Great Drives
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Cross-Country Drive Day 2 – Kingman to the Grand Canyon
More Details: Cross-Country Drive Day 2 – Kingman to the Grand CanyonCross-country drive starts in San Jose, California and crosses the southeastern part of the state including Barstow and hot Needles, California.
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Cross-Country Drive Day 1 – San Jose, CA to Kingman, AZ
More Details: Cross-Country Drive Day 1 – San Jose, CA to Kingman, AZCross-country drive starts in San Jose, California and crosses the southeastern part of the state including Barstow and hot Needles, California.
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11 Places to See on the Oregon Coast
More Details: 11 Places to See on the Oregon CoastThe Oregon coast stretches for over 360 miles (580 km) facing the mighty Pacific Ocean. To drive along the coast non-stop would take approximately seven hours on U.S. Route 101. Of course, stops are likely and recommended to plan well! We did the top third on one day, and the remaining on a second day.…
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In Search of Andraka in Spain’s Beautiful Basque Country
More Details: In Search of Andraka in Spain’s Beautiful Basque CountryOne of the reasons for my recent trip to Spain, as I shared in an earlier post, was to see the ancestral lands of my Mom’s family in the Basque region of Spain (Euskal Herria in Basque). My Mom’s last name (Andraca, in Spanish) is the name of a home that existed a long time…
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Along the Great Ocean Road in Australia
More Details: Along the Great Ocean Road in AustraliaThe trip to see the Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road, near Melbourne, Australia started at Federation Square (across from St. Paul’s Cathedral) where I got to see the possible tour options at the tourism office located there. I returned there to take the bus on the day of the tour and a long…