Hi all, what a fabulous holiday! This was my first JY holiday and my first touring holiday. We saw so many places (both on the itinerary and off it - thanks to our tour manager Kim's initiative and our driver Tala's brilliant driving skills!). Must say that Kim Valencia is a fantastic asset for JY - she's like a walking internet, her wealth of knowledge (both factual and star gossip 🙂 is amazing). If you get her as a tour manager you're off to a good start! I heard she's managing a tour of Mexico next year (a new holiday that will be included in the JY brochure). I'd recommend America's Golden West holiday to anyone although, for me, I'd call it an 'Experience' rather than a 'Holiday' ('living out of a suitcase' so much was quite tiring but worth it!). The only suggestion I would make to future travellers is - if you go on the Grand Canyon tour which starts early morning (particularly the 3-in-1) take something warm to wear - it's really chilly leaving the hotel around 4.30am and particularly in the plane and boat! I've loved meeting everyone in the group but, as there were 43 of us, it wasn't really possible to get to know everyone. However, I'd particularly like to thank Rosemary for her friendship. We started chatting on Day 1 at Heathrow and stuck together throughout the tour. I'd also like to thank Ruth, Shirley, Chris, Brenda and Pat for helping me settle into the group and Reg for showing me how to lose money in the Casino 🙂. I hope everyone got home safely, there was such a mad rush on our return to Heathrow that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to everyone. Perhaps some of us will meet again on a future JY holiday. Sue