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THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
A road journey from LOS ANGELES to CARMEL
DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 3, 2013

THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
A road journey from LOS ANGELES to CARMEL
DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 3, 2013

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Yabba Dabba Doo
I'm going to tick off another UNESCO World Heritage site today as we travel two-and-a-half hours from Calgary in an easterly direction. I...
Janette Frawley
Jan 294 min read
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Where the Buffalo Roam
Have you ever wondered how places are named? One of our destinations today has the most unusual name, which is more of a description, and...
Janette Frawley
Jan 214 min read
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Québec City, Where every Cobblestone tells a Story
Québec City, the capital of the province of Quebec, is probably the most French-inspired place outside France. Unlike Montreal, which is...
Janette Frawley
Jan 175 min read
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Je Reviens a Montreal
I will always be grateful that Captain Arthur Phillip arrived in Australia with the First Fleet just before French explorer Jean-Francois...
Janette Frawley
Jan 85 min read
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No! Not THAT Woodstock
After leaving Boston, we drive towards the Canadian border through the states of New Hampshire and Vermont. Although we are primarily...
Janette Frawley
Jan 34 min read
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Blue Bloods and Harvard
It takes nearly one hour to leave Manhattan, and it is not long before our Mexican driver, who is delightful, thinks she is driving in...
Janette Frawley
Jan 34 min read
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New York, New York
Is there a more dynamic or exciting city than New York City? Probably, but the words New York conjures images of hustle bustle, yellow...
Janette Frawley
Dec 18, 20245 min read
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'There is a place where my feet love to run'
I find myself entering a tunnel. Bowing trees with bright green early summer foliage dance on the breeze and a weird mist, caused by the...
Janette Frawley
Oct 9, 20246 min read
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
And now, I want to tell you about Abby.
Janette Frawley
Oct 7, 20246 min read
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'Oh! Nashville, I'm Coming Home to You'
Arriving in Nashville is like coming home. That is how much I love this city. It is vibrant and noisy and dynamic. It is fun. But it is...
Janette Frawley
Oct 2, 20245 min read
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Finger Lickin' Good
I leave the horrors of the Battle of Franklin behind me as I head towards Nashville on the freeway, then follow the signs and the GPS...
Janette Frawley
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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‘And the south wind blew hard on that ragged old flag’
On 30 November 1864, The Battle of Franklin took place, and it was the Confederate Army’s worst disaster in the American Civil War. The...
Janette Frawley
Sep 27, 20245 min read
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'You were always on my mind'
I come full circle today – in reverse. I had started at the middle and end of Elvis’ life in Memphis, Tennessee and visiting his home,...
Janette Frawley
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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'What we Need is a Great Big Melting Pot'
To be honest, many of the America’s southern states are undervalued and therefore are under-visited. The best part of taking this road...
Janette Frawley
Sep 9, 20247 min read
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Steel Magnolias
Have you ever watched the 1989 classic movie ‘Steel Magnolias’? If not, I think you should watch it. If you have seen it, then watch it...
Janette Frawley
Aug 20, 20245 min read
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Losing it in Little Rock
A road trip requires meticulous planning to ensure that each day has a comfortable amount of driving time with a healthy balance of...
Janette Frawley
Jul 23, 20247 min read
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Beware What Stalks you in the Swamp
How I stumble upon this place has its own back story but all I will say for now is that with a little pig-headed stubbornness on my part,...
Janette Frawley
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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'Back to Memphis'
From the windows of an Uber, it is hard to look at the outside scenery. Really hard. When did the decay set in or was it always like...
Janette Frawley
Jul 5, 20244 min read
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Elvis is King. Period.
We fly into Memphis, Tennessee and a decision to stay at The Guest House at Graceland seals our fate for the next three days, as it...
Janette Frawley
Jul 2, 20246 min read
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During the day I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little more open-minded.
The queue at the rental desk is long and very-very slow, but I am not complaining because at the end of this excruciating process, I am...
Janette Frawley
Jun 29, 20247 min read
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