Category: USA

American Roadtrip, Part II: The South

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Travel Recommendations, USA, USA Roadtrips

After my first visit south of the Mason-Dixon line some 40 years ago, I joked that now I understood the reason that the South lost the Civil War. They were obviously too full from all their amazing foods to be able to fight at full effectiveness. Despite the fact that I was born a Yankee, I lived in Virginia for a couple of years and I’ve traveled through the southern states often. From the Carolinas to Texas, I find the people to be among the warmest, most welcoming and polite I’ve ever encountered.

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Magnolia Plantation outside Charleston, South Carolina

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You Don’t Have to Take Route 66 to Get Your Kicks! American Roadtrip, Part I: The Southwest

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Travel Recommendations, USA, USA Roadtrips

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66” is a popular refrain from the 1946 song that was made famous by Nat King Cole and subsequently was recorded by dozens of other artists including Chuck Berry, Asleep at the Wheel, and Michael Martin Murphy. While vestiges of the old highway that wound “from Chicago to L.A.” still remain (notably in the California desert and various parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma), much of it has been replaced by Interstate 40. But don’t despair, you can get your kicks on any number of highways that crisscross the U.S. You just have to take that long dreamed about road trip!

The Burr Trail, a scenic but rugged drive off Highway 12 near Boulder, Utah

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Hawaii: Paradise Found

by mattathomeintheworld, posted in Hawaii, Travel Recommendations, USA

I’d put off a visit to Hawaii for many years, thinking that all it had to offer was the crowded beaches of Waikiki or corny lounge singers performing “Tiny Bubbles”. I could not have been more wrong, and I’ll always be grateful for the day when I finally discovered the Hawaiian Islands and for the fact that I’ve been able to return to them many times since.

Landing in Paradise… passing Lanai on the descent into Maui
The welcoming face of Hibiscus blossoms
Welcome to the “Aloha State”

Let’s explore the islands!