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Bamahas October 2001

Bahamas 2001 Holiday time came around once again, and although the Ibiza deals for betweem £69 and £99 were financially tempting, we wanted just a little bit more from a holiday. So, 2 days before our holiday was due to … Continue reading

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California, Yosemite and USA Presidential Elections 2001

Preface I love America. It’s a huge, wonderfully diverse country in so many ways. All of the people I chose to spend time with were intelligent, interesting people. But I read a lot of papers, watched a lot of TV, … Continue reading

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USA and Mexico 2000 – Days 10, 11 12: Denver to home

Day 10: A warm day in a warm city It’s no coincidence that Denver not only has the highest educated per-capita ratio, but it’s also the thinnest and healthiest city in the USA. And what a lovely city it is. … Continue reading

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USA and Mexico 2000 – Days 7,8 and 9: Utah to Denver

We collected the second car, a little Plymouth Neon. Not quite up to par with the previous Buick, but within budget. And so, for the third time, we saw the stretch of road heading north out of Vegas towards Utah. … Continue reading

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USA and Mexico 2000 – Day 6: Vegas bound, and gambling on accommodation

An unhurried start towards Vegas that morning. Fairly quickly encountering desert, we made good time along the fast roads. Something that had either changed since I was last there, or is perhaps a regional thing were the speed limits. I … Continue reading

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USA and Mexico 2000 – Day 4 and 5: Down Mexico way

Day 4: Down Mexico way We stayed a little north of San Diego last night, and then drove down and parked in one of the many car parks right by the border ($6/day). The was the option of a bus, … Continue reading

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USA and Mexico 2000 – Intro

In which we go to the USA…and Mexico We got up one morning, and thought about the options for a moment. The vouchers we had from last time around were soon to expire, and without much difficulty, we arrived at … Continue reading

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America 1999 – The East Coast

Boston, Virginia, The Whitehouse and a night in a Super 8….

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