Destination guide
The USA, planned from the UK
Everything we've written for UK travellers heading to the United States. So far that means Florida, California and New York: a first-timer's New York guide, a California road trip plan, where to go in Florida beyond the parks, why you'll need a car, when the theme parks are quietest and why hospital bills make travel insurance essential. More destinations are on the way.
Florida in winter: what to do besides the theme parks, and why you need a car
The easiest way into the USA from the UK: warm weather, long distances, hire car tolls and why hospital bills make insurance essential.
Read the guideWhere to go
City guides and quieter stops along the way.
New York on screen: the film and TV locations you can actually visit, from Friends to Home Alone 2
A guide to New York film and TV locations you can visit from the UK: Friends, Sex and the City, Home Alone 2, When Harry Met Sally and Ghostbusters, with what is real, what to book and what it costs.
New York from the UK: where to stay, how to get around and what it costs
A first-timer's guide to New York from the UK: flights, best time to go, where to stay, subway and airport transfers, the CityPASS, tipping, tax and travel insurance.
Beyond the big names: lesser-known places in California worth the detour
Quieter places along a California road trip, from Armstrong Woods and Morro Bay to Solvang, Big Bear Lake, Anza-Borrego and Salvation Mountain, grouped by where they sit on the route.
Eat and drink
What to try at the Disney parks and what it costs.
Plan the trip
Timing, costs, routes and how many days to book.
California from the UK: where to go, how to plan a road trip and what it costs
Where to go in California, a 10-day San Francisco to San Diego route, Highway 1 and Yosemite, flights from the UK, car hire, Disneyland and why travel insurance matters.
When to go to the Florida theme parks from the UK: best months, what it costs and how many days you need
The best time for UK visitors to go to Disney World, Universal, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, with month by month crowds, hurricane season, ticket prices and how many days each park needs.
Before you go
The practical bits that catch British visitors out.
US healthcare is expensive and there's no reciprocal agreement with the UK, so check your insurance covers the US before you book.