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22 Cheshire Independent Issue 39
TRAVEL BY DESIGNonly in Alderley Edge
28 London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire Tel: 01625 584195Email: sales@travelbydesigngroup.com
Since 1990 we have arranged travel for the discerning who seek the guarantee of personal service and high standards. Extensively travelled consultants offer advice and experience at our
family owned and actively managed Travel Agency in the heart of Alderley Edge.
• USA Travel Counsellors as appointed by the Visit USA Association• Canadian High Commission Appointed Specialist Agent
• Far East, Australia and Bermuda Specialist• Luxury Cruise Consultants
• Tailor Made Planning Experts for EuropeWhy not take advantage of our ‘Travel by Appointment’ service and benefit from
our expertise for your holiday.
WHILST a visit to seeMickey Mouse is the firstport of call in the USA formany families with youngchildren, a stunning desti-nation for a second visit,especially for families withteenagers is California.
Known as the Golden State,California is the third largeststate of America and fourtimes the size of the UK.
Holiday options here aretremendously varied, withcities, beaches and nationalparks offering a tremendousdiversity of opportunity.
Any dream holiday to Cali-fornia should start in SanFrancisco…
Avibrant cosmopolitan city,with top quality shopping,museums, the famous Fisher-mans Wharf, and perhaps avisit to Alcatraz island and theformer prison.
From San Francisco trav-el north, south or east. Northof San Francisco is Napa Val-ley a beautiful wine growingarea with the famous NapaValley Wine Train excursion,a rugged coastline, Lake
Tahoe and Sacramento, theState capital. East isYosemite National Park,about a 4 hour drive but aworld away from San Fran-cisco with its giant sequoiatrees and stunning scenery.
Yosemite is a great locationfor outdoor activities ofhorseriding, walking, fishing,cycling and canoeing.
Travelling southwardsmany families will take High-way 1, one of the world’s mostscenic drives, through Carmeland Monterey and onwardpast the famous cliffs of BigSur, the resorts of Santa Bar-bara and Santa Monicathrough to Los Angeles. Hol-
Madonna Inn, where eachroom is themed in its furnish-ings and décor.
A stop in Los Angeles isa must for any itinerary,and for a family withteenage daughters especial-ly, the shopping of BeverlyHills and Rodeo Drive area huge attraction.
A trip to Universal Stu-dios or Disneyland will be amust for younger childrenand a tour of Hollywood,movie stars homes, and theWalk of Fame is anotherwell known favourite.
Highway One becomesknown as Pacific Coast High-way as it travels southwardfrom Los Angeles to SanDiego and the scenerychanges too, and San Diegois popular for its beaches,watersports and gentleMediterranean climate, aswell as the world famous San
Diego Zoo, Seaworld andeven Legoland.
Eastward from Los Ange-les is another famous drive,through Death Valley toLas Vegas. Two days arerecommended for this driveand accommodation isavailable en route.
On arrival in Las Vegas,visitors are surrounded byamazing themed hotels, fab-ulous shows and theme parksand great entertainment forall the families. If the lightsand life of Las Vegas are notfor you, there is some of themost stunning scenery inAmerica on the doorstep.
Lake Mead and the HooverDam are about 30 miles awayand the Grand Canyon isabout a five hour drive away.
Most families will have twoor three nights here toexplore the area and walk thenew Skywalk attraction with
its glass floored platform outover the canyon.
Flights from Manchesterare either via London orone of the East Coast Amer-ican cities, so why notbreak the journey in NewYork for a final stop in athrilling itinerary.
Travel by Design are theonly USA Travel Specialistsin Alderley Edge and Wilm-slow as appointed by theVisit USA Association, so totake advantage of our 20years experience in bookingAmerica speak to Kristina,Irene, Diana and Karen foryour next trip.
For an appointment phoneus on 01625 584195, emailto info@travelbydesigngroup.com or call in at ourone and only location, 28London Road, Alderley Edgeand our post code for yoursatnav is SK9 7DZ.
CaliforniaDreamin’
Kristina Hulme Managing Partner Travel by Design
iday accommodation rangesfrom budget motels to five starluxury and some strictly ‘oneoff ’ places, for example The
San Diego skyline
World famous Grand Canyon
Golden Gate Bridge
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