We have reached our final destination – New York and what a hotel view, we are on the 33rd floor right on top of Time Square. Bruce Springsteen is playing at a residency at theatre below us (tickets were going for $1000+ and sold out months ago unfortunately). The video walls have got bigger and […]

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There’s been a lot of talk about Apple coming to Melbourne and wrecking Federation Square, well take a look at this. This is Apple’s store in Chicago an absolute incredible piece of architecture that compliments everything there and takes advantage of the spectacular surrounds. The building is not a shop although it does stock all […]

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Hidden under the streets of Chicago’ Michigan Avenue is one of the best dive bars we have ever visited. The Billy Goat Tavern is a legend in Chicago and has become a rich piece of Chicago’s folk law, being located in the halfway point to Chicago’s two main newspapers the pub became a popular drinking […]

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Much of Chicago’s city along the river is elevated above  a huge network of tunnels and a lot of it is now used for moving traffic through the city or servicing the businesses above.  There are over 40 blocks where the street level has been raised two or three levels and many of the buildings […]

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Chicago has a pretty impressive skyline with some incredible buildings (and guess who has the most dominant one in the city – and has put his name on it so big there is no mistake he owns it!). The river network has a cool walking track that is lined with cafes, bars and gardens, a great […]

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Its taken 3 1/2 trips and thousands of miles but we have finally reached the end of Route 66- Welcome to Chicago.

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You never know what you will see next along the route. While most of the scenery is corn fields you sometimes come across some interesting things coming into some of the small towns and villages. One highlight was a zoo with animals made out of junk, and lets not forget Elvis standing proudly infront of […]

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we continue the mother road up to Chicago and drop into Pontiac for a bit of a look. Was a great little town with a few good museums to check out- best of all they were free.

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