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Christmas in the USA

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Cctviswatchingme001 · 18/02/2025 18:58

My apologies. I'm purely posting here for traffic. My sister has cancer, she's 37, three young children. When we were growing up we always watched Christmas movies, the cheesy type. She wants to spend Christmas in the US and stay in a house like we see in the films. Snow, open fire, christmassy town. I don't know where to start but I want to make it happen.

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Nameychangington · 18/02/2025 19:06

Please research travel insurance before you do anything else - it's very expensive if you have cancer and the US is the most expensive place to insure for. And please do not contemplate going without, if she needs anything while there it will literally bankrupt you.

steff13 · 18/02/2025 19:05

Cctviswatchingme001 · 18/02/2025 19:04

She has mentioned Wyoming or Utah as she is an avid horsewoman but I'm thinking they might be too remote to visit. Good chance of snow though..

Utah and Wyoming are really beautiful.

SeaToSki · 18/02/2025 19:05

it is going to be difficult to get health insurance, so start there

if you want to guarantee snow at Christmas you will need to go to Western US as the East Coast doesn't always have snow on the ground at Christmas.

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Cctviswatchingme001 · 18/02/2025 19:04

She has mentioned Wyoming or Utah as she is an avid horsewoman but I'm thinking they might be too remote to visit. Good chance of snow though..

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Fluffycloudsfloatinginthesky · 18/02/2025 19:01

Without wanting to put a downer on it make sure you can get insurance - especially going to the US. It could be quite difficult if it's ongoing.

steff13 · 18/02/2025 19:01

Vermont might be a good choice.

Arrggghhhhhh · 18/02/2025 19:00

Well north or north east so you get some snow, the north east is lovely, Massachusetts, Maine, up state NY.