And that was the adventure that was – our explosive Washington DC finale didn’t disappoint…!

by journeyingjournos, posted in Architecture, Capital City, City, Famous Landmark, Filming location, Flying, Goodbye, History, Hotels, Leaving, Museums, Sightseeing, Top Travel Tips, United States, Walking

The end. Finito. Farewell. Washington D.C. marked the final few days of our 180-days-around-the-world adventure. In many ways, we felt ready to go home. That is until the very dawning realisation of reentering the real world crashed over us!

Why all visitors to New York SHOULDN’T stay in Manhattan 

by journeyingjournos, posted in Accommodation, AirBnb, Architecture, City, Famous Landmark, Festivals, Filming location, Food, Gay, Movies, Nightlife, Sightseeing, Street Art, TV Shows, United States, Walking, Wine

This was the second to last stop on our round the world trip - and it was EPIC, including sights, celebs, plenty of cocktails, and hanging in Brooklyn!

From one Second City to another; seeking out comedy in Chicago & why we won’t be having Deep Dish pizza again

by journeyingjournos, posted in Architecture, City, Food, Funny, Nightlife, Rivers, Sightseeing, TV Shows, Walking

Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Steve Carrell, Amy Poehler, Mike Meyers, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy. Is there a comedian on this list you don’t LOVE? They’ve all got one thing in common; a comedy improv school in Chicago called Second City. And these two residents of Britain’s second city had to pay it a visit.

James’s Birthday in the Grand Canyon & how one man saved Route 66

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Towns along Route 66 almost died when an Interstate was built through Arizona. Locals were on the verge of destitution - until one of them decided to do something about it...

Broke but raving in Las Vegas: A Backpackers’ Guide to Sin City on a budget

by journeyingjournos, posted in Accommodation, City, Clubbing, Desert, Famous Landmark, Food, Hotels, Money, Museums, Nightlife, Sightseeing, Top Travel Tips, Travel Money, United States

When we crash landed in Vegas from San Diego, we knew we wouldn’t be spending our days sipping Cristal and gambling away our life savings. But if you're canny you can enjoy everything Sin City has to offer, without breaking the bank!

The world’s oldest McDonald’s & why Hollywood Boulevard is the worst place in the world

by journeyingjournos, posted in City, Famous Landmark, Filming location, Food, History, Money, Movies, Museums, Sightseeing, Sunset, TV Shows, United States

We couldn't come all this way and not come to LA, and although we found some gems, in the main we found it to be a vast, trashy touristy hell hole!

The Great Californian Road Trip Part 3 – the curse of Gray May & June Gloom!

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Thought California was always a sunny surfers paradise? So did we, until we set off on our road trip and found out we’d picked entirely the wrong time of year!

The Great Californian Road Trip Part 2 – fending off bears & squirrels in Yosemite National Park!

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The middle of our road trip heralded one of our biggest arguments so far, Chris was paranoid about hungry bears and horror stories of them ripping open cars and camper vans like tin cans! James told him not to be stupid…