Curious Norwegians checking out the US!

[Marius]

Hi everybody!

We're a young Norwegian couple with three weeks to spend on the road in the US, and now we're asking you guys for advice on how to make the most out of it!

My girlfriend is attending UCLA this semester, and she has her final exams around 05/10/2011. We have tickets to leave the US from NYC 05/31/2011. Im working in Norway, so our plan is for me to fly on over and meet up with her at an American city of our choice and then just work our way from there to NYC.

We are not sure whether to rent or buy a car, or if we're gonna drive the whole way (we're don't even know what way that is yet)

Time period: 05/10/2011 -> 05/31/2011
Route: Anywhere -> NYC
Budget: On the tighter end, but some flex.