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Route 66

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Looking at a 2 week drive tour?

Any experience of this or recommendations for similar trip? 

Judith!

9 minutes ago, worthy10 said:

Looking at a 2 week drive tour?

Any experience of this or recommendations for similar trip? 

Hairy bikers doing a series on it now. May well be able to pick up some tips on where to go, eat etc

Now you are just taking the piss

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40 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Hairy bikers doing a series on it now. May well be able to pick up some tips on where to go, eat etc

Yea. I saw it, thanks

50 minutes ago, worthy10 said:

Looking at a 2 week drive tour?

Any experience of this or recommendations for similar trip? 

Watch Karl Pilkington, he did it on Idiot Abroad ...quite ironic :D

 

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Just now, miamiwhite said:

Watch Karl Pilkington, he did it on Idiot Abroad ...quite ironic :D

 

Why?

Why ?

 

You can’t even walk to the shop fella without asking advice :D

 

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22 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Why ?

 

You can’t even walk to the shop fella without asking advice :D

 

Really?

I love to travel and have got great recommendations on here for years. You know nothing about me?

9 minutes ago, worthy10 said:

Really?

I love to travel and have got great recommendations on here for years. You know nothing about me?

Lighten up you big tart, it’s wanderersways not Crown Fucking Court :D

 

"Around the World in 80,000,000 Trips" - A travel guide by Worthy10.

Synopsis:

Congratulations on buying the world's first travel guide comprised entirely of hints, tips and advice from an internet forum exclusively for Bolton Wanderers fans.

The author has spent the last few years visiting 99% of the earth's surface, spending his pension/lottery win/inheritance with the feverish haste of a randy Tudor monarch.

If you're considering a trip to Brazil, and want to know where to buy a Warbies thick sliced loaf, this is for you.

Stuck in Pyongyang with a longing for a Carr's Pastie? Look no further, he'll hook you up.

No matter where you want to go, Worthy10 has been and has done so armed with the invaluable advice of a few northern pisspots to make the most of his adventure.

So make sure you pack this first. And don't touch the money.

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26 minutes ago, Spider said:

"Around the World in 80,000,000 Trips" - A travel guide by Worthy10.

Synopsis:

Congratulations on buying the world's first travel guide comprised entirely of hints, tips and advice from an internet forum exclusively for Bolton Wanderers fans.

The author has spent the last few years visiting 99% of the earth's surface, spending his pension/lottery win/inheritance with the feverish haste of a randy Tudor monarch.

If you're considering a trip to Brazil, and want to know where to buy a Warbies thick sliced loaf, this is for you.

Stuck in Pyongyang with a longing for a Carr's Pastie? Look no further, he'll hook you up.

No matter where you want to go, Worthy10 has been and has done so armed with the invaluable advice of a few northern pisspots to make the most of his adventure.

So make sure you pack this first. And don't touch the money.

Spot on!

35 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Lighten up you big tart, it’s wanderersways not Crown Fucking Court :D

 

Has anyone ever been there?

Maybe a trip for the future.

42 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Has anyone ever been there?

Maybe a trip for the future.

I have.......not on my list of recommendations for Worthy :D

 

5 hours ago, worthy10 said:

Looking at a 2 week drive tour?

Any experience of this or recommendations for similar trip? 

Did Nashville/Memphis/New Orleans and a few places in between

Get a convertible 

Stay in at least one dingy motel where you feel like you could get murdered

Avoid hotels and do AirBnb to get a real feel for the places you stop off at

We stayed in an Antebellum mansion by the Mississippi as well, but you probably won't get the chance on your route

There's some good road trip books out there that will point out places of note and things to do, we managed to drop in on a blues festival in some run down ghost town 

Even with all the work they’ve done, it’s still a right bottle neck towards Ramsbottom. 

did some research on this at the time, apparently the routes thats the best

Chicago 
St. Louis
Joplin, Missouri
Oklahoma City 
Amarillo
Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona
don't forget Winona
Kingman
Barstow
San Bernardino
LA

2 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Even with all the work they’ve done, it’s still a right bottle neck towards Ramsbottom. 

very good.

 

And yes, it's still dreadful.

2 hours ago, ZicoKelly said:

did some research on this at the time, apparently the routes thats the best


San Bernardino
LA

Do not under any circumstances stop here, and I suggest you only pass through in day light and quickly

I like to booze on holiday so a road trip not much good for me. We have however done an escorted trip from Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis and N.O - loved that holiday so would also be my choice

16 hours ago, miamiwhite said:

I have.......not on my list of recommendations for Worthy :D

 

Haha, I was thinking in the public gallery.😋

I have done Chicago to San Francisco on the California Zephyr sleeper train and it was ace. 3 days 2 nights it passes over the Mississippi, through the Rockies, the Nevada Desert, the Sierra Nevada mountains and along the coast to SF.Price 5 years ago was roughly £150 for a normal seat without food, to £600 for a bed in private cabin with 3 meals per day

If you are wanting to drive across the US, I think most  travellers would say Interstate 10 from Jacksonville to Los Angeles is the top journey rather than Route 66.It goes through New Orleans, Houston and Phoenix to name the bigger cities.

 

4 minutes ago, Roger_Dubuis said:

I have done Chicago to San Francisco on the California Zephyr sleeper train and it was ace. 3 days 2 nights it passes over the Mississippi, through the Rockies, the Nevada Desert, the Sierra Nevada mountains and along the coast to SF.Price 5 years ago was roughly £150 for a normal seat without food, to £600 for a bed in private cabin with 3 meals per day

If you are wanting to drive across the US, I think most  travellers would say Interstate 10 from Jacksonville to Los Angeles is the top journey rather than Route 66.It goes through New Orleans, Houston and Phoenix to name the bigger cities.

 

Does it go through these towns and cities or around? I once drove from Niagra to Indianapolis using I71 and I70. The only time we knew exactly where we were was when we passed the obligatory water tower on the outskirts of small towns. I found that if you want to visit any of the towns and cities you need to come off the interstates and follow the smaller roads.

3 hours ago, MickyD said:

Does it go through these towns and cities or around? I once drove from Niagra to Indianapolis using I71 and I70. The only time we knew exactly where we were was when we passed the obligatory water tower on the outskirts of small towns. I found that if you want to visit any of the towns and cities you need to come off the interstates and follow the smaller roads.

goes thro Tallahassee, Pensacola, Mobile,New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix, LA and end in Santa Monica

 

 bit of info ( just to show how big Texas is) Houston to El Paso is 746 miles,  from El Paso to LA is 802, so its going to take you roughly 11 hours to drive out of the state

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