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But then you miss out on soo much. Even if gas goes way up as Canadians as soon as we cross the border we realize that we pay about 25% more on average vs Americans so it would have to go up a lot to deter me. Also hotels can be found dirt cheap if you go on Kayak or other similar sites. Vegas is always a good place to stop for a night or two or three and a room at $25 -$50 per night is easy to find. Up here we are used to paying $180 per night so once again it is a relatively cheap way to go. I am of course biased as I have flown to Disneyland and Disneyworld as a child and have driven Disneyland as a parent and prefer the memories of the epic drive. I have driven across Canada and I find the drive to LA to go by very quickly in comparison and the Interstates are great! It slows down a bit near Salt Lake City but otherwise you cruise the whole way. If you have the time loop around and come up the California Coast especially Highway #1 and make your own California Adventure. The scenery on Highway 1 is stunning. I am doing this drive in about 60 days and I can't wait to get driving! Likely in a couple of years we will drive to Disneyworld as this would be new territory for us and lots of new cities and sites to see along the way. Once you do a few of these road trips you will never want to be herded onto a plane again. We usually have minimum 20 days to do these trips so if you are in a rush it may not be practical. Whichever way you go 11 month old likely won't remember much either way. Plane ride might actually be more nauseating?
But then you miss out on soo much. Even if gas goes way up as Canadians as soon as we cross the border we realize that we pay about 25% more on average vs Americans so it would have to go up a lot to deter me. Also hotels can be found dirt cheap if you go on Kayak or other similar sites. Vegas is always a good place to stop for a night or two or three and a room at $25 -$50 per night is easy to find. Up here we are used to paying $180 per night so once again it is a relatively cheap way to go. I am of course biased as I have flown to Disneyland and Disneyworld as a child and have driven Disneyland as a parent and prefer the memories of the epic drive. I have driven across Canada and I find the drive to LA to go by very quickly in comparison and the Interstates are great! It slows down a bit near Salt Lake City but otherwise you cruise the whole way. If you have the time loop around and come up the California Coast especially Highway #1 and make your own California Adventure. The scenery on Highway 1 is stunning. I am doing this drive in about 60 days and I can't wait to get driving! Likely in a couple of years we will drive to Disneyworld as this would be new territory for us and lots of new cities and sites to see along the way. Once you do a few of these road trips you will never want to be herded onto a plane again. We usually have minimum 20 days to do these trips so if you are in a rush it may not be practical. Whichever way you go 11 month old likely won't remember much either way. Plane ride might actually be more nauseating?
I still think it will be very pricey if you factor in every penny. And far more stressful.... but that's just me, I hate being in a car for too long.
place and we have been 5 times, and heading back next year!
. I went to college 2,000 miles away and drove LA to Michigan at least a half-dozen times, sometimes by myself, in two days. I've also driven LA to Chicago (30 hours) with a friend and gone straight through without stopping, twice. I'm no stranger to long-haul trips. The longest I've driven with the baby was 10 hours and I wouldn't do it again if I could avoid it.
