Noah's Arc;A TRAVELLER'S FIELD JOURNAL
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ENTRY No. 001 · FIRST LOGGED 2018

🇺🇸 United States

Americas
Big country, bigger appetites.

✦ Why it's worth the airfare

  • NYC's relentless energy
  • Southwest canyon country
  • Pacific Coast Highway

🧭 Cities & regions

Tap a city to drill in. Each fills out with journals & photos as I add them.

Washington, D.C. Capital → New York The big one → Los Angeles West coast →

⚑ General tips

Transport
  • Distances are continental — fly the long legs, drive the rest.
  • Outside NYC, most cities assume you have a car.
Etiquette
  • Tipping 18–20% is expected at sit-down meals.
  • Prices on the shelf exclude sales tax — it's added at the till.
Money & misc
  • Cards work almost everywhere; keep small cash for tips.
  • Park entries often need summer reservations.

📱 Apps & services

  • Uber / Lyftrideshare is everywhere; cabs are rare outside big cities
  • Google Mapstransit + driving; download offline maps for the parks
  • Yelpthe local standard for reviews and bookings
  • AiraloeSIM data so you skip the roaming bill

✎ Journals from United States

No journals from United States yet — this fills in automatically the moment I publish one tagged to United States.