Tag: Travel

Disney World - Florida, Max's Tips & Suggestions, Planning in Progress, USA

Walt Disney World – Raise Prices & Introduce a ‘Lightening Lane Premiere Pass’

Universal Studios Announce Opening Date For Epic Universe Cost of living crisis? What cost of living crisis? It seems that the powers that be at Walt Disney World are not aware of such things happening outside of the most magical place on earth.  If you are planning to visit any of the Florida parks in the near future you need to be aware of price … Continue reading Walt Disney World – Raise Prices & Introduce a ‘Lightening Lane Premiere Pass’

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USA, Washington DC

Presidential Election 2024 – Memorabilia

On my latest visit to America it was evident that the tension was mounting between the Republicans and the Democrats. Being in Texas it was pretty clear which colour Texan’s vote it was also obvious that merchandisers were put on the back foot when Joe Biden pulled out of the race to allow Kamela Harris to be the Democratic candidate. At DFW there was plenty … Continue reading Presidential Election 2024 – Memorabilia

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Recent Road Trips, Roads Less Travelled, Route 66, USA

Route 66 Albuquerque – NM: Should I have turned left?

In search of the Route 66 – Albuquerque ‘Musical Road’ NM‘ just outside of Albuquerque on my recent visit to my 49th state I had no idea that I might have had something in common with the carrot chomping rabbit ‘Bugs Bunny’. I always thought that Bugs Bunny’s most known catchphrases was ‘What’s Up Doc?’ The animated rabbit was drawn by Tex Avery and made … Continue reading Route 66 Albuquerque – NM: Should I have turned left?

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Car Hire, Recent Road Trips, Roads Less Travelled, This is how I do it......, USA

Texas Road Signs: FM, RR, and More Explained

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

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Recent Road Trips, Roads Less Travelled, This is how I do it......, USA

Texas – Road Trip Small Towns

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

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Bucket List, Car Hire, Flights, Recent Road Trips, Roads Less Travelled, Route 66, This is how I do it......, USA

UTAH and NEW MEXICO Ticked Off !

I have ticked off States 48 and 49. Just Hawaii 50 to visit. I had to fly to achieve the dream because the distances by road are just too great in one visit to America. I still had to fly into Austin and fortunately Delta offer a connection to Albuquerque via Salt Lake City. Whilst in Austin the temperatures were 99 degrees (37 C) for … Continue reading UTAH and NEW MEXICO Ticked Off !

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Car Hire, ESTA, Flights, Recent Road Trips, USA

DFW – MPC (Mobile Passport Control)

‘Please DELETE the APP’ quote by the Custom’s and Border Protection Officer at DFW. We arrived at DFW yesterday ahead of the scheduled arrival time and completed all the requirements of the MPC App to facilitate a quicker process to enter the United States. As soon as the AA051 had landed and the seat belt signs had been switched off my daughter took the selfies … Continue reading DFW – MPC (Mobile Passport Control)

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Bucket List, Car Hire, ESTA, Flights, Recent Road Trips, This is how I do it......, USA

Austin – New Road Trip 2024

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

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