When you begin planning your Route 66 journey, one of the first things you’ll do is decide when you want to go on your road trip. You might have already read my post about the best time to drive the Mother Road but in this one I’ll be looking at what it is like to … Read more
Wondering where to stop on a road trip is all part of planning an epic vacation. If you’re heading towards the Texas Pan Handle, along Route 66 then you might be wondering where is a good place to explore. If traveling East to West, the small city of Shamrock is the first point of interest … Read more
Route 66 isn’t just a road that is loved by Americans, it’s famous the world over and each year thousands of people ride along it from Chicago to Santa Monica to fulfil a bucket list item. So why is Route 66 famous and why does it attract so many tourists? As well as having a … Read more
Route 66 is a trip in nostalgia and Americana and what you eat on your road trip is as much to do with that as the attractions you can see along the road too. The food on Route 66 isn’t to be sniffed at, even though it may have its roots in basic, family owned … Read more
When planning your Route 66 road trip, one of the first things to do is to decide when you want to go on your journey. I’ve written previously about the best time to drive the Mother Road but in this post I’ll be looking at what it is like to drive in a specific season … Read more
A road trip down the Mother Road has everything you could wish for: national parks, big cities and even ghost towns. But in amongst the wide open spaces on the road is what I love most about it: the quirky towns on Route 66! Yes, some might only have one motel and diner but have … Read more
One of the first things to do when planning your Route 66 road trip is to decide when you want to go. I’ve talked before about the best time to do Route 66 but in this post I’ll be looking at what it’s like to drive in each season. For the purposes of this article … Read more
Anyone planning a road trip wants to make sure that it’s a safe one. With an iconic and popular road trip like Route 66 it’s easy to assume that the road is perfectly safe, but is that the truth? Is Route 66 dangerous to drive in 2022? Overall I found that Route 66 was a … Read more
Whether it’s your first road trip across the US or you’re looking to spice up a regular drive along Route 66, adding some side trips into your itinerary makes a lot of sense for some people. When we first traveled the road we weren’t ever sure we’d return to this part of the world so … Read more
For many people this is the final state of the trip, assuming you’re driving the whole road, which brings us to Route 66 in California! Driving the mother road in California gives you a taste of extremes. You have the vast desert with not much around and all of a sudden the metropolis of greater … Read more
