Debbie Workman
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Do all the hotels we will be staying in have tea making facilities in the bedrooms?
Julia
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Hi Debbie,

Yes, there are tea making facilities in the rooms on this tour.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Mick W
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Not that I'm a tea drinker but would suggest you take your own teabags as American tea does not get good reviews. Take plenty and you'll be very popular with your travelling companions.

Mick

AELB
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Hi Debbie

I'd echo what Mick said - I'm a total tea-pot and I've never yet found a 'proper' cup of tea in the US! I'm sorry to say it but I don't think Americans really 'get' tea. Even if they offer it, it usually comes with cream rather than milk.

As a suggestion, the rooms usually have a kettle. I gave up taking tea bags because I don't drink it black and they don't offer UHT cartons like those you get in the UK or Europe. Instead, I always pack a supply of Instant Hot Chocolate sachets (Galaxy, Maltesers, Options etc) which just need hot water. Alternatively, you may prefer to take herbal tea bags so, again, you wouldn't have to worry about milk.

Either way, and as I'm sure your TM will tell you, this is a very busy and dehydrating tour so be sure you always have a bottle of water in your bag. Our driver very kindly had a cool box in the back of the bus and kept it stocked so that, if we had forgotten to pick up a bottle at the previous stop, we could always give him a dollar for emergency supplies. Believe me - once you hit the Nevada desert, you'll really need it.

All the best

Mandy

Puer aeternus
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I've done this tour twice, and from memory they don't have actual kettles, but coffee making machines. I never used them, but if you need tea, take a travel kettle.
Debbie Workman
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Thanks for all your suggestions. I always take my own teabags but think i will buy myself a travel kettle just to be sure.