Route 66: Springfield to St Louis Ioana, 29 August 20231 August 2025 We came across a section around Auburn where the old road structure of red bricks is still visible, making one wonder at the amount of time and effort spent to build miles and miles of road. We drove through corn country today – green around us as far as the… Continue Reading
Route 66: Bloomington to Springfield Ioana, 25 August 202331 July 2025 Before leaving Bloomington we went to see the mansion that belonged to David Davis. He was a judge who supported Abraham Lincoln through his political career and had a very important role in his becoming president of USA. We went way too early to be able to visit the mansion,… Continue Reading
Route 66: Chicago to Bloomington Ioana, 18 August 202331 July 2025 After being delayed due to COVID by three years we finally got to drive the famous Mother Road in June 2023 with Paul & Robyn from Down under on Route 66 who maintained an entertaining blog as we drove. The first stop was after leaving Chicago was Willowbrook at Del… Continue Reading
Chicago: architecture & lights Ioana, 17 August 202331 July 2025 Chicago’s architecture is fascinating. From the high rises in the city, each with its own history and goss, to the beautiful houses in suburbia, there is something for everybody. We did an Architectural River Cruise where we not only saw all those beautiful and magnificent buildings, but our tour guide… Continue Reading
Chicago Ioana, 15 August 202331 July 2025 Chicago was our start point driving the old Route 66. We flew from Perth to Chicago via Sydney and Los Angeles. Luckily there were some interesting books in LAX that we had time to look through as we had quite a long delay. Once we got going, we had a… Continue Reading