Last updated on March 20th, 2024 at 04:04 pmI love a road trip, especially one that involves quirky stops to strange attractions like a Palace of Gold! And I’m grateful for Alex always driving, since I kind of let my Australian license expire when we were living in Europe and still haven’t re-newed it. So…
Last updated on February 7th, 2024 at 04:58 pmThe Blue Ridge Parkway has been coined “America’s Favorite Drive.” One of the most popular aspects of summer for many American families is camping and adventurous road trips. During our recent trip to North Carolina, we stayed five days in Chapel Hill, across the street from the…
Last updated on March 20th, 2024 at 04:07 pmOver 13 years ago we met in a hostel in Brugge, Belgium. We were traveling by ourselves after graduating college, and hit if off. But as we lived on opposite ends of the planet, it was not easy to co-ordinate a life together. That didn’t happen until…
Last updated on February 2nd, 2016 at 02:50 pm As an Aussie we have certain ideas about the USA from the movies that are pumped out of Hollywood. When I first moved to the US ten years ago, I told Alex I wanted to visit Alabama. He asked why, and I said, “because I want…
Last updated on March 13th, 2024 at 02:49 pmWhen you drive across the United States, you’ll encounter clusters of chain hotels off most major highway exits. This has been prevalent in the USA since the 1950’s, when the interstate highway system was implemented by President Eisenhower. Ramada and Holiday Inn were the first two hotel…
