Welcome to all my articles written from the Road.
In a hotel room, a cafe, a bar or anywhere I can find to write up. The are travel journal-style mini-stories, usually a summary of our events for the day.
4.15am. That’s when I woke up, and that’s when Max woke up. It was going to be a long day. The room was a mess as it always is on the first day. Rummaging around for the thing you wouldn’t need so you put it at the bottom of the case, and then you need … Read more USA 2016 – Florida and New York Day 3 – A1A and Jetlag
He woke 4 times. Fell out of bed once. On one occasion he was eerily standing next to me at the bed at 2am calling Daaaadi. Daaaadi. Not too bad for his first night in a big boy bed with no bed rails! 7.30am and that was it. In true Bagpuss fashion when Max wakes … Read more USA 2016 – Florida and New York Day 2 – The Flight
Getting ready for a 3 week USA Road Trip was always going to be tough with a 2 year old. Working out what to pack, trying to pack it. Unpacking it again because you think you’ve taken too much, then thinking what the hell, we are going to Florida for 10 days, Max is bound … Read more USA 2016 – Florida and New York Day 1
Miles travelled today = 5455 It’s hard to believe today has come. After months of planning, and looking forward to this trip, today is the day we fly home. We both agree this holiday for once has not really gone too quickly, and it actually seems an age ago we landed in Phoenix for … Read more USA 2013 – Sept 15th – Day 15 – Homeward Bound
Miles travelled today = 60 Miles so far this trip = 2,145 Today was a day of being like kids again. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS Los Angeles!!!! Woo hoo. After getting a little lost we eventually found the car park. In our opinion $20 for the privilege of parking is a bit steep. This is after paying … Read more USA Road Trip – Universal Studios Los Angeles, The Sign, A View and a Drive
Miles travelled today = 40 Miles so far this trip = 2,045 So today we got up, knowing it was our last drive along the Pacific Coast Highway heading to Santa Monica and Venice Beach. As we leave our motel in Thousand Oaks, and head to Santa Monica via Malibu and the PCH. Traffic was … Read more USA Road Trip – Santa Monica and Venice Beach