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Offline Toby

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Route 66
« on: 29 January 2013, 11:05 »
Any one ever done it?

I said I'd take the mrs to Vagus for her 21st been looking into it, and figures why go for a few days I'd rather do this!

Recommendation on who to book with? Or would I be better doing it all separate?

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Re: Route 66
« Reply #1 on: 30 January 2013, 11:00 »
Most of it doesnt exist anymore.
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #2 on: 30 January 2013, 11:03 »
to be fair, it will take a few days to do all of Vegas  :smiley:

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Re: Route 66
« Reply #3 on: 30 January 2013, 11:04 »
And small towns on the old route have become ghost towns or dont exist anymore.
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #4 on: 30 January 2013, 11:29 »
That's cool then!! Idea was nice but that's it!!

Ill go vagas for 4 days then  :cool:

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Re: Route 66
« Reply #5 on: 30 January 2013, 12:22 »
Would take a lot longer than 4 days to even do what you still can of Route 66
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #6 on: 30 January 2013, 12:26 »
Yeah I can still book it, but if there's not much to see alot the route there's no point doing it?


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Re: Route 66
« Reply #7 on: 30 January 2013, 12:36 »
Bucket list jobbie really
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #8 on: 01 February 2013, 10:15 »
Me and the Mrs have been looking into it recently.

It looks like a 3 week job to drive from Chicago to LA and there is around 1800-2000 still driveable miles.

Theres loads of car hire and hotel packages available but it works out expensive. Its looking like £6Kish for the two of us.

Watch Billy Connolly's route 66 programme that was on ITV a few years ago to get you in the mood!

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Re: Route 66
« Reply #9 on: 01 February 2013, 12:20 »
Ah yes! I knew somebody had driven it recently!
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