that us coastal highway is beautiful. in fact the great ocean road in australia was designed on it! from san fran down i can recommend monterey, carmel, big basin giant redwoods, big sure, santa barbara. for flights etc try the following: trailfinders, sta travel, flight centre or us delta travel. try to get a car hire which inclueds all taxes and waivers so you dont have to pay anything upon arrival. gold medal travel and holiday autos are good. for insurance try travel plan direct