Driving through the sate of Arkansas after visiting Memphis in search of Route 66 was an experience to say the very least. We drove some 320 miles through total ‘hick’ country and whenever we stopped we were made to know that we stood out with some very odd stares. To be honest it wasn’t that [...]
We drove into St Louis in a massive hurry after being informed by some friendly locals on the mother road that the St Louis Cardinals (Baseball) were playing and there was an outside chance that we could get tickets and make it to the game on time!
We drove in over the impressive Martin Luther King [...]
We picked our car up from Alamo National Car Rental (we found them to be the cheapest on the internet) from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. After some sweet talking to the receptionist Brenda, we managed to get a free upgrade from Economy to Compact and ended up with a light blue Chrysler [...]
Travelling the mother road, route 66 across America with two friends began in Chicago!! We stayed outside the city in a nice suburb called Elmhurst. To get into the city we had to ride the Metra train service, which was very reasonably priced and reliable. I think we paid about $7 for a rturn ticket. [...]
After seeing all that Springfield had to offer, we hopped back into the PT Cruiser and drove on down the mother road. With Liam hanging out of the window snapping anything with the number 66 on and Clarky in control of the radio, everything was going brilliantly. The people of Illinois are really [...]
Am sat in a Public Library in Memphis Tennessee waiting for the rest of my travelling compadres to get their ass into gear so i can see Graceland so thought – as i have time to kill – I’ll do a bit of blog writing myself.
As previously mentioned by the other guy, I’m one [...]
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