USA

The USA is one of those places that's so ingrained in to our culture from all the US films, music and TV we've grown up with that you can get a real sense of deja vu when you're travelling around it - even if you've never been there before.. The USA is such a huge, diverse country that it's impossible to adequately summarise it in one web page.

The USA has so much to offer in terms of work and travel, making it a great place to spend your summer break. If you plan to travel extensively around the USA and supplement your savings through paid work at the same time, our work and travel the USA Summer Student Programme makes it simple for you to gain summer work in the USA. Consider this USA working holiday programme if you're a full-time student and fancy spending your summer holidays in the USA.

If you are not a student but still want to work in the USA our USA Career Training programme allows you to work in the USA for 6, 12 or 18 months in your career field. The programme focuses on helping you get a working visa for the USA so you can be employed in your area of specialty and you will get the same wage as the American people you work with.

How you travel around the USA will depend on how much time you have to travel and how much of the country you wish to see. If you want to see a lot of the USA in a short space of time then flying is an option. Some of the domestic USA airlines sell USA air passes that include a set number of flights at a cheaper price than buying them separately.

If you have more time on your hands, then a cheaper and popular alternative to flying around the USA is to buy a Greyhound bus pass. Greyhound bus passes are valid for unlimited travel within the USA for a consecutive number of days. Greyhound stamps your pass the first time you travel on a bus in the USA, and the pass starts from that date. Another option for travelling within the USA is to get about by train. Amtrak is the main rail network in the USA, and they sell rail passes similar to the Greyhound bus passes. The train is a relatively expensive way of getting around the USA compared to the bus, but it's also generally quicker and more comfortable.

New York is the USA's most visited city and deserves its reputation as being one of the most exciting, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Some of the USA's most famous and iconic sights are to be found here; the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and Times Square. Aside from the wonderful sights and world-class galleries and museums, many people head here just for the shopping.


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