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American Road Trip – Freedom of the open highway. We have planned an American road trip for years. Even before we visited Las Vegas and used some of our time to branch out to Death Valley, Hoover Dam, and The Grand Canyon, we had envisaged a mega road jaunt that would give reality to things…
Dirty Dancing – Time of our lives! A ‘baby’ at heart. As someone into mostly horror movies, I’m (Miko) not sure how the iconic Dirty Dancing movie captured my heart forever. It’s a movie I could watch over and over again and not get bored. I know the soundtrack off by heart, well almost! A…
Washington DC – It’s a Monumental City! Washington DC, the Capital of the USA, the self proclaimed seat of power of the FREE world; which of course has the iconic White House as its centerpiece, is next on our tour. We rolled into town after our visit to Gettysburg. Washington has many other imposing buildings…
Pennsylvania – Brings about a bit of fighting talk! We had ventured through the West of Pennsylvania previously, but briefly, as we drove from our paranormal experience in West Virginia up to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Now, As we headed south, we would get a chance to stop and check out a couple of…
Massachusetts – Not quite lights out ! Massachusetts would bring us back over to the East coast of the states. We planned to base ourselves on the outskirts of Boston and venture to numerous sights from there. First we had a morning trip to Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Before we headed into Massachusetts, we…
Paranormal living along West Virginia’s country roads. Archive of the Afterlife “the National Museum of the Paranormal” was a planned detour on our road trip. We were filled with anticipation when we organised our visit into the creepy realms that most tend to veer away from. We were in contact with curator, Stephen Hummel, to…
Chicago was a breeze. Another big city. After being on long lonely desert roads it was overwhelming to be in Chicago. The towering skyscraper buildings and bustling crowds were intense. There is certainly a buzz to the city and restaurants, bars, tourist attractions and the shopping street were filled to the brim with people enjoying…
Yellowstone, a focal point. Yellowstone National park, and it’s famous geysers, was the centre piece for this leg of the road trip. First we had to get there and then navigate our way further east. Stop off – Lovelock Lovelock is a small town, with approximately 2,450 residents in Nevada. It had a nice…
California It was time to cross into California for a quick tour of the Giant state. Tree hugging and City loving were the enjoyable highlights of Sequoia and San Fransisco. Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park, in California, is a very special place. The park covers 1,193,315 acres (1,864.555 sq mi; 4,829.17 km2). It takes…
Desert Dreams Our Desert dreams led to trips down lonely highways with awesome scenery. Fancies created by names on the map or signs on a post, can definitely lead us to the Bizarre. Accommodation Drury Inn We stayed in Drury Inn in Las Cruces. It was a clean hotel with a 1950’s vibe…
