Treborz Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Has anyone done this before? Driven across the United States of America, i'm thinking of doing this early next year with a friend. The plan is to hire a car and take in all of the stops on the way finishing in Chicago. I know there are specialist websites on this but thought i'd see if i could get any experiences from you guys as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Has anyone done this before? Driven across the United States of America, i'm thinking of doing this early next year with a friend. The plan is to hire a car and take in all of the stops on the way finishing in Chicago.I know there are specialist websites on this but thought i'd see if i could get any experiences from you guys as well. i drove across the US before, but not on route 66. I'd like to one day. PS take a copy of keroac's "on the road" with you if you do this, you mad beatnik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel_Master Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 drove from Prince George, BC to Montreal, going down through the States on a motorbike. Then later drove back by car. Not sure I can give any advice though. Hmm.. was kind of a marathon, although had some memorable times.. I hope to go back one day in the not so distant future and travel further, but with a lot more time and a reasonable budget to travel in some comfort.. i think good to travel by camper van.. many nice places to stop.. and cheaper and more convenient than hotels.. price of gas is going out of sight though... when i was child my family traveled my camper van through most of the states and and parts of canada..i guess we traveled for more than a month.. it was mostly a great experience although the many hours confined together and the waiting for each other was sometimes a bit to much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treborz Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I'm just worried i'm thinking of doing it too young. I would probably appreciate it more when i'm a little older as I still like the vibrant nightlife, something not to be found on Route 66 I guess apart from Chicago and end of the road detours to Vegas or NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldMember Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Just did bottom bit of Route 1:Miami>Key West. Apparently it goes all the way north to Maine and the Canadian border at New Brunswick.A sort of vertical version of 66 i suppose -10 to +27c in a few days:Good incentive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I'm just worried i'm thinking of doing it too young. I would probably appreciate it more when i'm a little older as I still like the vibrant nightlife, something not to be found on Route 66 I guess apart from Chicago and end of the road detours to Vegas or NY. vibrant nightlife is not to be found much in the US except for NYC, Miami, Chi town, Vegas, LA and SFO... however, every college town has bars and clubs with easy women. sometimes these bars and clubs even have good music. plan accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Just did bottom bit of Route 1:Miami>Key West. Apparently it goes all the way north to Maine and the Canadian border at New Brunswick.A sort of vertical version of 66 i suppose -10 to +27c in a few days:Good incentive yah that's a nice ride. i've done many parts of that route, the longest from north carolina to key biscayne (car broke down; didnt make it to key west. reliable cars are incompatible with college town beaknik lifestyles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_som_tam Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 my family did the old route 66 when i was a kid, before interstates 40 and 80 were opened. i remember all if the roadside tourists traps that we made my dad stop at while traveling across country. in 1999, when i moved from california back home to north carolina i drove straight across on interstate 40. parts of route 66 join up with 40 bewteen barstow, california an oklahoma. i understand that there has been an attempt to revitalize parts of route 66 in an attempt to draw nostalgic tourists back to the places that the interstates now by pass. if you want a nice ride, head south from chicago and hook up with interstate 40 and then head west. it is my opinion that you get to see more of the different types of landscape in america that way; the forests in northern arkansas, the mountains of flat farmland of oklahoma, the beauty of the new mexican desert. the grand canyon is just off of interstate 40 and you can also take a detour to the south and stop off in tombstone, which is worth the side trip. from 40 in arizona, just head north and u can jump up to vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 I drove across and hitchhiked across what was route 66 years ago. The road is different then it was but they did preserve some of the roadside stuff for the tourist. I would recommend driving through the rockies in Colorado as the mountains are beautiful as is northern New Mexico. Route 66 is not a vision of paradise it was a name for a TV show. Some of the desert areas of the southwest can be beautiful also. The Grand Canyon is worth a stop but be ready for traffic and lots of tourists in the summer. Yellowstone is awesome etc. Anywhere there are mountains or canyons is nice for drivin thru. my 2 baht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave40 Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 every college town has bars and clubs with easy women But are they good looking!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petertje72 Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thought it was about RCA.. :roll: Oops, no experience with the original Route 66 yet, but it would be great, it's on my things-to-do-in-my-life-list too.. More experienced with Route du Soleil.. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 ....we went to a gun shop where some rednecks took us out back and we shot Uzi's and other deadly weapons. you flew all that way to do something you can easily do right there in southeast asia? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ling_dtua_khaao Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Has anyone done this before? Driven across the United States of America, i'm thinking of doing this early next year with a friend. The plan is to hire a car and take in all of the stops on the way finishing in Chicago.I know there are specialist websites on this but thought i'd see if i could get any experiences from you guys as well. I rode my bicycle across.... It's a great way to do it if you're willing. Believe me, your ass will come to know America in an intimate way you never dreamed possible! (Not even in a San Francisco bath house.)--Ling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMG_UK Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 I thought I might take a couple of weeks off and try to drive across Bangkok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anenglishman Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 U gotta understand that a lot of Route 66 is gone and a lot more is very rundown. U can do the route but it is not the classic Route 66. Also, driving in the US is the ultimate exercise in boredom.......long straight and slow freeways. Not nearly as much fun as driving to BKK from Hua Hin at the end of Songkran! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khun_lung Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 I drove across and hitchhiked across what was route 66 years ago. The road is different then it was but they did preserve some of the roadside stuff for the tourist. I would recommend driving through the rockies in Colorado as the mountains are beautiful as is northern New Mexico. Route 66 is not a vision of paradise it was a name for a TV show. Some of the desert areas of the southwest can be beautiful also. The Grand Canyon is worth a stop but be ready for traffic and lots of tourists in the summer. Yellowstone is awesome etc. Anywhere there are mountains or canyons is nice for drivin thru. my 2 baht Yes, it was a TV show but I think Nat King Cole made it famous through his 1964 song by the same name. Here are the lyrics: If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway that's the best. Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six. It winds from Chicago to L.A., More than two thousand miles all the way. Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six. Now you go through Saint Louie, Joplin, Missouri, And Oklahoma City is mighty pretty. You see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona, Dont forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino. Won't you get hip to this timely tip: When you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six. Won't you get hip to this timely tip: When you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six. Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six. Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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