I had no plans to visit USA until I went to the Edinburgh Gathering last July which led to me attending the Ventura Seaside Games in California in October. During my visit to California I also spent a few days in Santa Barbara where I stayed with a Canadian born second cousin whom I had never met before and we were joined there by her brother whom I had met previously in Canada. After the games I was hosted in LA for a few days by my fellow clan member whom I had met in Edinburgh and I got to see Hollywood.
Having been to USA once, I am now planning to go back for a week in September of this year for my clan gathering, flying to Boston and staying at Loon Mountain Resort, Lincoln NH during the Loon Mountain Games.
My ideal visit to USA would be visit a new area and spend time in the company of Americans who would be my guides and would show me the sights of their home country. I would not want to visit one of the hot states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona during high summer but it would be nice to visit these places in spring or autumn. As a railfan, Colorado would be high on my wish list to visit the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad and the Silverton & Durango Railroad.