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Hey Mapcorians !

 

Every summer I road trip to a random destination and this year I'm going Moab !

 

Why ? Because of you guys ! You r always posting stuff about Grand Canyon related.

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlhLOWTnVoQ

http://vimeo.com/22721025

 

So I'm going to Moab joining friends of mine for practicing Slackline with Andy Lewis and Taig Khris !

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHqmnB-NNc

 

I got my Passport and my ESTA registration (kind of Visa) but I still need information and advice to success my trip.

 

- Where to shop a prepaid phone card ? How much its cost ? Will the SIM compatible with my iPhone 3Gs ? Is Minos gay ?

- How can I join Moab from Salt Lake City ? Shuttle service ? Which ones ? How many its cost ? Better take the taxi ? Are the 'Mericans use to take stranger who hitch-hike ?

- My kinky dream is to get in touch with the native american (Prey player spotted) ! Is a Mapcorian could tell some some tips to achieve this ? Where they live and those kind of stuff...

- I might have other question while I'm preparing my trip !

 

Thanks ! :)

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- Where to shop a prepaid phone card ? How much its cost ? Will the SIM compatible with my iPhone 3Gs ? Is Minos gay ?

More than to worry about the SIM, I think you should verify if the phone can operate in CDMA networks, i remember iPhone were sold separately for US market and rest of the world (GSM) until iPhone 4. But maybe "rest of the world" phones can double operate(?).

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Woah ! Thanks Blackdog !

 

iPhone 3GS 
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

 

iPhone 4 
GSM model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); 
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
CDMA model: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

 

Which mean your are right ! Good thanks for the tips !  :elrey:

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Happy that helped :)

I forgot to compliment you for the amazing trip; my best friend just went to the big parks for his honeymoon, also my uncle is from Utah and I'm so sad i was never able to visit the US and him there (he has now moved).

It's maybe already in your plans, but I'd suggest you take a microlight flight if available, or any kind of flyover you can book on the canyons: i've flown over the Victoria Falls and it is one of the best 20 minutes in my life (also, it seemed to last well over just half an hour of flight).

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- How can I join Moab from Salt Lake City ? Shuttle service ? Which ones ? How many its cost ? Better take the taxi ? Are the 'Mericans use to take stranger who hitch-hike ?

 

 

Shuttle services: http://www.discovermoab.com/shuttle.htm

 

As with anywhere in the US apart from the coasts/major cities, driving is really the only way to get around. Ideally you'd get a rental car, but if you can't drive that obviously isn't an option. I've been to Utah numerous times and it is extremely empty. There are lots of cool things but they're hours of freeway driving apart, so having a car will let you experience a lot of different stuff.

 

And if the hitchhiking was a serious idea, I wouldn't recommend it. There's a lot of paranoia around "o no spooky hitchikers gonna murder u" so I don't think most people would be willing to pick people up.

 

Also Utah is extremely conservative so you'll probably run into a lot of stereotypical 'murica stuff. Be prepared.

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- How can I join Moab from Salt Lake City ? Shuttle service ? Which ones ? How many its cost ? Better take the taxi ? Are the 'Mericans use to take stranger who hitch-hike ?

 

 

Shuttle services: http://www.discovermoab.com/shuttle.htm

 

As with anywhere in the US apart from the coasts/major cities, driving is really the only way to get around. Ideally you'd get a rental car, but if you can't drive that obviously isn't an option. I've been to Utah numerous times and it is extremely empty. There are lots of cool things but they're hours of freeway driving apart, so having a car will let you experience a lot of different stuff.

 

And if the hitchhiking was a serious idea, I wouldn't recommend it. There's a lot of paranoia around "o no spooky hitchikers gonna murder u" so I don't think most people would be willing to pick people up.

 

Also Utah is extremely conservative so you'll probably run into a lot of stereotypical 'murica stuff. Be prepared.

 

 

Finally taking a flight to Moab international airport ! But thanks for the advice. The next part of the journey is a road trip through the US on Road 66 going Las Vegas, LA, Santa monica and maybe SF ! :)

 

Heard the road 66 has been closed anyone can confirm ?

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Route 66 is still around, but its mostly just there for tourists since they built the interstate highway system. The interstates are better maintained and go everywhere. 

 

If you wanted to go to Vegas, LA, Santa Monica, and San Francisco, the I-15 connects Salt Lake and Vegas, then meets up with the I-10 which goes all the way through LA and ends in Santa Monica. To get to SF theres a couple routes but I would recommend taking the Pacific Coast Highway which goes all the way north along the coast and is really beautiful.

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