Quote Originally Posted by deltablues View Post
Thanks guys, great info.
The tip about using public transportation in the northern cities makes total sense.
I'll also adopt the recommendation to rent a car instead of an RV. You got a point there :)

I'm not sure about the return trip. Having to go back by car will mean that we either have to rush ourselves through the points OR take 4-5 extra days, which will cost quite a lot too.
I found some affordable deals ($1300 for 21 days), and found that the one-way fee is not too bad ($100-$200). Flight is around $230 for the both us, so in the end it might come cheaper than taking the return option...

Another point I wanted to clarify is that we 5 days in NY, and then another 3 weeks for the road trip (to New Orleans).
Do you think three weeks is too much time for such a trip?
I would love more recommendations :)

Thanks again
I think the idea (as listed by different posters) was that, if you drove both ways you'd hit some of your options going towards New Orleans, and the rest on the way back.

Thus, you would still pay a similar amount for the car, but not be paying the drop off fees and the flight back, and no more for your lodgings, since you'd still be spending the same number of nights, so the real difference would be how the one way and flight costs compare to the extra fuel/tolls (and possibly miles on a car, if they are limited with a given rental) to drive back from New Orleans to DC area.