$18,000 is only $100 per day for both of you. Perhaps you could get food (supermarket stuff), a very

I am not sure on where to stay, how to stay (camping, etc) and how to get around. I have been thinking about hiring a car to travel around for the time we are there the thing is I am not sure how long you will need to stay at Yellowstone and what there is to see?
Obviously be spending a few days in SF and then we want to travel to Yosemite National Park again been thinking about hiring a car to travel California and around Yosemite for the time we are there the thing is I am not sure how long you will need to stay at Yosemite and what there is to see?
From Yosemite we then want to travel California via LA and down to San Diego - not sure what the best/cheapest option would be travelling in California bearing in mind we need to travel military discounts on airline tickets to Yosemite. Looking military discounts on airline tickets at public transport, military discounts on airline tickets looks quite expensive and a lot of travelling around time.
We want to see as much as we can and if we can stretch our budget time is not an issue, not sure where to look for cheap accommodation military discounts on airline tickets as we are not keeping to dates and most of the hostels requiring advance booking.
Please can I have as much as advice as possible and any helpful information military discounts on airline tickets and attractions that should not be missed. We also want to see baseball games, basketball games, american football, etc to make the most of the trip
First, have you got your visa situation sorted out yet? Getting a long term tourist visa is an unfortuantly complicated process. Even if you get it, typically you are only allowed entry into the US for a maximum of 6 months.
A tight budget and a 6 month trip is a bit of a contradiction in and of itself, military discounts on airline tickets but there are some things you should keep in mind to keep costs down. If you rent a car, and that's about the only way you'll be able to get to a lot of places, then you generally are best off keeping a rental as long as possible. military discounts on airline tickets Unless you are doing a loop, you'll pay an extra fee every time you drop of a car, and that could quickly add hundreds of dollars or more to your costs.
As to some of the specifics of your outline, your trip is extremely city focused. For example, if you fly from Denver to San Francisco, you'd be going right over some of the most interesting and unique sites and national parks in the world. People spend months just traveling around Colorado and Utah because of how much there is to do there.
I will also note that while Indianapolis is famous for racing, and they do a Nascar race there every year, it is most known for open wheel racing because of the Indy 500. NASCAR is stock car racing, and Daytona is more of the featured track on that circuit, although its very popular, especially in the south.
Although there is one NASCAR Race a year at Indianapolis, Daytona is really the king of NASCAR Tracks and you may want to visit there during your time in Florida. military discounts on airline tickets That's not to say the Indianapolis Speedway is not worth a visit. However, it is geared to and famous for open-wheel racing. There is a museum there andi it displays all the cars that have won the Indy 500.
Ben, if you do not yet have your visa, I would attend to that first, military discounts on airline tickets before you think of making any more plans. military discounts on airline tickets From what we have heard on these forums, it is by no means a given. military discounts on airline tickets If you do not have a really good reason - family, work, etc. - don't count on getting one. Most folk have been told it is the VWP or nothing.
On the other hand, $19K for two for six months, including travel costs, renting vehicles, etc. is going to be very very tight. If, and it is a big IF, you get a 6 month visa, I would contact Adventures on Wheels . They give out long term leases which are cheaper than renting.
$18,000 military discounts on airline tickets is only $100 per day for both of you. Perhaps you could get food (supermarket stuff), a very cheap place to stay (hostel, cheap motel in non-touristy area, campground), and some really inexpensive transportation (bus?), but there'd barely be anything left for attractions. I think you might have a more enjoyable time if you shortened the trip a bit so you can spend more per day and have more flexibility about what you see.
Food = this is variable. The motels on property don't feed you any meals. You can buy a dining military discounts on airline tickets plan starting at $40/day/person, and that's about right, but it gives you a LOT of food. Can you bring your own food in the parks? Yes. Do people do it? Not usually.
Renting a car isn't going to be cheap, but the reality is that in many cases, its the only way you can actually get to many places in the US. If you do rent a car, doing lots of little rentals will probably end up costing you more than one big one, unless you do lots of hub-spoke type trips, where you go to a city, rent a car, and explore the area around military discounts on airline tickets it, return the car, and then find another mode of transportation to move to your next city.
If you are able to secure a 6 month visa, and I very much agree that the visa needs to be your top priority right now, then purchasing a car might be an option. That's still not going to be cheap, and there are lots of red flags for foreign tourists trying to purchase a car, license, and insurance, but if you can make it work, it could be the most cost effective option for a trip of this length.
Thanks for all the information guys, ideally what kind of money am I looking at in regards to travelling for this length. I think if i really sit down and work stuff out I could raise around $23,000-$25,000.
In regards to getting a bus I dont mind getting public transport and hiring a car in a city is this also a cost effective thing to do but again I dont want to miss out on things I can see while driving but am thinking of costs.
I am thinking maybe hiring a sleeper van for a lengthy period as I think it will be cheaper military discounts on airline tickets than staying at hotel, etc. while travelling military discounts on airline tickets Yellowstone, military discounts on airline tickets Yosemite, California, etc. What do you think of this idea? Also need to think of fuel costs as well.
There are relatively inexpensive sleeper vans you can rent, and at least one member I have heard of was satisfied with the arrangement. In fact so much so, he is planning on renting the same for his next trip. As I understand it, these are restricted to the western states. But you can check out all that.
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