Hi!

We are coming over for a friend's 40th in August for 14 days, and I'd love some advice from those of you who are in the know.

We will fly in to LA on day 1, and I'm thinking of driving straight to Palm Springs for four days to chill out and get over our jet lag (from UK) etc. We will then drive back to LA to spend Friday and Saturday nights (days 5 & 6) checking out the night life etc. From there it starts getting a little loose. We definitely have to be in Las Vegas on day 10, which is a Wednesday, so we've got 4 days to do stuff.

I've been to San Fran, so I'm not too bothered about getting up that far. I'd love to visit the Sequoia National Park kind of on the way to Vegas (I know it's not quite on the way!). My partner loves rollercoasters, so is there a good one anyone can recommend that is somewhere in between LA, Sequoia, and LV? We also love wine tasting, so perhaps there's a nice vineyard we could visit and stay at? Can anyone recommend nice towns to spend the night in to break up the journey from Sequoia to LV?

Sorry for all the questions!

Thanks, Jo