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WELCOME. HOSTING LOCATIONS. SAN FRANCISCO. Walk across the famous Golden Gate Bridge. See the sights: Fisherman’s Wharf area, ride the cable cars, Lombard Street, Union Square. Bay Cruise or Alcatraz Island tour / cruise.
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SAN FRANCISCO Walk across the famous Golden Gate Bridge See the sights: Fisherman’s Wharf area, ride the cable cars, Lombard Street, Union Square Bay Cruise or Alcatraz Island tour / cruise Visit the beautiful Seaside Town of Monterey and the Monterey Bay Aquarium
SAN FRANCISCO FUN FACTS Nickname: “The City by the Bay” Population: 3.2 million NFL Team: The 49ers San Francisco on film: Bullitt, Vertigo, The Princess Diaries, Mrs Doubtfire, The Rock, The Social Network, Milk, Full House (TV) ‘Frisco food: clam chowder, Rice-A-Roni, fortune cookies, sourdough • San Francisco was the hub of the Beat Generation and is prominent in Jack Kerouac’s novels On The Road and Dharma Bums • Most densely populated city in the US after New York
SAN DIEGO City Tour - includes a trip across the landmark Coronado Bridge, USS Midway and Mission Beach one of California’s premiere surf beach. Sea World - See Shamu in the Killer whale Show, plus sea lions, dolphins, penguin encounter, shark exhibit and petting pools Old Town - Historical & Cultural Tour San Diego Zoo - One of the world’s most exciting Zoo’s - home to over 4000 animals
SAN DIEGO FUN FACTS “America’s Finest City” Population: 1.3 million NBL Team: San Diego Padres Movies set in San Diego: Almost Famous, Anchorman, Bring It On Famous San Diegans: Dr Seuss, Blink 182, Jason Mraz, Adam Lambert • San Diego is the 8th biggest city in the USA • Incorporated in 1850, San Diego is “The Birthplace of California” • Located right next door to Mexico • San Diego is known for its lovely year-round weather • The city is a major base for the US Navy
PHOENIX (extra $250)pp. Known as “The Valley of the Sun” Grand Canyon Tour - 5 Stops made along the rim of the Grand Canyon Tour around the Red Rock Country Phoenix Zoo - home to more than 1300 animals
PHOENIX PHUN PHACTS • Nicknames: “Valley of the Sun” • Population: 4.2 million (metro) • NBA Team: Phoenix Suns • Phamous Phoenicians: Emma Stone, Jordin Sparks, Stephanie Meyer • Watch: Stagecoach (1939), Three Amigos (1986), Twilight (2008) • Phoenix has a subtropical desert climate similar to Baghdad • Many of the saguaro cacti you will see around are hundreds of years old, and can hold up to 1 tonne of water! • The State of Arizona celebrated its 100th birthday in 2012
VALDOSTA (extra $250 pp.) Experience Southern Georgian hospitality at its best. Tour around Pebble Hill Plantation - Historical homestead rich in Art & History Kennedy Space Centre - experience interactive simulators, live shows & massive rockets ! Castillo de San Marcos. Built in 1642 by the Spanish to protect from English expansion Has the worlds largest pirate artefacts & interactive exhibits Albany Civil Rights Institute - Tells the story of the civil rights movement in Southwest Georgia Chehaw Wild Animal Park - Boasting 55 species of wild animals
VALDOSTA FUN FACTS Nicknames: “The Azalea City” Population: 55,000 Famous Georgians: Cee Lo, Dakota Fanning, OutKast, T.I., John Mayer, Kanye West, Ryan Seacrest, Martin Luther King Jr Read/Watch: Gone with the Wind, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Last Song, The Colour Purple, The Vampire Diaries (filmed in Georgia) State Food: peaches, pecans, BBQ, grits, cornbread, fried chicken Sport: Valdosta is home to the “winningest” high school football team in the USA. Go Wildcats!