Category Archives: USA

“We’re goin’ to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee” was the soundtrack as we headed out for a big day around Memphis. First stop, Graceland. None of us are particularly Elvis fans, but this was one of the ‘must-do-while-in-Memphis’ attractions. So glad … Continue reading →

The day started with a side trip around Van Bruen and Fort Smith, towns off the interstate 40 in Arkansas. Both were old western frontier towns in their day. Van Bruen’s main street looked like something out of a movie. … Continue reading →

We thought today would be the boring day where the main aim would to be to head east as far as possible. Turned out to be anything but boring. An hour east of McLean, Texan we stopped in Elk City, … Continue reading →

The day began with a flurry of snow as we opened the door to go to breakfast. The hotel, “The Inn of the Governor” was right in central Santa Fe, one of the oldest cities in USA, settled by the … Continue reading →

Time to move on, but not before a few photos from in bed! Then it was time to hit the road. ‘They’ say you should never look back, but we did – for this. This photo is an almost exact … Continue reading →

An early start so we could be out and about to see the sun rise over the Grand Canyon. I’ll let the photos go the talking. Then it was off to Monument Valley in Utah, our 4th state so far. … Continue reading →

After a late night we were off to a lethargic start. After recovering the car from the valet (yes, posh, but isn’t that what they do in the movies) we headed south to an factory outlet shopping centre going to … Continue reading →

Last night we bought some cereal-in-a-cup from a nearby drugstore for breakfast in the room this morning. Why is everything so sweetened here? Then it was time to explore our hotel/casino a little. Although the temperature today was forecast in … Continue reading →

Another early start with a long drive from Oakhurst to Las Vegas. Carol had her first experience driving through the Mojave Desert. Brilliant scenery including the largest wind farm I’ve seen and a huge solar farm. We arrived to a … Continue reading →

We picked up the hire car, a Nissan Rogue (if you said Nissan you’d be wrong – its a Nee-sarn) and headed for Yosemite Valley. The first few minutes/hours in the car were somewhat unsettling, with the steering wheel on … Continue reading →