Dallas Forum: Advice for Texas and beyond

I suggest you get a good guidebook such as Lonely Planet USA which is geared to economical travel. Read through it and decide what interests you then develop an itinerary. If you plan on departing the USA from LA, you might work your way in that direction through New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, visiting some of the national parks such as Grand Canyon and Zion. Not exactly random places, but if you'll have a car there are good opportunities to find them out in the desert, e.g. Cliff Dwellers Lodge. http://www.cliffdwellerslodge.com/main/

March is a transitional month in Texas and the southern states. The weather can be gorgeous some days and rainy and cold others. In a normal year, you could count on good conditions in March at many Colorado ski resorts, but I read that snow has been scarce in the Rockies this year. You'll need to check online for the latest updates when you arrive if you want to snowboard.

Hello, LA I'm assuming you're speaking of Los Angeles and not Louisiana, but I'm not certain. Clarify, please.

Omigosh!!! My niece, who lives in Louisiana, likes to say she lives LA....and her mother is always correcting her so she doesn't confuse people!!!

I'm originally from LA as well !!..Lubbock Area

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someone else has suggested couchsurfing ..register users offer their couch for a chance to simply meet other folks/travlers from abroad

http://www.couchsurfing.org/

possibly someone else has some experience trying this

Dare we send him to South Padre for spring break? :D

When you arrive in to the Dallas / Fort Worth area, I recommend you make a stop at the Fort Worth Stockyards, that is a one-of-a-kind, only in Texas destination. Also, I know this is not the forum for this city but I would detour down to Austin, Texas. That is the most Texan city in the state and the "Music Capital of the World".