I'm thinking of travelling solo to the USA this summer...?

I'm female, 20 years old, caucasian, from the UK.

Thinking of going from London to San Francisco, and spending some time in California for a while, then taking an internal flight to Georgia to see a friend I lived with at college last year when she was on an exchange, then to New York for a week or so before returning to the UK.

I want some comments please - costs of internal flights if you're from the US, comments on what you think of this plan, safety, other ideas, cost etc?

If you book at least three weeks in advance you can get some cheap flights internally. Look at airlines like southwest and jetblue as well as the regulars. Delta has a lot of flights through Atlanta, Georgia. It is safe. Just don't be out late by yourself in iffy neighborhoods.

Within the US, try Delta and AirTran for flying to/from Atlanta. Southwest and JetBlue don't fly to Atlanta.

When flying to/from California and New York, check alternative airports as well as the big ones like JFK and SFO.

One-way flights from California to Atlanta are about $150 to $200 depending on when you fly. One-way flights from Atlanta to any of the New York airports are about $75.