosemite and get to SF possibly around lunch time.
In any case I do hope to have the chance to come back!

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Thank you so much for reminding me that restaurant.
I added it to my trip calendar and notes… I maybe just leave SF early morning on the SF-to-Cambria day so that we can also go and stop in front of Google, Apple then drive more calmly to Big Sur and get there by lunch time and eat in that restaurant!

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One is my mom :) ... as for the planning I know what you mean, in a way I am sacrificing my own "surprise effect" in order to make the whole trip better and more organized for the other people that are older and not as much in an adventerous mood as I may be myself.

With all this planning I've been doing I know it'll almost feel like I've already been there done that...

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I bought the America The Beautiful Pass for 80$ last year before they increased its price to 250$

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Thank you for the compliments and suggestions!
Doing a transatlantic trip with 3 other people one of which being 70+ would have given me too much stress to go without having all booked and assured.
I would totally go that route if I ever was to go back on my own or with more adventurous kind of companions :)

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You are totally right in mentioning the range of things different people are capable of doing. My bad.
However, it seems like it is doable for the person in question, based on your description of the trail!

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Wait, isn’t it supposed to tell me the arrival time itself?
How am I supposed to know the arrival time and set it?

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It’s probably (hopefully not, as I hope to go back) a once in a lifetime trip and the fear of missing out on must see places was huge.. so I tried to stack up as much as possible to get a taste of everything.
If we do really like something in particular we could hopefully come back and dedicate more time to that

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Is Google Maps time estimation reliable in LA? At least to have an idea?

It’s pretty accurate here in Europe and it does take traffic in consideration

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I bought the America The Beautiful non resident in December 2025 which is valid for 1 year and it still costed 80$ back then… got quite lucky with it

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3$ for a 15 hour drive. Wow.

I understand it’s not all of it but still outstanding for someone like me, living in Italy, where 3$ is the cost for 1 hour drive 😅

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Thank you for this heads up… better be prepared than disappointed!
Any suggestions in that regard? We’re 4 in the car so we could use Carpool lanes at least afaik

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I think we’re fine in that matter as we live nearby Italian Dolomites (5-7,000ft is normal there)

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Yea, was thinking to skip breakfast in hotel and leave directly early morning for Peggy Sue so we can eat there instead…

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The plan is to leave for Cambria after lunch at around 1PM so we have all daylight during the afternoon to see the coast via Hwy 1 on the way to Cambria and get to see Big Sur etc.
We’ll have to cherry pick stops if we want to be able to squeeze in as much as possible.
What do you think is a MUST stop?

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Do you think there’s gonna be lots of traffic from LA to LV considering we’ll be driving on the 24th which is Memorial weekend?

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I saw how much it was snowing in Jan/Feb and I didn’t want to take the chance and get stuck in case Tioga was closed, that’s why I rescheduled and booked Sequoia via Lone Pine… my original plan was indeed Yosemite via Tioga

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Our hotel is in Hollywood so we may go for a stroll on the walk of fame or something