Category Archives: USA

USA, Blue Ridge Parkway, 6 – 11 November 2016

Posted on Friday, 11-November-2016 by Chris Desmond

Blue Ridge Parkway (755 km) – one of my favourite roads and this is my second visit, the last time was on my bike in September 2010. This time I was driving a car with friends. This is a National Parkway … Continue reading →

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USA, New York, 21 – 26 October 2016

Posted on Wednesday, 26-October-2016 by Chris Desmond

I travelled by bus and train to Dusseldorf Airport and then a flight to JFK, New York. The NS International App is very useful for booking bus and train tickets, you don’t need paper tickets, it is also cheaper than … Continue reading →

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USA, Daytona Beach, 19 – 26 February 2014

Posted on Monday, 3-March-2014 by Chris Desmond

After a break I hired a car and drove from Ohio to Daytona Beach in Florida for the Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Two days to get there, 4 days there and drove back to New York from where I flew … Continue reading →

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USA, Beer, 01 March 2014

Posted on Saturday, 1-March-2014 by Chris Desmond

Craft Beers are now in fashion

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USA and Canada, 19 January – 19 February 2014

Posted on Wednesday, 19-February-2014 by Chris Desmond

I flew back East to Columbus, Ohio hired a car and drove around visiting friends in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Toronto with a stop at the Niagara Falls. I learnt one lesson, in this part of the world you only … Continue reading →

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USA, California, 03 – 18 January 2014

Posted on Sunday, 19-January-2014 by Chris Desmond

2 weeks in California visiting friends, a welcome change from the snow storms in the North-East. I only just managed to fly out when there was a break in the weather. Flight from La Guardia, NY to Chicago to Orange … Continue reading →

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USA, New York, 27 Dec 2013 – 3 Jan 2014

Posted on Saturday, 4-January-2014 by Chris Desmond

This trip was about experiencing a northern winter, New Years Eve in Times Square, the Daytona 500 and seeing the Niagara Falls in winter. The Northern winter put on a special show this year with some of the heaviest snowfalls … Continue reading →

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USA, Canada and Mexico, 2008-2011

Posted on Wednesday, 30-November-2011 by Chris Desmond

I travelled through all 50 states of the USA and Canada and Mexico on and off from 2008 to 2011. This is a link to my Horizons Unlimited Blog which I used during my 2008 USA ride. http://new.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/chrisd/around-the-world-2008 and pictures … Continue reading →

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USA, Hawaii, 16 – 23 September 2011

Posted on Saturday, 24-September-2011 by Chris Desmond

Hawaii was ruled by a Monarchy until 1893 when it was overthrown by American businessmen. It then became a Republic until 1898 when it was annexed by the United States as a territory, becoming the 50th state in 1959, hence the “Hawaii … Continue reading →

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USA and Canada, 05 July – 23 September 2010

Posted on Friday, 24-September-2010 by Chris Desmond

The main goal of this trip was to ride to Deadhorse on the Beaufort Sea. The Alaskan Oil pipe line starts here and follows the Dalton Highway, 800 kms of mostly dirt road north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Something which I failed … Continue reading →

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