Councils in the Western United States
The first of the tips for traveling to the West Coast of the United States is to be aware that if there is something important on any trip, it is to make it safe. For that nothing better than to hire the best travel insurance for the United States, in which the health services are very high, being able to cost a simple visit to the doctor 500 dollars and several thousand any operation.
We always travel insured with Mondo, with whom we carry a totally adequate insurance to the needs that we will have on the trip.
Take out your insurance with Mondo It is very easy and intuitive and also, just for being a reader of Street Travelers, you have a 5% discount.
Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
One of the best tips for traveling to the Western United States is to rent a car. This route is especially indicated to do it with this means of transport by freeing and the possibility that gives you access to places that otherwise or with another type of transport would be impossible to do. Ours has been a route of about 8500 kilometers in which it has been worth every minute we have spent driving.
Road to Monument Valley
We recommend that you stay in hotels with parking on the same route. You can find many of the Motel 6 or Best Western chains that are very good and do not force you to enter towns or cities, if not that are at the foot of the road, on the same route that you are following.
Do not forget to buy the National Pass that for 80 dollars allows you to enter most of the parks. It pays for itself only if you go to 4 of them.
Whenever you go to a restaurant, bar, coffee ... think that in the United States the dishes and portions of anything you ask for, it will be at least double what you intuit or imagine.
It is better to always ask for something less than you think you want to eat and once you see the amount, ask for something more if you think you will be hungry.
In terms of shopping, the store at the entrance of Monument Valley is perfect for buying anything like souvenirs, they have everything. A part is the most original we saw on the trip, almost everything focused and related to Indian culture.
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Depending on the season in which you are going to travel, check the state of the roads before, to be able to make changes or schedules with time since these depend on many occasions of the weather and the accesses or interior roads of some parks are closed.
