ok thanks i think ill leave it a little longer then. what are the chances that the people at camp will wanna go travelling afterwards, like on a road trip or something? cos that would be the ideal plan =D

If there are other internationals they'd probably be up for travelling, however, Americans may not have the time due to uni (college/school as they say) starting up again. They go back as early as August!

If there are people going to your camp through CA - try and see if any of them are interested before going out there, to get an idea of what you might want to do etc.

HAs anyone ever just spent a week in one place before? i know this sounds boring, but its gotta be cheaper, right?

Yeah, it'd be cheaper, but then of course it depends on what you want to see etc. I stayed with a family friend for just over a week in Boston. You kind of run out of things to do though. I did a lot of reading!

If you look at megabus for travel you might be able to get $1 tickets somewhere so it be may be cheap enough.

Ooh thanks Rebecca! ill take a look!

oh megabus. i remember checking this out quite a few times but always ended up flying. might have something to do with the creepy magician looking guy on the side of the bus

I stayed in Chicago for about 6 days because I only had that time to travel and had an amazing time. Chicago is great and cheap to visit because although it's big I guess, the attractions are close together so me and my friend never got a cab home. We just left enough time to walk home before it got dark and in the morning we enjoyed the walk anyway, it allows you to get a real feel for the people of that city rather than just seeing it through a car window. It gives you a better sense of direction and an idea of where everything is int he city.

I was in Miami for about a week. Spent the first two nights at one of the counsellors house then moved on to a hostel for one night with a friend from camp then another two people joined us so we moved to a better hostel/ hotel for 4 nights then moved to a cheap $9 hostel for the last night.

Accommodation for the 8 nights in total was $70

ok so here's another question for you guys...new england or california?
New England is closer to camp (I'm in Michigan) but I'm not sure walking round monuments/buildings/big cities would be that fun on my own. On the other hand I would have to pay at least £180 to fly home from Cali.

Can you not get from Cali back? Plus will you also be on your own in Cali? I don't mind walking around places on my own. Even though I travelled with a group of people we all split up and done our own things sometimes.

I can fly back from Cali it's just the most expensive option, like ultimate DIY was £180 last year. But I really want to see San Fran, San Diego, a little relaxing in LA, to AZ for the Grand Canyon and then maybe to Nevada for Death Valley. And yeah I'd be alone but I don't mind so much chilling on my own. Oh and I'd like to see Yosemite.

Can you not get from cali back to NY for the free flight though?

yeah I can, I just looked it up and it's less than £180. If I plan before camp it may be better anyway so that I know how much money I will spend, plus I know that I will have no one to travel with because there are only 2 internationals this year.