USA

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE? … well I do! Now I have been there and got the tee-shirt with Visit California on their travel agent Super Fam Trip! San Jose is in the heart of Silicon Valley, an excellent hub to explore the surrounding areas. I started at The Tech Interactive –…

HAWAII FIVE-O Hawaii has changed, we had not been there for 20 years… so it was like seeing it for the first time. It’s about 4 hours from the West Coast of USA which makes it easy to break your journey in Los Angeles or San Francisco (or both!) We loved Oahu because it is…

SAILING AMERICA’S GREAT LAKES Begin this grand exploration of North America’s Great Lakes by flying into Toronto Nearly 15,000 years ago, the last of the great glaciers retreated, leaving us the five Great Lakes–Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Together, they contain more than one fifth of the planet’s fresh surface water. On the M/V…

CASINOS, CANYONS AND FOREST GIANTS: NATIONAL PARKS OF THE USA To some it is a modern-day Gomorrah, but whatever your view, Las Vegas is a fascinating experience, if only to marvel at the brash vulgarity and total unreality of it all. For us it was the starting point of a three week, 2500 mile self-drive…

THE MANY FACETS OF FLORIDA I have visited Florida on many occasions but this visit was a two centre trip, combining Orlando and a beach resort – so I was looking for twice the excitement! First I went to Seaworld and after watching an exciting water show with Shamu the Whale, I learned about the…

AMERICA’S GREAT LAKE EERIE American Airlines took me to The Great Lakes of North America! First Chicago then Detroit, home of Motown and famous for the motor industry. I toe-tapped through Hitsville – home to the Motown’s Studio a museum in the footsteps of talented USA musicians like The Jackson 5, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye…

BOSTON & NEW ENGLAND IN WINTER, A SHOP-TIL-YOU-DROP EXPERIENCE I was invited to the city of Boston as a destination for shopping and sightseeing in the off-season but, as it was nearly November, it was also time for some Christmas shopping! I set off on a British Airways flight direct from Heathrow; the service in…

“LET THE TRAIN TAKE THE STRAIN” Remember that TV ad? I couldn’t say it better – get away from the stress of airport terminals, get away from the 5-lane traffic jams, get away from it all, and let the train take the strain! Jazz, Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll Explore Chicago’s famous blues scene and…

THE PARKS AND PEAKS OF UTAH, IDAHO AND WYOMING Salt Lake City is the city for easy access to this part of USA. Hop on/hop off sightseeing buses offer an easy way to explore the city and view all the points of interest – one of which is the Hotel Utah, known as the Joseph…

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE IN CALIFORNIA – IN SEARCH OF SNOOPY Special Travel Agent Jo here! My brief? No, not to Infinity & Beyond – but to join “Team Charlie Brown” in a mission to go in search of Snoopy who it was rumoured had been kidnapped in California! I always wanted to see the iconic Golden…