Thought this might be of interest to anyone who's considering going and hasn't organised it yet.
Went there with a relo last year and kept track of most of the costs before heading off.
The following DOES NOT include Food, Drinks, some entertainment & souvenirs.
Costs are per person unless obviously noted.
Total duration 2 weeks.
Note - dates in itinerary are last years.
The costs are as per last year with the exception of the Qantas or V Aust flights which I have taken the liberty of increasing for this year as they are very high at the moment due to the dollar. We stayed at Fond du Lac which would require a hire car, however I've modified the pricing to bring into line with staying at the University and catching their transport, or alternatively visit the EAA website for home-stay information.
In summary,
- Arrived in LA
- Mucked about for the day
- Went to Universal the next day (or Disney is just as handy)
- Flew out to Milwaukee
- Bus to Oshkosh
- 6 nights in Oshkosh with 5 full days at the show
- Bus to Milwaukee
- Flew out to Tucson, home of the boneyards
- 2 nights in Tucson
- Visited Titan Missile Museum
- Visited Pima Air and Space Museum
- Visit AMARC boneyard
- Drive out to the Grand Canyon via Phoenix (hot at that time of year!)
(there are other boneyards on this trip to look at)
- Stayed right on the southern rim of the canyon
- Drive to Vegas via Hoover Dam
- Stayed 2 nights in Vegas
- Drive to LAX, visit the beaches and fly out back to Melbourne
Pricing is Melbourne based.
I probably spent an additional $800 on souvenirs, food, drink and crap at OshKosh.
