It felt great to arrive in the US and be able to get lost in a crowd again, instead of standing out like a sore thumb. Ah, the freedom of walking around without getting harassed. We had found ourselves a cheap motel room on the outskirts of Denver, using an internet service called hotwire. Basically many hotels have signed up for this service as it allows them to hire rooms that would otherwise go unsold, and even if they get less money for them, well better than zero. The main advantage for travellers is that it doesn’t force you to have a US based credit card, unlike its competitor priceline.com. For us it worked out great. We paid a lot less than the advertised price for this room, and it turned out to have air con,
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