USA Sept 2013: Discovering Maine – Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park
Hiking, lobster, pie and sunsets. Shouting at the bank, rainy days and huge sandwiches.
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New England Road Trip: The Maine Event
From New York to New England! Train Rides, meeting the Fletchemobile 2013, driving on the right (wrong) side of the road, souvenir shopping, rain, sitting in puddles, lighthouses, ice cream and a home-from-home B&B with Maine’s highest bed…
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USA Travel Diaries: “Star” Spotting in Los Angeles
It’s our final full day in the US, and the final leg of our journey – Cambria to Los Angeles. We pack the Fletchemobile once more and set off at 9:30am after grabbing a light breakfast from the hotel office. We decide to fill up at the gas station that we passed driving to Main…
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USA Sept 2010 – Big Sur: The most amazing coastal drive!
The alarm tolls at 8am – a veritable lie-in this morning – and after grabbing a quick pastry for breakfast, we’re all checked out and ready to leave Monterey behind. As we return to Route 1, it is clear how foggy it is today and we can barely see the ocean. However this leads to…
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USA Travel Diaries: From San Francisco to Monterey
We’re only almost ready to leave San Francisco behind; there are still two things that we have to do. We pack everything into the Fletchemobile – raring to go after a 2 day rest – and check out of the Hotel Del Sol at 8:30am. First thing: Driving down Lombard Street – the crooked bit. At…
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Driving Yosemite to San Francisco: A USA Road Trip
It’s time to leave the National Park behind and head from Yosemite to San Francisco. No more mountains, trees and meadows – it’s all freeway and skyscrapers
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USA Road Trip Diaries: Amateur Hiking in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is breathtakingly beautiful. But you don’t have to put yourself through a long, challenging hike to enjoy the scenery!
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Exploring California’s Scenic Routes: From Lone Pine to Yosemite
In September 2010 we embarked on our first USA Road Trip, from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, taking in Death Valley, Yosemite, San Francisco and the coastal Route 1. These are our Road Trip Travel Diaries. Breakfast in Lone Pine A 7am alarm call. We drag ourselves over to the Alabama Hills Bakery & Café…
