thanks for replying, yeah i've been looking round the site for a while, found out alot of interesting things! like california rent-a-car, who are very cheap for young drivers!

alot of the information about things to do are for family trips and such, guess i was more looking for specialist info, the best club/bar towns along the routes, places with friendly student atmospheres. or even if there are hidden secrets along the route, somewhere we can pull up for a few hours and enjoy a beer looking over the west coast :)

i know half the fun of this is finding the places yourself, but i was just looking for a couple of hints to get us started. :D