Trailblazer
Hi, my name is Adam, and in June 2010, I went on a travel across North America (and back) and Canada. AdamBest20
I would now like to share my experiences with the world, and more importantly, recommend anyone to do the same thing, especially if they haven't gone travelling before, or are thinking about it.
Another reason for doing this blog is to let people know about a discount code for anyone thinking of travelling with a particular Tour company.
There's 64 days of dventure and travelling to get thorugh, so keep checking the blog for the latest entries.
I hope you enjoy what you read, and if you haven't already been to America, or travelling, I hope it gives you inspiration to travel there yourself. Feel free to contact me about my Tour, or if you have any questions about travelling with a company or other people. Feel free to also contact me for my unique discount code. My email address is adambest20@gmail.com
Travel Blog Posts
January 20th 2012
I got up early, leaving everyone behind and headed over to Soldier Field for the tour. I was told that I didn't need to book in advance and to just turn up at 11am. I thought it best to arrive early just in case, and got there around 10ish only to be told to come back to the gate at 11am. I took a seat over by a police memorial for those killed in the line of duty in the city. When 11am finally came around, there was a large queue now, and some school trips as well, as we waited around for an eternity before being let in to book our tour tickets. Eventually our tour guide joined us and our tour finally started as we headed through a corridor and then on to a ... read more
Day 60 - Minnesota - Chicago
Published: December 20th 2011North America » United States » Illinois » ChicagoDecember 20th 2011
At 1.30ish, our wheels rolled on again as we headed to the Windy City. There was a little bit of excitement in the air for those who had decided to stay awake at the front of the van. I intended to be one of those, but found myself soon falling asleep, only waking when we had a stop for fuel and coffee at a gas stop somewhere next to a blackened highway, with the many truckers still on the road passing by. When we were back on the road again, and having falling into another sleep, I finally woke to find us on the outskirts of the Windy City. The night had gone and the start of a new day was greeted by strong mist surrounding the city and after a quick caffeine stop we headed ... read more
Day 59 - Badlands - Minnesota
Published: December 18th 2011North America » United States » Minnesota » Albert LeaDecember 18th 2011
We quickly left the Badlands behind and headed on the longest drive ever to Minneapolis. All there was to mention was the Corn Palace visit (yes a building that is mainly made up by corn - and bricks) and lunch at Dairy Queen. When we reached the campsite, Todd and Zach told us that Minnesota is the lake of ten thousand lakes, which meant there were a hundred thousand insects to go with it! And they weren't wrong. We soon found ourselves struggling to deal with the insects as our camp was right by a lake. Even getting out of the sanctuary of the van to get dinner and back resulted in many itches and I'm sure some bites. I was in there with Zach, Kristina and Joanna, and I had a good chat ... read more
Day 58 - Deadwood - Badlands National Park
Published: December 17th 2011North America » United States » South Dakota » Badlands National ParkDecember 17th 2011
We woke up to a downpour which made packing and loading up a bit interesting, before we headed to 2 places we skipped the day before to reach Deadwood. First up was Crazy Horse Memorial. A mountain monument started in the '40s and still being made with no Government funding - just the interested public's donations and vistor fees. Only the face has been completed, but only as recent as 1998, and it stands proudly overlooking the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mount Rushmore itself can fit in Crazy Horse's head alone! There is a viewpoint in and outside of the visitor centre, with a small replica statue standing there to give everyone an idea of what the final outcome will look like, but it is unknown when that will ... read more
Day 57 - Cody - Black Hills
Published: December 2nd 2011North America » United States » South Dakota » Black Hills National ForestDecember 2nd 2011
Sadly we were in Cody for one night, so we loaded up and moved on again, this time with the music in my hands for the day, which I seemed to master, with several commenting how good the choices were. Anyway our destination was Deadwood. This town is the actual place where the HBO series is filmed, as well as the town where 'Wild Bill' Hickok was shot in the back whilst playing poker. It's where the name 'Dead Man's hand' came from, as Wild Bill final hand consisted of the two aces and two eights of the black suits. The town was a National Landmark and re-enacts the shooting, capturing and trial of Jack McCall daily. We headed into the Deadwood Theatre to tak... read more
Day 56 - Yellowstone National Park - Cody
Published: November 28th 2011North America » United States » Wyoming » CodyNovember 28th 2011
There was a 10am start as our next destination was not far - Cody. Sadly we were leaving Yellowstone behind, but before we did, we stopped off for one last small hike towards a large lake. It was only a mile or so from the road, and when we got there, we were the only ones to appreciate the simple beauty of it. It appeared just so calm and tranquil. Just as soon as we exit Yellowstone, and after stopping for a group photo of the sign welcoming people to the Park, we stopped for lunch outside a general store stop. We had a look around inside, and I tried to find some inspiration for presents for Grace, but all I could find was a glass dream catchers, which I knew would not survive the rest ... read more
Day 55 - Yellowstone National Park
Published: November 26th 2011North America » United States » Montana » West YellowstoneNovember 26th 2011
I woke up and headed to the toilet where Steve soon joined me. He looked a little pissed as he was desperately trying to dry his trainers with the hand blower. Turns out that whilst the rest of us took cover from the rain the previous night, Steve and the rest of Group C still had the washing up to do. The small room on the block that could be used for washing up could only take one person in it, and there was no hot water. Basically the four of them had to take it in turns standing in the room washing up whilst the rest stood out in the rain getting drenched and trying to dry up. Steve was really pissed, and was slowly calming down as Todd and I apologised for their predicament. ... read more
Day 54 - Gardiner - Yellowstone National Park
Published: November 15th 2011North America » United States » Montana » West YellowstoneNovember 15th 2011
Having survived the wind through the night and getting some sleep, we loaded up and headed towards the North Entrance and into Yellowstone National Park. Almost straight away we on a road that runs alongside a stream, but not any old stream. At one point the stream flows into and passed a natural hot spring, turning the water from refreshing coolness to extreme hotness. After being dropped off at the top of a hill covered in sulphur pits to make our way (carefully) down to the bottom, we headed on to the natural spring, and took a dip. I was the first to walk the long path to it, and waited for the others to turn up before taking the first steps into it. It was pretty cool how the water changed between hot and cold ... read more
Day 53 - Glacier National Park - Gardiner
Published: October 31st 2011North America » United States » Montana » GardinerOctober 31st 2011
At some point in the night Mark and I got an unexpected wakeup call as we slept on the picnic tables, when the rain came. I woke up and quickly realised what was happening, and seeing Mark practically sprint to the van, I followed in pursuit, entering the van to discover we had woken Todd up very abruptly. For obvious reasons he didn’t look too pleased that he has been woken, and we both quickly settled down on a row each, before the van fell into silence again as we all got back to sleep. Only problem was I’d set myself up in my sleeping bag the wrong way on the row. Whilst Todd and Mark were lying with their heads by the side of the van and their legs hanging over the aisle at the ... read more
Day 52 - Glacier National Park
Published: October 29th 2011North America » United States » Montana » Glacier National Park » Many GlacierOctober 29th 2011
It was an early start as we headed into the heart of Glacier. Mark, Jess and some of the others were dropped off at the visitor centre for the start of the longest hike in the Park, whilst Scott, Kylie, Steve, Annabel and I were taken a few miles further for the Gillam Glacier hike. Todd dropped us off and we were quickly left on our own to take on the hike. So we set off straight away, crossing a small wooden bridge over a small creek almost straight away before reaching the edge of a lake. To the left on the far side of the lake from us was a pretty awesome looking hotel, which offers boat rides across to the other side of the lake to join the hike we were doing. We clear ... read more
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