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Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 5 – Oklahoma City & Route 66 (part 2)

After a discussion on what order of play we tackled today we headed downtown to an area of Oklahoma City called ‘Bricktown’. This area is built around the Bricktown Canal that was renovated in 1999. There is free parking at Bass Pro at one end of the area as well as many paid parking lots. The pathways lead to the canal meandering through the renovated … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 5 – Oklahoma City & Route 66 (part 2)

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Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 4 – Oklahoma City & Route 66

The excitement was building today as we left shortly after breakfast and headed the nearly 200 miles to Oklahoma City along I-35. The border between Texas and Oklahoma was about an hour’s journey and it came upon us very quickly. My daughter had fallen asleep in the passenger seat and I shouted ‘Oklahoma’ as I saw the ‘Welcome to Oklahoma’ sign but not in time … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 4 – Oklahoma City & Route 66

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Chase Bank – Get a Card (UK)

The UK pound vs the US dollar tanked just at the wrong time for my Road Trip and so in my mind the price I was reading I just thought of in pounds to make it simpler. The previous worst rate I can remember whilst away in America was around $1.30 to £1.00 and converted every purchase to see if the price was acceptable or … Continue reading Chase Bank – Get a Card (UK)

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Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 3 – Dallas

Based near the enormous DFW airport we took advantage of the hotel shuttle and we taken to Terminal A which is the nearest terminal to the TRE and DART into the city. The last time I was in Dallas in 2014 the DART didn’t run as far as the airport so this was all new. Purchasing a ticket was easy and an all day pass … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 3 – Dallas

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Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 2 – Waco to Fort Worth & Dallas

DAY 2 – Waco – Fort Worth – Dallas With no disrespect to Waco we hit the road straight after breakfast. We were booked in for two nights in Dallas so the decision was taken to go to Fort Worth first. The I-35 was to be the arterial road almost for the entirety of our road trip and it split in either Fort Worth or … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 2 – Waco to Fort Worth & Dallas

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Texas & OK a Great Success!

Back home again. My daughter posted this on her Facebook which sums up the trip exactly! Day 1 – Back on the Road Again!! Day 2 – Waco to Fort Worth & Dallas Day 3 – Dallas Day 4 – Oklahoma City & Route 66 Day 5 – Oklahoma City & Route 66 (part 2) Day 6 – Oklahoma – Plano, TX Day 7 – … Continue reading Texas & OK a Great Success!

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Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Back on the Road Again – Oct 10-19 2022

Itinerary DAY 1: 10 October. UK – Austin arrive Austin 16.05 Austin to Waco 102 miles Day 1 – Back on the Road Again!! DAY 2 & 3: 11-13 October. Fort Worth – Dallas Day 2 – Waco to Fort Worth & Dallas Day 3 – Dallas DAY 4 & 5: 13-15 October. Oklahoma City (State 45) US 40 Route 66 Oklahoma Day 4 – … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Back on the Road Again – Oct 10-19 2022

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Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 1 – UK – Austin

Texas & Oklahoma 10 October 2022 The journey to Heathrow Airport through West London should take approximately 90 minutes with normal rush hour traffic a journey of 29 miles. We were due to drop off the car at the conveniently located private house that we were using by 08.30. To give ourselves plenty of time we left home at 06.15.  The weather was appalling and … Continue reading Texas & Oklahoma Road Trip Day 1 – UK – Austin

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