Route 66: Carthage to Stroud Ioana, 3 October 20239 August 2025 We started with the best breakfast we had on this trip, at Maple Leaf Cafe – nice cafe with proper coffee and crepes, avo smash etc. The owners had been inspired by their trip to Guatemala where they liked the crepes and diversity of food so decided to try something… Continue Reading
Melbourne & Mornington Peninsula September 2023 Ioana, 3 October 20238 July 2025 On our last trip to Melbourne we were treated to really nice spring weather. The Botanical Gardens displayed various shades of green and colourful flowers. The Shrine of Remembrance gave beautiful views towards the city and proved to be quite a popular place to visit on a Sunday. We visited… Continue Reading
Route 66: Branson to Carthage Ioana, 14 September 20238 August 2025 The first stop was a huge hunting and fishing store, Bass Pro, in Springfield, Missouri where we spent close to 2 hours and didn’t manage to see it all! They had a very interesting firearm museum there (with the balustrade leading to it made of rifles). Next destination was the… Continue Reading
Route 66: Cuba to Branson Ioana, 14 September 20238 August 2025 This day was definitely a day of up and down and paralel roads. The roads that we drove passed through beautiful country. We crossed Piney Creek (peaceful, lots of canoes), took Hooker Cut, the deepest cut by the original road, with the two lanes still in local use today, to… Continue Reading
Route 66: St Louis to Cuba Ioana, 14 September 20238 August 2025 We first drove to Times Beach visitors centre and Meramec River Bridge. There is an interesting story – Times Beach newspaper sold land in this area in 1925 to develop a community of holiday houses (people could buy land for just $67.50 with a 6 month subscription). It ended up… Continue Reading