Is DC about to get Donald J Trump International Airport?

Apparently a new bill introduced by Republicans in the United States House of Representatives is calling for the re-naming of Dulles Airport, the main airport for Washington D.C named after politician John Foster Dulles. The long-shot calls for the airport to be called after the 45th President Donald J. Trump. The bill has the support of 6 GOP (Grand Old Party) co-sponsors so far. As the Senate…

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View the Total Eclipse from ONE WORLD NYC

The excitement is building as many Americans are making plans on where they will be for the Total Solar Eclipse on 08 April 2024. TOTAL Solar Eclipse 2024 USA Delta put on Solar Eclipse Special Delta Add a Second Total Eclipse Flight For New Yorkers and visitors to the ‘Big Apple’ why not see if you can get tickets to view the path of totality from One World Observatory. Tickets are on sale for…

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Rental Car Toll Charges

TIP: Do your research before booking and compare rental companies. I received a message from my daughter 24 hours before her flight to New York in regard to paying for tolls in a rental car. Her route was from JFK to Maryland and couldn’t work out her options. I have previously written about the Orlando Visitor Toll Pass – Save up to 80% and Illinois Tollway on 2023 road trip States 46 & 47…

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Delta Add a Second Total Eclipse Flight

Following the Path of Totality on 08 April 2024 has proved an instant success for Delta Airlines. They have put on a second flight because the Austin to Detroit flight  DL1218 sold out in minutes. The second one is departing from Dallas Fort Worth and will also land at the same time as the Austin flight into Detroit. Flight number is DL1010 and departs at 12.30 and is bookable on Delta.com

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Delta put on Solar Eclipse Special

How about a trip of a lifetime following the Path of Totality the Total Solar Eclipse? Delta Airlines have put on a Total Solar Eclipse special flight from Austin TX to Detroit on 08 April 2024 that does just that. Using an A220-300 because of the extra large windows Flight number 1218 departs Austin 12.15 and into Detroit at 16.20. If this flight gets booked up there are a handful of other Delta…

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TOTAL Sola Eclipse 2024 USA

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 to your nearest path. The UK doesn’t see another Total Eclipse of the Sun until 2090 so the…

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Las Vegas - Super Bowl LVIII

The Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home to the ‘Raiders’ is host to the rematch of Super Bowl LVII between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers on February 11 2024. Will the Chiefs retain the Vince Lombardi Trophy or will the 49ers win their first Super Bowl since 1995? Continue reading Las Vegas – Super Bowl LVIII

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Las Vegas - Pedestrian Bridges New Law Introduced

Visiting Las Vegas shortly? Be warned. A new law has been introduced that could cost you a $1000 fine or six months imprisonment. Thinking of using one of the pedestrian footbridges that cross the famous Las Vegas Strip and stopping to take that all important selfie or group photo with the bright lights behind you then STOP…….actually you can’t stop because stopping or making another pedestrian…

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New York City- Bridges & Tunnels

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NYC - The Beam 'Atop a Skyscraper'

1932 Iconic Photo Lunch Atop a Skyscraper Now most people will know this famous photograph from 1932 of the 11 ironworkers eating lunch, precariously sitting on a steel beam 850 feet in the air during construction, at what has been confirmed as the Rock Center’s RCA Building or 30 Rock at the Rockefeller Centre as it is now known as. The photo is famously called ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ but has…

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The White House at Christmas

“The Magic, Wonder & Joy of the Holidays” as announced by First Lady Jill Biden to unveil the 2023 Christmas decorations at the White House. The holiday season at the White House The displays in each of the East Wing rooms are designed to capture the pure unfiltered delight and imagination of childhood and there are some of the staggering figures involved in decorating the most famous home in…

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Dallas - 60th Anniversary of JFK

Wednesday 22 November 2023 will mark the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas – TX. The date has been remembered by the 6th Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza by signs announcing ‘JFK was here’. The route from Love Field Airport to the Dallas Trade Mart  has banners all the way along that show photographs of the crowds from that fateful day that were…

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States: Nicknames, Animals & Flowers

American States all have a nickname some of which are reflected on their licence plates, or with their State Flower. Below is a list of States with their two letter codes, nicknames, State Mammal(s) and State Flower. StateCode & NicknameState MammalState FlowerAlabamaAL Yellowhammer StateBlack BearCamelliaAlaskaAK The Last FrontierMooseAlpine forget-me-notArizonaAZ Grand Canyon…

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Orlando Visitor Toll Pass - Save up to 80%

Toll FL Having enjoyed the freedom of the Illinois Tollway on my recent Road Trip  to visit Nebraska and North Dakota I was researching Central Florida for any of the latest attractions to write about but came across the joined up thinking of Toll FL instead. The issue in the past has been trying to avoid the horrendously greedy charges that rental car companies try to get away with by providing…

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Lighthouses - USA Road Trips by Max

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Chicago, IL - Historic Route 66 Begin/End Sign

Chicago Illinois is the start or end of Historic Route 66 and there are signs that officially show the BEGIN or END of the 2448 journey. So for that must have memory please see below! Begin Historic Route 66 Sign Location: E Adams Street near the junction with Michigan Avenue opposite the Art Institute of Chicago. There are a few reserved car parking spaces in the No Parking Zone outside of…

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Rental Car Complaint

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