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Well I am 16 and a sophomore. Me and a couple of friends planned to make a road trip after high school. Once we are 18 and we said we will go but the thing is when should i start really planning for this trip. I already figured out the places we all want to go but when should i start looking at the stop areas and money and hotels and all those things.

I do road trips with a good friend of mine two or three times a year. I like to start 3 to 6 months ahead of time, with a lot of the finer details filled in during the last month before we hit the road. Bigger stuff like if we need reservations for anything special is done the earliest. That could be tickets to something special we’d like to see, or reserving a spot at a super-popular campground we want to be at during the height of the busy season.

In the last month before we hit the road is when I check all the road and weather conditions. I also come up with back-up plans in case we are going to travel in bad weather (like knowing where cheap hotels are when you don’t feel like putting up a tent in mud).

The link below has good ideas for making sure everyone has a good time on the trip.

My son is applying for his provisional licence but does not know whether the photo has to be signed on the back in the same way that photos for passports are…

Thanks in advance
Please forgive the typo! PROVISIONAL
KIng Rat: I would have thought that by posting in the UK section, my location was obvious.

Here you go, from the horse’s mouth :- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/NeedANewOrUpdatedLicence/DG_078281

Not sure if I should book online. I heard that you can also buy tickets on the strip. Also, are there any recommendations for a particular bus company. Thanks!

The problem waiting to buy your ticket is how do you compare prices. At least online you can check different sites and compare. Check at the bottom of this webpage for a short listing of tours. You can click on them and find a huge list of choices to fit any budget.

I’m recently flying out of the country. I’m a little insecure about my wheight and wear a girdle most of the time. I was wondering if girdles ring or beep in airport security? I’m very nervous to fly with it on incase anything does happen.

IF it has underwire it may beep. This happened to me.

How should I go about planning a trip to California when I live in Pennsylvania? I want to spend the summer there after my graduation but i Have no idea where to stay or how to even plan this because of the distance thing.. ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
I’ll also be there for about a month and need somewhere to stay also

I drove cross country from NY to Oregon a couple of years ago. We pretty much went without a plan, stopping whenever we were too tired to drive anymore and finding a Super8. Our method worked, but there are other, cheaper ways to do it. Bring a tent and look up campgrounds in various states before you go, or try couch surfing… free places to stay!

They’ve said they were going to start requiring passports over a year ago, but never did.
Now I’m hearing that it’s definitely going to start in January 2009.
Does anyone know for a fact that this is true?
I plan on going to Canada in spring or summer of 2009 and would like to know if I need a passport.

You need a passport NOW if you fly. You will need a passport for land and sea travel to and from ‘Canada starting June 2009. Right now, for land travel you need birth certificate and photo I.D. See site below to read the law for yourself. Good idea to apply soon as there will be a grand rush as June gets closer.

We go onto the ukholidaysinthesun.com but it is asking us for a reference number, do i need one to book online ?

You shouldn’t need one, try leaving it blank.

I know this may sound like a bit of an odd question but I’m someone who once got stopped at airport security because she had ducktape in her bag so I’d rather be safe then sorry and humiliated.

Do they allow condoms to go through airport security for domestic flights in South Africa? I mean do they allow to keep them if they in your baggage?

As long as they arnt stuffed full of stuff and hidden in your stomach.lol

My boyfriend and our daughter (10) are planning a trip to florida next year and don’t know how long we should go for. We want to do everything: All Disney Parks, All Universal Studios, and Sea world. We want to try to get everything in. Maybe have a little downtime to rest or hit up a park that we really liked again. Is two weeks enough time or should we plan more/less? Any suggestion/advice/things we should make sure to do/anything is much appreciated.

Thank you, Jenny

I would definitely plan on one whole day for EACH amusement park, but, then add on several other days for repeat visits to your favorites because you just won’t be able to cover the whole park in that one day. Add to that the number of days the downtime you think you’ll need and then go from there.

Cost is a HUGE factor in how many days of vacation you should plan…if you can afford that much time from work, and all those admission ticket costs, the cost of the expensive food [note: Disney food = delicious which justifies the incredible cost; Anheiser Busch food = boring and not worth the money], not to mention the hotel and all the souvenirs, then have fun and party on!

I am separated from my husband, who chooses to have no contact with our two daughters aged 12 and ten. We are not legally separated and there is no court or other type of residence order or agreement.
Do I need my estranged husbands permission to obtain passports for my girls and if so does this need to be in writing?

My parents want to take the girls to Disneyland Paris (I shall be at home looking aftre the dogs!). Will I need my ex’s permission for my parents to do so?

Also will my parents need my written permission to do so?
By the way, we were all born in and live in the UK. thanks all!

dont know about the passport, but ya do ta take them to France……….