Visitng Austin for the Formula 1 Grand Prix? Well the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) has a brand new thrill theme park within its campus. Circuit of the Americas covers 1,500 acres and is a purpose built race track for motor sports. Both Forumla 1 and Nascar as well as MotoGP and Formula E hold races there. At the end of September 2026 the brand … Continue reading Cotaland at COTA: Austin’s New F1 Theme Park & Thrill Rides
I didn’t know what to title this post It could have been titled Beauty and the Beast! or Is this the world’s most ugliest vehicle? or Would you ride in this? On my latest visit to Texas in September 2024 we had intended to drive to a park and ride facility in Lakeline – TX and ride the light rail into Austin. Due to the … Continue reading USA – Do You have $80,000 to $100,000 available for this truck?
Does any other state have these road conventions? Texas does have some amazing road networks and it seems to ease congestion in high traffic areas they simply build a bolt together highway above an existing road. Our best friend ‘Google’ navigated us from Austin – Bergstrom Airport to Cedar Park by taking us of the 183 to FM620. So we are used to seeing an … Continue reading Texas Road Signs: FM, RR, and More Explained
On my most recent visit to Texas I was with my daughter who fortunately had unlimited data on her phone. If it wasn’t for Google Maps on the display in the car we would have been struggling to get around. Based north of the Texas Capital, Austin in Cedar Park, TX near the suburb of Round Rock we decided that the best day to go … Continue reading Texas – Road Trip Small Towns
My next American trip is less than 48 hours away. I am super excited and actually have a night near Heathrow Airport to be able to be in Terminal Three and through security for the 08:10 departure to Dallas. Accompanied by my daughter for what has become an annual adventure since she was at Summer Camp and I would fly out and meet her for … Continue reading Austin – New Road Trip 2024
I am returning to Texas in September based in Round Rock and checking where my nearest Buc-ee’s is going to be and came across the exciting news that very recently Buc-ee’s have opened their 50th and largest travel centre yet. For those folks who have never heard of Buc-ee’s have a look at a previous post about this most amazing experience. Located between Austin and … Continue reading Buc-ee’s Opens World’s Largest in Texas
Hey America did you know that the USA are c0-hosting the ICC T20 World Cup? And that USA beat Pakistan in a thrilling Super Over match this week? Not normally a sport associated with America but now there is a programme to promote the sport within schools on the back of the T20 being played in the USA. Baseball is rumoured to have been created … Continue reading USA – Cricket World Cup 2024
After 2024’s vacation to America I will have crossed off both New Mexico and Utah from my bucket list. It took a lot of discussion between myself and daughter to find a compromise and a solution to the objective. My ideal flight routing was London – Albuquerque – Salt Lake City – London but what has been booked is a London – Austin return with … Continue reading Planning Complete – States 48 & 49 2024
The weather in London is pouring with rain today so with some irony I am going to talk about the Total Solar Eclipse due to pass over North America on 8 April 2024. The last one wasn’t that long ago in 2017 but the next one, if you miss this one, is in 2044 so there is plenty of time to plan a road trip … Continue reading TOTAL Solar Eclipse 2024 USA
One of the things that is almost impossible to express about visiting America is the enormity in comparison to living in the UK. On our recent road trip to Texas & Oklahoma along the arterial I-35 in both directions looking at the near and far horizons with big skies I did say that what we are looking at is so hard to communicate back home … Continue reading Everything is Bigger in TEXAS!
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