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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
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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!