Share this:In a week where the National Park Service has been in the news in relation to alleged censorship on Twitter by the Trump Administration, I have been thinking about one of my favourite things in America – the areas of outstanding beauty that are cared for by the agency – and am inspired to
Share this:Boston. One of America’s most famous cities, home to Harvard University, some of the country’s richest history and the largest city in New England, it makes sense to start a tour of the North East region here. We arrived in early May – an unseasonably hot day, there was an air of happiness with
Share this:Having been to New York in 2015 (you can read about that trip in another post), and uttering the words, “Mum would hate it here”, I decided a trip to New York with my Mum would be a great plan. We discovered around 2 years ago that Mum had 1st cousins living in Connecticut
Share this: The infamous skyline appeared over the horizon as we approached the Lincoln Tunnel, and excitement welled up within me. I was filled with anticipation at what the city had in store for us but we only had 2 nights, which is NOT long enough to see New York in all its splendour. This
Share this:It has always been a goal of mine to go to New England. I’ve read so much about it over the years; the lighthouses, the history, the foliage. New England in the Fall. That’s the dream right? The problem is…flights are more expensive, hotels are more expensive, and according to all sources, the area becomes
Share this:One of the joys of a Route 66 trip is the multitude of quirky road side attractions. Those slightly crazy oddities along the way that add so much to your trip. There are way too many to feature in one post, so here are some of our favourites (from East to West). 1. The
Share this:“…Flagstaff, Arizona…Don’t forget Winona…Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino…”. So goes the famous song. Except we had forgotten Winona. In our excitement to take that massive detour to Monument Valley, we had missed a section of Route 66 that we had to loop back on. As if the previous day hadn’t been busy enough (you can
Share this:A detour in the UK would be perhaps popping around the corner to see a friend on the way around the M25, or maybe stopping off to get some eggs after work. On a US roadtrip, a detour is more like, oh, I don’t know, 500 miles to see Monument Valley. But it is
Share this:Ah, New Mexico. Land of Enchantment. Route 66 in New Mexico offers a choice of routes – you can either carry along straight from the Texas State line to Albuquerque, or you can head north to Santa Fe and back down to Albuquerque and pick up the route there. If you’re on a shorter
Share this:Texas has a reputation amongst us Brits as being huge – it is 3 times the size of our entire country (yet the UK has nearly 2.5 times more people living there!). It’s the 2nd biggest US State (Alaska is even bigger) and has the 2nd largest population (after California). I guess the notoriety