Comments on: Why de hell would you want to visit the United States?

By: michnus

michnus — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:49:26 +0000

In reply to FREDERICK BROOKS. Riding the Southern US is very much on our list to ride when we are done with South America :)

By: michnus

michnus — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:48:42 +0000

In reply to Martha A Weslow. Hi Martha, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Yes, we will definitely ride the USA again, it is such a bloody nice country to see and we didn't even scratch the surface. When we get back the East coast area is where we want to ride as you explain :)

By: Martha A Weslow

Martha A Weslow — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 21:19:19 +0000

Hi! This post is quite old, so I don’t know if you’re still reading emails or if you have already come back to America and done another third or two-thirds of our country’s tour (not counting Alaska and Hawaii). Western USA is magnificent in the biggest ways, while the Mid-West is super friendly and mostly rural, farming, oil fields, wind farming, solar collection areas except by the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico (New Orleans, Louisiana, the Mississippi River, the Panhandle of Florida) or any of the Great Lakes, and the East Coast running from the Florida Keys to the northernmost tip of Maine along the Atlantic Ocean is one amazing difference after another. Each area is unique and in my world travels, there are some I have never seen anywhere else. I hope you have or will manage to come back and discover more of our treasures. Safe travels! Rubber side down and wind at your back!

By: FREDERICK BROOKS

FREDERICK BROOKS — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:49:28 +0000

Excellent write up. May I suggest visiting the Southern United States.

By: michnus

michnus — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:52:41 +0000

In reply to John. It's a stunning place, we have sat there for over an hour enjoying the views :)

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:07:24 +0000

Love the picture on the Sierra Nevada Pass of Tenaya Lake. I was like wow that looks familiar then realized that it’s because it is the background of my computer from a trip I took that way in Oct ’15.

By: michnus

michnus — Wed, 11 May 2016 12:49:39 +0000

In reply to Paul Narramore. Paul thanks so much for taking the time to add your experiences. Man, I agree you just have to visit a few tourist traps along the way. The better ones are worth the visit. We keep a booklet now with all the info, it makes life so much easier afterwards when wanting to write about the trips.

By: Paul Narramore

Paul Narramore — Wed, 11 May 2016 07:45:08 +0000

What an excellent write up. I’ve ridden across the US – my favourite country bar none by the way – twice with my second trip lasting three months and 17,000 miles. New Jersey to California and back. Yes, I did visit a few tourist traps. My wife flew out to Las Vegas and we stayed a couple of days (a couple of days in that crazy place is enough) before we road into Death Valley then on to Yosemite and we went our separate ways in San Francisco. I agree 95% with what has been said. Tipping? I felt 10% was plenty yet 15% is now not only the norm but expected. In Jackson Hole a waitress even handed me the bill with a little note saying that as an overseas visitor, I might not be aware that 15% was expected. Hmm. Alcohol. Many if not most restaurants DIDN’T have drinks licences and asking for the wine list often was met with a shocked look on their faces. “This is a family restaurant” was one response. “You want to buy a WHOLE bottle of wine?” was another. Most stores only sold low (very low) alcohol beer, which sometimes meant a four mile trip to a supermarket to get some good beer. Good beer is in plentiful supply in the US and their microbrews are excellent. One tip. Keep a journal. I used to write in it each evening With snippets of information, tickets and oddments glued in, all useful stuff when emailing home or recollecting on the trip months and years later.