Luggage And Bags: Rolling luggage is always nice and saves your arms and back from wear and tear at all stages of your trip. You might want to get a fanny pack or some other type of small daypack for your daily jaunts.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Tennis shoes are great for general sightseeing in America. If you plan on going to the beach then sandals are the way to go. Our weather is so diverse here in the U.S. that you should check Fodors or Frommers to get a better idea of whether you will need an umbrella or not.
Toiletries & Medical Supplies: There are great drug stores and grocery stores that are plentiful throughout the U.S. Some are even open 24 hours a day. It would be better to buy those things you will need there than at a hotel lobby shop or airport store.
Photo Equipment: All grocery stores and drug stores in the U.S. will carry film and batteries for cameras. Prices on film are pretty good here. You can generally get a four pack of 100 exposure film for around $7 at the grocery store. Generally you can get up to 800 exposure film at the grocery store. Anything higher and you will need to visit a camera shop.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: We have great camping spots here in the U.S. and I will only mention a few here in California. Yosemite is absolutely gorgeous whenever you visit. Lake Tahoe is great for summer and winter sports. California's beaches are warmest from Santa Barbara south to the Mexican border just about year round. San Francisco to the Oregon border is best from about August to September. Be prepared for fog!
Miscellaneous: The States on the Eastern seaboard are much smaller than those in the western part of the U.S., so travelling across them will take much less time. It will take approximately 12-15 hours to drive from the southern border to the northern border up Highway 5 in California whereas to go from the the southern to northern border of Massachusetts might only take 2 hours, if that. You might want to go to www.mapquest.com and enter your starting and ending points to where you want to go to get an idea of how long a journey might take. It will also give you detailed instructions on what streets and turns you should take to get you where you want to go. Just be certain you have exact addresses when you enter in your information.
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