United States of America - Mt Rainier, Crater Lake, Redwood, Los Angeles, Las Vegas

a) Washington State
i) Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier is located about 2.5 hours' drive North East of Vancouver City. It is famous for its magnificent range of mountains (snowy white during winter and flush with flora and fauna during summer). I like this national park so much that I visited it 5 times at different time, and even camp overnight!

Camping at Mt Rainier is an unforgetable experience. It was freezing at 5Celcius at night and do remember to get all the right gears before you embark on one. Check out the official Mt Rainier website in the useful links to see how to book a camping site.

b) Oregon State
i) Crater Lake

Crater Lake was formed as part of volcanic activities that sunk the whole land forming the big crater. Years after years, water from rain forms the lake. Either in summer or winter, the lake offers superb view of the wonder of the world.

See the small island in the middle of the lake? That was formed after the whole crater sunk, and a small aftermath of volcano erupted in the middle of the crater bringing the small island up.

It was a great experience driving along the rim of the crater and stopped by different viewpoints. Every view angle of the crater is beautiful with its amazing blue color. My second visit to the lake was at the end of winter (somewhere Mar) and some snow still remains on the rim. During summer, I can see boats moving on the lake. That is kind of activity which you can engage or do a little hiking down the lake.

ii) Redwood National Park

The park is famous for gigantic trees you can hardly imagine. As you drive into the heart of the national park, the landscape changes with super tall trees appearing along the journey. I enjoyed the drive through the bottom of a giant tree...imagine that! Do take your time to stop and do a little hiking. It just amazed me and feel me so tiny among jungle of gigantic trees.
c) California State
i) Los Angeles

Places to visit is aplenty in Las Vegas. Must-go places including Disneyland & Universal Studio. Live in the world of animations, movie & cartoon-characters and visit living city of many celebrities.

There are 2 main parks in Disneyland. To cover most of the areas for these 2 parks, 3 days is usually sufficient. There are many motels nearby which you can stay (good source will be travel website like Expedia). The motels normally sell tickets to Disneyland as well at a discount, so do remember to check with the receptionist.

In Universal Studio, the most memorable experience is watching live simulation of movie-making. During that time, the title is Water World where there are speedboats, explosions and high jumps just in front of me. WOW~!! That is how movies were made!

d) Nevada State

i) Las Vegas

I drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. From a grand city of Los Angeles, the view along the journey changes to brownish desert with no plants and very light traffic. After about 6 hours of driving, a brightly lit city surfaced out of nowhere. That's is Las Vegas! A city alive in the middle of the desert!

Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. A casino and entertainment city indeed! With every step from the street to hotel lobby, sound of slot machines is everywhere. A city that never sleeps entices visitors with tonnes of never ending entertainment.

I tried my luck on some slot machines but hmm..I was just not lucky :P But I still enjoy walking on the main street of Las Vegas where it was always crowded. If you have lots of money, you will not be bored as the city is full with entertainments and shows.