The land of finite impossibilities... or something

[Uyaem]

Pogo Wants You!

*cough* Er ... well ...

It all started in a pub back in October 2004, the day was rather late and the bill was already high, when a friend of mine asked me if I had planned a summer vacation already. I said no. He said he once had the wish to visit New York for a week or so, and that he planned to do that this year. \"Count me in\" was my reply.
Little did I know what was about to start...

Story became legend, legend became myth, and for two-and-a-half
thousand years, the Ring... no wait, that\'s a different story. Anyway...

The idea got lost, noone talked about it until the end of January. Same pub, same time of day... and we decided to continue the thought until the bitter (?) end.
As with most thoughts, you don\'t stop at one point, you are always eager to \"take it to the next level\".
The logic next step was that flying over to the New World for just one week or so wasn\'t enough.
The next next step that two weeks just New York was not enough, so why not get a car and drive down from, say e.g. Washington DC to see something else, then spend a few days in NY.
The next next next step was that car rides are cool and just seeing a bit of everything was nice too. So we had a look at the catalogue of different travel agencies, and finally reached:

The ?ber-next(c) step: Three weeks, starting in Chicago, ending in LA. This is the general plan:



Now, since you\'ve all been reading so far and are probably thinking \"wtf?\"..
I know a lot of people who read these forums live somewhere \"over there\".
There\'s so little time, and the designated tourist attractions are not always s good idea for someone who has still decades before his retirement. XD

So I\'m formally, and desperately asking for advice: Name places along that route 66/road that you deem worthy of seeing. Any kind of inspiration is greatly appreciated.

[Keyaz]

Every pub on the way! \\m/

[Efflixi Aduro]

USA sucks, don\'t even bother. Skip kingman and anything else you can and go straight to Vegas. Nothing like vegas...
Then visit me in LA so I can laugh at your accents.  

Edit: but if you rerally wanna see the \"great\" us and its cool but bring stuff head a bit up holbrook to the four corners if you even care about them (he he drink beer in 4 states at the same time). And check out the hoover dam near vegas.

And if there are sucky theme parks in Germany head to Los Angeles and go to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disnyland (if u come to la u gotta go ), and Raging waters (biggest water park on like west coast usa)

Oh and this will take you more than 3 weeks, trust me.

Edit edit: And get a car with low milage, hybrid maybe, because the gas prices will kill you.

Edit Edit Edit: Oh and it\'s Infinite, unless you said that on purpose...

[Karyuu]

Hee! Efflixi and I will have to kidnap you, Pogo ;)

[Uyaem]

Gas prices are a joke, we will do the whole 4200km 20% cheaper than if I went to Berlin and back (which is about 1200km (note that 1 gallon, which is approximately 4 litres costs about 5 USD here )
There are a few fixpoints on that route, such as Kingman, and it\'s 20 days no matter what and that means a lot of driving, I know. Stupid speed limits >.>.
Detours are fine, as long as we can make it to the next h/motel in time, because all will be booked in advance.
They only planned about three quarters of a day in LA, which is ridiculous, which is why we are trying to extend our stay there and catch a later flight out.

And believe me, I very likely do have an accent, but it\'s not \"ze tippical wone\"... people in Britain thought I was from the US, people in the US thought I was from Italy, ....
Let\'s just hope everything goes better than the last time, due to the WTC incident my stay was a week longer than I intended it to be >.>
Extended vacation might sound like fun, but I don\'t even want to know how many hours I spent/slept in Newark...

Every pub on the way! \\m/

You know me too well

PS: The reason why we got ... attracted to all this is becaus the (base) price was 1337. Yes, 1337. 1337 EUR ;P

[Under the moon]

Oh god, your going through Illinois? Illinois?! You?re going to hate us for sure. Really though, expect wind, endless cornfields, house farms, and extreme boredom. If you want ?pubs?, you have to go through Wisconsin. A bar on every corner and beer flowing in the streets (which is sad because I don?t drink). XD

If you can, find somewhere on the way that rents dune buggies. More fun than good sense calls for.

How many people going with you?

[Efflixi Aduro]

Originally posted by Karyuu
Hee! Efflixi and I will have to kidnap you, Pogo

OMG why\'d you tell him!!!

Originally posted by Under the moon
Oh god, your going through Illinois? Illinois?! You?re going to hate us for sure. Really though, expect wind, endless cornfields, house farms, and extreme boredom. If you want ?pubs?, you have to go through Wisconsin. A bar on every corner and beer flowing in the streets (which is sad because I don?t drink). XD

If you can, find somewhere on the way that rents dune buggies. More fun than good sense calls for.

How many people going with you?

You forgot the cheese in wisconson, sime rednecks will do nuitn but give yous a sure fine lesson on them there cheeses.

But, california cheese, it\'s THE cheese. Because good cheese comes from happy cows and happy cows come from california.

[Under the moon]

Ha, ha. <--sarcastic laugh. Those commercials are pure propaganda and lies as far as I\'m concerned. That is NOT how cows are raised in California. They are lucky to ever see a barn (that barn, btw, was a fake). Cows are dumb animals. Keep them fed, give them room, and they are \'happy\'. Though I sincerely doubt the validity of calling any cow happy. And those bulls...well, there are no bulls, at least nowhere near the cows.

AND, Wisconsin has won the most Cheese awards in the world. Put up a taste test any day, and you will go home in shame. The only reason California is doing better in the business is the unfair federal pricing system in place, which is putting more and more high quality small farms out of business.

Efflixi, here is your cheese lesson of the day: Cheese is singular and plural...when you are referring to one type of cheese or all cheese as a whole. Examples: There is one round of cheddar cheese. There is a truck full of cheddar cheese. I would never eat California cheese.

However, if you are referring to more than one type of cheese, then cheeses is the proper term to use. Example: Wisconsin is known for its many kinds of award winning cheeses, such as Cheddar, Colby, Swiss, and Gouda.


So Pop, yes, if you do happen to pass into The Dairy State, have some fresh cheese curds, and know that you are sampling the best in the world.

[derwoodly]

Cheese Wars!
Sounds like sour grapes Under the Moon.  California\'s cheese  does come from happy cows!

[Under the moon]

That does not make it better. \'Happy\' cows may make good cheese (acually its all about the culture, not the cows), but happy people eat Wisconsin cheese.  You have to go to other states for sour grapes, as they don\'t grow here.

Sorry for highjacking your thread, Pogopuschel. I\'ll try not to do that with your car while you\'re on the road. Well...I\'ll think about not trying. Have a nice vacation, and look out for hitchhikers that smell of cheddar.

[derwoodly]

<------ Should know better that get into a board war with UtM

I am sorry, Wisconsin Cheese is the best.

To get back on track...
Try visiting the London Bridge in Lake Havasue (sp?)

[Efflixi Aduro]

What! Don\'t give in! Cali pwns you Under the Moon!!!