Sweden is one of the "visa waiver" countries. Therefore Swedish tourists can enter the USA for 90 DAYS MAXIMUM without a visa - just a machine readable passport (the new kind with biographical data).

It would appear from searching through the websites below that you can go back & forth between Canada & the USA with your passport. You may want to read up more about that to be sure at the websites below:


http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_novisa_waiver.html#2

http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors.html


http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/leavingarrivinginUS/arrival_departure/documentary_requirements.xml




Re: $1350 a month.


Using your relatives' vehicle will really help keep your costs down. The cost of a rental car would be ridiculous for this long of a trip.

Buy a National Parks Pass for about $50. This gets you entry into all the national parks (expires in one year). You can just buy this at the first park gate entry.

Campgrounds in the national parks are about $12 - $20 per night (extra - not covered by the parks pass). Showers are usually about $2.00. Laundry facilities are a couple dollars as well to wash & dry a load. Eating from a cooler is a good idea. Go to grocery stores in the larger towns to pick up some fresh fruit & other items every couple days.

Hostels are anywhere from $20 - $40 per night per person depending what city.

Fuel is really expensive right now. About $2.00 a US gallon (some places much more, some places a little less than).

If you plan to put on a lot of miles crossing the country, I think you will be cutting it close on $1350 US currency a month. As long as you have a credit card for "just in case" emergencies, or other access to get more cash.

This will be an AMAZING trip! Happy planning!