THE EASTERN COAST OF THE USA This coastline stretches from the border with Canda in the north,south -wards along the Atlantic coast and turns at the Florida Keys to merge into the Gulf of Mexico. There are three main tourist areas here - New York City, New England and Florida itself. New England's is an area covering the states of Vermont,upper New York state,Maine, New Hamphire, Connecticut and the surrounding areas. It is the oldest settled part of America by Europeans and is still very "English" in character. It is the home of the true Yankees and many of America's "blueblood" families hale from this part. Travel to New England is best from spring thorugh to late autumn, but the winters can be very cold. There are many beautiful national parklands in the New England area such as the Arcadia National Park in Maine ,and some fine colonial buildings. The area contains some real wilderness and some awesome mountain scenery and is a popular area for camping/trailer holidays. Recommended brochure: Virgin`s New England Experience ************* * NEW YORK - City Break. So good they named it twice might be a matter of contention but one things for certain, New York is LIVELY!!! For activity and life,the "Big Apple" has no equal. New York is the third largest city in the world and contains a huge hotch potch of races,groups and cultures. Just about every sect or race in the world seems to have a NY branch! Its streets are laid out on a grid pattern and numbered helping the tourist to find his/her way around. For dining out,the visitor has a bewildering array of foods to choose from:Thai, Indian,Spanish,Cuban,Czech and German can all be found as wll as Hungarian,Chinese Italian,Armenian,Greek and Mexican - and English too! New Yorks is divided into five boroughs and one of the charms of the city is the complete distinctiveness of its myriad areas. Sightseeing includes the many museums such as the three main art museums and the Statue of Liberty,UN centre,Empire State Building, Radio City Music hall, World Trade Centre,Broadway, Chinatown,Little Italy and boat trips to New Yorks islands. Nightlife and theatreland are extraordinarily varied. Operators: Thomson City BA Citybreaks Jetsave American Airlines ****************** FLORIDA AND DISNEYWORLD THE main place for the UK tourist in the 1990`s has to be Disneyworld, Orlanda,Florida. Disneyworld and its attendant theme areas is now the greatest crowd puller in the world. Florida is quickly becoming a state of theme liesure parks. Sights to see in Florida are: Disneyworld,Orlando (The Magic Kingdom) Circus World Kennedy Space centre Daytona Beach Busch Gardens Sea World Epcot Centre Cypress Gardens amongst others.... A good option for Florida holidays is the two centre option, with a week in Olrando at Disney coupled with a weeks beach holiday, the best of which is a week in the Tampa Bay area. Entrance to Disney for a family of four averages about $90 a day and three and five day passes can be bought in the UK through Keith Prowse (Disney) UK Operators for Florida include: Thomsons Airtours Falcon Aspro Sunworld Jetsave Getaway USA and many others....