The Mountain West is a region that I almost feel like I’m making up, but when we asked people in Utah, Idaho and Montana where they thought they were regionally, this is what they said. Wikipedia does acknowledge it as the Rocky Mountain region…
Regional Roundup 5: The Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest most definitely includes Oregon and Washington State. We are choosing to include the far north of California as well, as it felt more similar to Oregon than to San Francisco. The top of Idaho can go in as well,…
Regional Roundup 4: The Southwest
The Southwest was amazing. It includes New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Nevada and Southern Utah. I think this was our favorite region. It has gorgeous weather in that it is hot or warm with the most days of sun per year out of…
Regional Roundup 3: The South
The South is is not just ‘the part of the US that is not in the north’, but the cultural South, most of which was in the Confederacy in the Civil War. This includes everything from Virginia down to the Florida Panhandle in the east and…
Regional Roundup 2: The Midwest
The Midwest includes everything between North Dakota and Michigan and then down to Kansas and across to Ohio. Pluses for the Midwest include the relatively low cost of living. The Northern Midwest in particular is generally very well run in terms…
Regional Roundup 1: The Northeast
We thought we would analyze what we most liked and disliked about the various regions of the country. Keep in mind we are not giving this as an absolute analysis of what is ‘the best’, but rather what was most…
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
In England, we still celebrate the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 by burning the Guy on a bonfire. Along with this, fireworks are let off and sparklers are held. The celebrations are pretty tame with the notable exception of the Lewes Bonfire:…
Minor Differences: HiJenx Cat Special, DC
Only ten percent of cats in the UK are “indoor cats”. I was surprised to hear that in the US, it is becoming the norm to keep cats permanently indoors. Speaking to several cat owners, it was made apparent that the…
Product Roundup
We bought many pieces of equipment before and during the journey such as a selfie stick, a car, some phones and a kettle. Here is a roundup of what did and didn’t work:
Day 147: The ‘Last’ Day
We headed across a small bit of Wisconsin to Michigan. We were absolutely exhausted and we ended up going the wrong way and having to reenter Minnesota and then go back into Wisconsin. There was very little in the far north…