Tom-Tom send me regular emails trying to get me to upgrade and change my perfectly functioning (famous last words) unit. This latest attempt caught my eye though. I did click Find Out More Tom Tom Traffic Index – Live Congestion Statistics It might be helpful in planning your next city visit to the States. Continue reading Traffic Congestion – Washington D.C
A report by Imperial College London commissioned by the Committee on Climate Change is recommending that Frequent Flyer Schemes are banned. This is to prevent excessive and un-necessary flights and the emissions that these produce. It also recommends that a levy that escalates by the distance flown to target the 15% of the population that take 70% of all flights. What do you think? … Continue reading Ban Frequent Flyer Programmes – Save the Planet
Built as a monument to the Western Expansion of the 19th century and symbolises the ‘Gateway to the West’, the Gateway Arch in St Louis is one of the most recognisable symbols of America. Standing at 630ft tall it is not only the tallest arch in the world but the tallest monument in the United States. Designed by American-Finnish architect Eero Saarinen it was officially … Continue reading Gateway Arch, St Louis MS
From the middle of August in time of the ‘Fall’ the colour changes to Orange and Black and creeps into all aspects of the retail space. I absolutely get the ‘Fall’ theme but not the Halloween aspect of it all. Over the last few years it has become very prominent on the UK high street and retailers stock all manner of Halloween themed items. To … Continue reading The ‘Fall’ & Halloween
I discovered that the BBC are showing a delightful travel come cookery series called Hairy Bikers Route 66 I am the first to admit that cookery programmes don’t often interest me but it was the Route 66 aspect that attracted me to watch. It is the joy of the open road with Dave Myers and Si King on their Harley’s travelling across the 8 states … Continue reading Hairy Bikers – Route 66
Franklin D Roosevelt made a deal with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in 1939 and asked them to take control, at the end of his term of office of his personal and presidential papers because he thought that it was important to American history. He also donated a substantial portion of his private estate, Hyde Park in New York to the Government as well. … Continue reading Presidential Libraries
This is exciting news and should be a ‘slam dunk’ for the European market looking for a new weekend experience. From the same company that brought the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and the West Edmonton Mall, Canada is the long awaited American Dream. Due to open 25 October and located in the New Jersey Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Located across from … Continue reading American Dream – NJ
Click here for the Dollar Exchange Rate provided by Universal Currency Converter If you are planning a visit to America your spending money is going to be directly affected by the exchange rate. This will be the inter-bank rate not the tourist rate which will be a few cents less per pound. Personally I won’t be planning a visit anytime soon because I want to find some … Continue reading Check the latest dollar exchange rate
Thought of these – not sure if they are available in the States Continue reading Impeachment!
England were odds on favourites to win this pool match and were 45 – 0 up when the hooter went but USA kept on pushing and with the greatest of effort scored a try. I guess the moral is NEVER GIVE UP Continue reading England vs USA – Rugby World Cup
USA Road Trips by Max 
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