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Lakes, Trees and lots of Walleye
Review of Mille Lacs Lake Area, Minnesota by
catsholiday
Advantages: Great for outdoors types hunting shooting and fishing
Disadvantages: Not a lot to do once you have explored the main sights and walked and walked
Mille Lacs Lake Area
We spent a week in this area in June last year when we stayed at Izaty’s Resort on the edge of Mille Lacs Lake. The resort was surrounded by a golf course but sadly they didn’t rent out clubs so my husband had to spend time sightseein ...
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18.02.2013 15:42
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Shopping with the Amish
Review of Shipshewana Auction and Flea Market, Indiana by
catsholiday
Advantages: Fascinating shopping
Disadvantages: A lot of tat in amngst the good stuff
Shipshewana and the Flea Market
Shipshewana is in the La Grange County of Indiana around 130 miles east of Chicago and is an Amish centre famous for holding the Midwest’s largest outdoor flea market; indeed it is quite the largest market I have ever expe ...
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22.12.2012 16:55
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Have you ever eaten a horseshoe?
Review of Springfield by
catsholiday
Advantages: Lots to see and do for a tourist
Disadvantages: Do not try to find a restaurant on a Saturday night
SPRINGFIELD , ILLINOIS
This has to be the sleepiest state capital city I have visited. We couldn’t believe how quite the city was except for the hotel we had booked in to where there were two weddings and the guests staying so just as well we booked in ad ...
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02.11.2012 16:13
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Heading to where the Mississippi begins
Review of Wisconsin Great River Road, Prescott by
catsholiday
Advantages: One of America's scenic highways with lots to see along the way
Disadvantages: The sights are pretty low key
Wisconsin Great River Road
Please ignore the Prescott part of his listing - it is my suggestion but I didn't add Prescott which is just one town along the route.
We planned this latest trip of ours to the USA around the Great River Road (GRR) and seein ...
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23.10.2012 19:25
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Getting our Kicks on Route 66
Review of Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway, USA by
catsholiday
Advantages: Fun quirky sights to see
Disadvantages: Some were hard to find
ROUTE 66 Scenic Byway Illinois
We decided to drive the section of this famous road from Chicago to Springfield and then back again a few days later. This meant that the excitements we missed on the way to Springfield we tried to call in and see on the w ...
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18.10.2012 15:57
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"In God's Country"
Review of Joshua Tree (California) by
Meggysmum
Advantages: Stunning scenery
Disadvantages: Very, very hot in August!
...cover of their legendry album Joshua Tree. There was no way that I could visit California without seeking out the Joshua Trees so we decided to head to the Joshua Tree national park ...
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24.08.2012 13:20
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Magical Bryce Canyon
Review of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah by
dkm1981
Advantages: Amazing views, bright colours, awesome place
Disadvantages: None at all, genuinely!
Bryce Canyon was one of my favourite of the national parks we visited on our road trip. Grand Canyon is obviously the most famous and it is indeed spectacular, but there is something quite magical about Bryce Canyon because it just looks so unreal – a bit ...
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03.08.2012 12:56
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Huck Finn and Tom sawyer here I come
Review of La Crosse Queen Cruise, Mississippi River by
catsholiday
Advantages: An authentic paddle wheeler cruise
Disadvantages: Not a lot to see on the river or its banks
La Crosse River Queen Cruises
One of the things we wanted to do while on our ‘Great River Road’ journey through Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota was to take a trip on a paddle wheeler. Sadly there are very few of these left and those offering trips are most ...
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24.07.2012 16:18
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Trolleying around Galena
Review of Tri-State Trolley Tour, Galena by
catsholiday
Advantages: You see a lot of Galena in an hour and good guide
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest way of seeing the place
Galena - Tri-State trolley Tour
Galena is a former lead mining town in Illinois that has re-invented itself as a historical Town when in the 1960s some residents had the fore thought to preserve the old 1800s buildings rather than knocking them down. Ga ...
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18.07.2012 15:10
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Monument Valley: Better than the Grand Canyon
Review of Monument Valley by
rosaliecullen6
Advantages: Stunning landscape
Disadvantages: A little bit remote, not quick to get to from major airports
Background and Location
Monument Valley (MV) is nowhere near as famous as the Grand Canyon, but in my opinion it is so underrated! MV is in the American South-West in Arizona, but close to the borders of Colarado, New Mexico and Utah. The climate is ...
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10.07.2012 15:22
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Camp Curry in Yosemite National Park
Review of Yosemite (California) by
rosaliecullen6
Advantages: Scenery
Disadvantages: None
Overview
Yosemite has to be one of my favourite national parks of all time. Lying in the Californian wilderness, the area consumed by the park is enormous. The park is beautiful with waterfalls, rock formations, lakes and plenty of walks. You might be ...
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07.07.2012 13:55
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An absolute MUST SEE on any trip to Arizona and/or Utah
Review of Monument Valley by
nikkired
Advantages: Great value for money, unique scenery, awe-inspiring and tranquil setting
Disadvantages: If you ignore the inevitable tourist tack then none for me
...day was a visit to Monument Valley (after a very long detour to Antelope Canyon - watch out for future review!). My husband had been b ...
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06.07.2012 12:37
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Pouring rain but spectacular glaciers !
Review of Juneau (Alaska) by
rosaliecullen6
Advantages: great glaciers
Disadvantages: too touristy
Overview
Juneau is the capital city of Alaska in North America, there are no roads in or out to connect the state capital to other parts of Alaska, you have to fly in or sail in. Ideally we wanted to 'road trip' around Alaska but upon discovering th ...
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03.07.2012 11:05
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Magical Monument Valley
Review of Monument Valley by
dkm1981
Advantages: Fabulous views, peace and quiet
Disadvantages: long way away!
Monument Valley was the second stop on our road trip around the National Parks of Arizona and Utah and was probably the one I was most looking forward to. It is absolutely fabulous and definitely worth making the trip to. You see pictures of it everywhere ...
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22.06.2012 21:04
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Big hats and big chaps!
Review of Dallas by
thedevilinme
Advantages: Safer US city
Disadvantages: Not much to do
If you plan well Dallas is a city you can do in a day, especially if you are on a fly-drive or cross country trip. Most people do just that and there only for the JFK experience, well worth a visit just for that, but soon on their way to the neighbouring ...
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30.09.2011 10:18
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