Who knew when J.K.Rawling wrote the first Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in 1997 that it would become an international phenomenon? With a total of seven novels and eight movies. Not to mention the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Disney’s theme parks in America and the Making of Harry Potter at Warner Bros Studio here in…
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There are two driving options from Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, both are Route 66 alignments and are detailed below. On reaching Albuquerque, which I might add, has the longest avenue in the world, 18 miles long to be exact, has many old sites to view. Unfortunately, due to the traffic and road works, it is pretty much impossible to pull over…
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We love finding old highways to explore, and when we heard about Abandoned Highway 80 we were really excited. Originally stretching 2,726 miles from Savannah, Georgia to San Diego and boasting to be the first coast-to-coast all-weather road. However, the unfortunate fad of today is, many old highways like this one, have huge portions swallowed up. All in the name…
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Since we live in Los Angeles, California, we decided to start our epic road trip by travelling west to east instead. The first leg would be Santa Monica to Rialto. ROUTE 66 – THE MOTHER ROAD The most famous road in America, if not the world. Route 66 stretches from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, Califonia, a total of 2,448 miles through…
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Driving on Route 66 from Santa Rosa to Glenrio is 102 miles and passes through several ghost towns. The town was established in 1865 and known as Aqua Negra Chiquita, Spanish for “Little Black Water”. It wasn’t until 1890 that the name changed to Saint Rose or Santa Rosa. Known as the “City of Natural Lakes” and scuba diving capital of…
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