by Jonathan Evans | Jul 4, 2010 | Photos, PotD, Roadtrip, US Trip
This was a special moment. After one of the worst nights sleep I’d ever had I’d been away from the tent early and been to see Old Faithful. Whilst the geyser itself remains as spectacular as ever (except for the cone which was hacked away for souvenirs by...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 19, 2010 | Photos, PotD, Roadtrip, US Trip
I got here early on a beautiful summers day and already it was starting to get seriously hot. I had a lot to do that day so I didn’t stay too long but it’s not a big place so I got to see most of it. It’s a starkly beautiful place, very little...
by Jonathan Evans | May 23, 2010 | Photos, Roadtrip, US Trip
So this was supposed to be the big one. After leaving Monument Valley I’d driven along virtually deserted country roads to Page, Arizona where I spent the night, and in the morning headed off to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, about 2 hours away. I stopped on...
by Jonathan Evans | May 22, 2010 | Roadtrip, US Trip
[singlepic id=51 w=360 h=285 float=center] Looking through my photos from last year earlier today I realised that I hadn’t written a lot about the Roadtrip I took from Seattle to Los Angeles last year. I’ve mentioned it, but haven’t really done it...
by Jonathan Evans | Apr 16, 2010 | Roadtrip, US Trip
As my regular reader will know, I have already confessed my man-love for Bill Bryson. One of the charms of his book, The Lost Continent is the fact that it is the memoirs of a roadtrip. There are very few journeys as evocative as the US Roadtrip and if you’re...
by Jonathan Evans | Oct 20, 2009 | Argentina, Brasil, General Travel, Roadtrip, South America, US Trip
The Guardian has published its Readers Travel Awards 2009 – of the 5 winners in the Best Overseas Travel Destination: 1. Iguazu Falls 2. Macchu Pichu 3. Ankgor Temples 4. Grand Canyon 5. Great Barrier Reef I’ve been to 3 of ’em in the last year. My...