Evening 2 in Austin
16 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
This evening I decided to see what the famed Austin nightlife is all about, and fair to say it was very good! The roads were closed off to allow the pedestrians to roam free and all of the differentLeia mais
Heading into Dallas
18 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
This morning I woke up in Dallas! Set for another toasty day I headed out relatively early to ensure I could take plenty of pit stops throughout the day. First of all stopping at a nearby park to chatLeia mais
Central Dallas
18 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
My first stop in the city centre was in the Arts District, it had a few nice squares and buildings, as well as a hug sculpture of an eye!
Old City Park
18 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
From the centre I headed east towards the oldest part of Dallas. This included the Old City Park which contains some of Dallas' oldest buildings. Despite it being a Sunday there was strangelyLeia mais
Random Dallas
18 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
As I headed from the east towards the west I passed by a huge bowler hat, the city hall, a load of charging bulls and the JFK memorial.
Dealey Plaza & JFK
18 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
X marks the spot! This historic square where Dallas was founded was also the location of JFK's assassination in 1963. The exact location where he was hit by the bullets are marked in the road. TheLeia mais
Trinity Overlook Park
18 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
This was probably my only mistake of the day having managed the heat well so far. I crossed under the bridges to this park only to discover it has absolutely zero trees or shade. Good job it was onlyLeia mais
Highland Park
19 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
This morning I headed for a wander through the Highland Park neighbourhood, said to be one of the nicest neighbourhoods in the whole country and home to many billionaires including Dallas CowboysLeia mais
The Statue House
19 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
One of the stand out estates in Highland Park is owned by a family who made their fortune in real estate. They donated a public teddy bear garden next to their house and have filled their garden withLeia mais
Dallas > New Orleans
19 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
I headed back from Highland Park via the Katy Trail (which reminded me of the High Line in NYC) and across Turtle Creek. I then made my way to the airport via bus and tram and managed to secure aLeia mais
Bourbon Street
19 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
After arriving and checking in to New Orleans I thought I'd take a quick wander down the nearby Bourbon Street, one of the most famous streets for nightlife in all of the US! It was fair quiet as itLeia mais
Metairie and Greenwood Cemetaries
20 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A somewhat strange way to start my time in New Orleans but I headed to one of the furthest spots from the centre at these two cemeteries! New Orleans has not been treated well over the years byLeia mais
City Park
20 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After a fair dose of cemeteries I headed over to the City Park. Here I had a wandered around the sculpture gallery and tried New Orleans famous 'beignets' which I think it's fair to say made a mess.
St Louis Cemetery No. 3
20 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
As if two cemeteries weren't enough I then paid a visit to a 3rd, this was after watching the first half of the Tranmere game, says a lot. I'd found a self guided walking tour for this one whichLeia mais
Garden Quarter
20 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Next up was the garden quarter, which must be the most affluent part of New Orleans. It features the houses from American Horror Story and Benjamin Button (not that I've seen either) as well as oneLeia mais
Evening Out in New Orleans
20 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
This evening I headed back towards Bourbon Street to pay a visit to some of the places I'd Scouted out the night before.
First up I headed to a restaurant for a Gumbo (like rice, chicken, chorizo andLeia mais
French Quarter Walking Tour
21 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
By far and away the most popular part of New Orleans is the French Quarter, filled with narrow streets and colourful cast iron buildings. We were told much about the beginnings of New Orleans and it'sLeia mais
Louis Armstrong Park & French Quarter
21 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The walking tour ended at Louis Armstrong park, the NO born and raised jazz superstar. From here I wandered up and down grid of the French Quarter enjoying the architecture, charachter and shade!
New Orleans > Chicago
21 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
This evening I took the 2.5 hour flight from New Orleans to my penultimate stop on the trip (and final new destination), Chicago!!!
First it was a bus to none other than Louis Armstrong AirportLeia mais
Chicago Promenade
22 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This morning I work up at my Couchsurfing spot to the most spectacular view over Lake Michigan from the 33rd floor! I then took the train towards the city centre. I thought the train was included inLeia mais
Chicago Riverwalk
22 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The more I walked along the coastal paths of the river the more I realised its my kind of town Chicago is. I cut inland along the river walk, before crossing over to the other side to head backLeia mais
Navy Pier
22 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
From the riverwalk I headed along the pier and back again. At the tip were r perfectly lined up policemen on bikes with many star spangledpangled banners in the background. Funnily this was entirelyLeia mais
Downtown Chicago
22 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
From the promenade I cut into the city centre, first heading down the 'magnificent mile', lined wall to wall in high end shops. It was here when I really started to notice the presence of the DNC (asLeia mais
Lou Malnati's Pizza
22 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
When in Rome (Chicago) you can't not try a deep dish pizza. So I had to try one of the most famous at Lou Malnati's. The pizza I received was unexpectedly small, but it was delicious as with tomatoLeia mais
Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain
22 de agosto de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Full of pizza I headed back towards the lake edge for sunset, only to realise I'd gotten Chicago upside down and the sunset was actually behind all the sky scrapers rather than over the lake. EitherLeia mais
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