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Mar 10 → Mar 24, 2026
14 nights
1 person
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U.S.A
{"name":"Trip Map","query":"path:\"travel/Travel Planner/U.S.A\"","chosenMapSource":0,"lock":false,"fitBounds":true}✈️ Flights
TPE → JFK
- Mar 10, 2026
- 5:35 PM → 8:20 PM
- Airline: China Airlines CI012
- Terminal: T2 → T4
- Baggage: 2×23kg checked
JFK → LAX
- Mar 15, 2026
- 9:25 PM → 12:57 AM+1
- Airline: Delta DL752
- Terminal: T4 → T3
- Baggage: no free checked (purchased 1×23kg)
LAX → TPE
- Mar 24, 2026
- 11:40 PM → 5:20 AM+2
- Airline: China Airlines CI007
- Terminal: B → T2
- Baggage: 2×23kg checked
🏨 Accommodation
NYC — TBD (Solo)
- Mar 10 → Mar 13
- 3 nights, solo
- Recommended: Lower East Side or East Village area
Courtyard Midtown West
- Mar 13 → Mar 15
- Check in 4:00 PM \/ out 12:00 PM
- Address: 461 W 34th St, Manhattan
- Room: Midtown Two Queen, 4 adults
LA — Friend's Place (USC)
- Mar 16 → Mar 24
- Staying with friend near USC
Vegas — TBD
- Mar 19 → Mar 21
- 2 nights on the Strip
- Book weekday rates, expect March Madness surcharge
🍽️ NYC Restaurants
Classic NYC
- Joe’s Pizza — the definitive NYC slice
- Katz’s Delicatessen — pastrami on rye, since 1888
- Russ & Daughters — bagel with lox, since 1914
- Los Tacos No.1 — tacos in Chelsea Market
- Levain Bakery — thick cookies
Sit-Down / Trendy
- Via Carota — Italian, West Village
- Dhamaka — regional Indian, Essex Market
- Peter Luger Steak House — classic Brooklyn steakhouse
- Jack’s Wife Freda — popular brunch spot
🍽️ LA Restaurants
Local Classics
- In-N-Out Burger — order Animal Style
- Grand Central Market — food hall in DTLA
- Howlin’ Ray’s — Nashville hot chicken
- Bubba Gump Shrimp — Santa Monica Pier
Mexican
- Sonoratown — Sonoran flour tortilla tacos
- Guisados — braised meat tacos
- Guelaguetza — Oaxacan food
- Todos Santos — Mexican brunch
Trendy / Brunch
- Gjusta — Venice bakery and deli
- Republique — popular brunch
- Bestia — Italian, DTLA (reserve ahead)
🎯 NYC Activities
🏛 Art & Museums
- MoMA — modern art, Starry Night
- The Met — massive, plan 2-3 wings
- The Whitney — American contemporary art
- New Museum — cutting-edge contemporary
- Museum at FIT — fashion exhibitions, free
🛍 Shopping (with friend)
- SoHo — designer + streetwear district
- Supreme — 190 Bowery
- Kith — streetwear + Kith Treats
- Vintage Twin — curated vintage, LES
- Chelsea Market — food + shops
🌃 Landmarks
- Central Park — Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge
- Brooklyn Bridge — walk Manhattan → DUMBO
- Top of the Rock — skyline observation deck
- High Line — elevated park, good at sunset
🍸 Nightlife
- Attaboy — no-menu speakeasy, LES
- Please Don’t Tell — enter through a phone booth
- Westlight — rooftop bar, Williamsburg
- The Dead Rabbit — world-class cocktails, FiDi
🎯 LA Activities
🏛 Museums & Culture
- The Getty Center — free admission, great views
- The Broad — contemporary art, free (reserve ahead)
- LACMA — Urban Light installation
- Griffith Observatory — free, sunset views + Hollywood Sign
🏖 Beaches & Nature
- Santa Monica Pier — ferris wheel, boardwalk
- Venice Beach — boardwalk, Muscle Beach, skate park
- Malibu — El Matador Beach — sea caves, cliffs
- Runyon Canyon — easy hike, Hollywood views
🛍 Shopping & Streets
- Abbot Kinney Blvd — boutiques, cafes
- Melrose Ave — vintage, streetwear, murals
- The Grove — outdoor shopping mall
🚗 Road Trip & Day Trips
- Las Vegas Strip — 4hr from LA, March Madness
- Grand Canyon South Rim — 4hr from Vegas
- Santa Barbara — 1.5hr from LA, beach day trip
📱 Practical Info
- NYC Subway: Use OMNY — tap contactless card or phone, weekly cap $35
- LA Transport: Rental car with friend (USC-based)
- Tipping: Restaurants 20%, bars $1-2/drink, coffee optional
- Weather: NYC early March 5-12°C, bring layers; LA 18-23°C, comfortable
- NYC note: Mar 17 is St. Patrick’s Day — parade on 5th Ave, 11AM-5PM (you’ll be in LA by then)
- Vegas note: March Madness starts Mar 17 — sportsbooks are packed, great atmosphere
📅 Itinerary
Day 1 — Mar 10 Taipei → New York
Day 2 — Mar 11 NYC Solo — Art & Landmarks
Morning
- 09:00 Central Park — walk through Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge
- 11:00 The Met — pick 2-3 wings, don’t try to see everything
Afternoon
- 14:00 Top of the Rock — observation deck
- 16:00 Walk down 5th Avenue — browse, window shop
Evening
- 18:00 Joe’s Pizza — Greenwich Village, classic NYC slice
- 19:30 Walk the High Line — elevated park at sunset
Day 3 — Mar 12 NYC Solo — Modern Art & Downtown
Morning
- 09:30 Russ & Daughters — bagel with lox for breakfast
- 11:00 MoMA — Picasso, Warhol, Starry Night
Afternoon
- 14:00 Museum at FIT — fashion exhibitions, free
- 15:30 Walk SoHo / NoLita — browse galleries, architecture, people-watching
- 17:00 Katz’s Delicatessen — pastrami sandwich
Evening
- 19:00 Walk Lower East Side — evening vibe
- 21:00 Attaboy — speakeasy on Eldridge St
Day 4 — Mar 13 NYC — Friend Arrives
Morning
- 10:00 Brooklyn Bridge — walk across to DUMBO
- 11:30 DUMBO — photos, waterfront
Afternoon
- Friend arrives — check in Courtyard Midtown West after 4 PM
- 16:30 Chelsea Market — Los Tacos No.1 + browse
Evening
- 19:00 Dinner — catch up with friend
- 21:00 Please Don’t Tell — phone booth speakeasy
Day 5 — Mar 14 NYC — Shopping Day
Morning
- 10:00 Jack’s Wife Freda — brunch in SoHo
Afternoon
- 12:00 SoHo — Supreme, Kith, boutiques
- 14:00 Vintage Twin / LES vintage shops — thrift and streetwear
- 16:00 Levain Bakery — cookies
Evening
- 18:30 Dinner with friend — dealer’s choice
- 21:00 Westlight — rooftop bar, Manhattan skyline views
Day 6 — Mar 15 NYC → LA
Morning
- 10:00 Sleep in, check out by noon
- 12:00 Last walk around — grab lunch
Afternoon
- 15:00 Free time — any last stops
- 19:00 Head to JFK — arrive 2hr early
Evening
- 21:25 JFK → LAX — Delta DL752
Day 7 — Mar 16 Arrive LA — Venice & Santa Monica
Morning
Afternoon
- 12:00 Venice Beach Boardwalk — walk around
- 13:30 Abbot Kinney Blvd — browse
- 15:30 Santa Monica Pier — sunset
Evening
- 18:00 Bubba Gump Shrimp — Santa Monica Pier
Day 8 — Mar 17 LA — Open Day
Morning
- Sleep in, flexible day
- Options: Griffith Observatory, Runyon Canyon hike, or just hang with friend
Afternoon
- 13:00 In-N-Out Burger — Animal Style
- Explore Melrose Ave or The Grove
Evening
- Open — dinner wherever feels right
Day 9 — Mar 18 LA — DTLA & Culture
Morning
- 10:00 The Broad — reserve free tickets ahead
- 12:00 Grand Central Market — lunch
Afternoon
- 13:30 Walk around DTLA Arts District — murals, coffee shops
- 15:00 Sonoratown — tacos
Evening
- 18:00 Open — pack for Vegas
Day 10 — Mar 19 LA → Las Vegas
Day 11 — Mar 20 Grand Canyon Day Trip
Morning
- 05:30 Leave Vegas → Grand Canyon South Rim — ~4hr drive
- 09:30 Arrive at Mather Point — first viewpoint
- 10:00 Walk the Rim Trail — paved, easy, stunning views
Afternoon
- 11:00 Hike Bright Angel Trail — go down 1-2 miles for canyon layers
- 13:00 Lunch at the lodge
- 14:00 Drive Desert View Road — more viewpoints along the rim
- 15:30 Head back to Vegas
Evening
- 19:30 Back in Vegas — dinner, sportsbook, March Madness round 1
Day 12 — Mar 21 Vegas → LA
Morning
- 10:00 Sleep in, check out
- 11:00 Drive Vegas → LA — ~4hr via I-15
Afternoon
- 15:00 Back in LA — relax at friend’s place
Evening
- Open — low-key night
Day 13 — Mar 22 LA — Open Day
Morning
- Flexible — options:
- Getty Center — free, amazing views and architecture
- LACMA — Urban Light photo spot
- Or just sleep in and take it easy
Afternoon
- Open — wherever the day takes you
Evening
- 18:00 Guisados — braised meat tacos for dinner
Day 14 — Mar 23 Santa Barbara Day Trip
Morning
- 09:00 Drive to Santa Barbara — ~1.5hr
- 10:30 Walk State Street — downtown area
Afternoon
- 12:00 Lunch — seafood or Mexican on the waterfront
- 13:30 Stearns Wharf — pier, ocean views
- 15:00 East Beach or explore Funk Zone — wine tasting, galleries
- 17:00 Drive back to LA
Evening
- 19:00 Farewell dinner with friend
Day 15 — Mar 24 Last Day & Departure
Morning
- 10:00 Sleep in, pack
Afternoon
- 12:00 Last meal — Republique brunch or Guelaguetza for Oaxacan
- 14:00 Last-minute shopping or chill
Evening
- 20:30 Head to LAX — arrive 3hr early
- 23:40 Departure — CI007
- Arrive TPE Mar 26, 5:20 AM