Cell reception in the boonies in China is outstanding. I struggle with it in the boonies of Prince Edward Island. I have always loved the notion of that good old-fashioned Grand Tour. So far, I managed a trip across Canada and back by plane, train, and automobile.
Glad you liked it. I'm actually someone who likes shoestring level travel when I'm on my own. When I was tour directing, we stayed at 5-star hotels and since I was working, that was okay, but it's not for me.
My brother and I loaded ourselves into my old Volkswagon beetle back in about 1967 and drove out of Perth on the western seaboard of Australia, heading east.
The plan was to drive across the vast Nullabor Desert to reach Sydney on the east coast. After leaving the populated city, we drove through the sparsely settled rural areas of WA (Western Australia), through the Gold Fields of Kalgoorlie and environs, then reached the edge of the desert.
There was just one 2-lane road across the desert, mostly made of limestone if I recall correctly. Limestone and dust.
We drove from sun-up to the end of the day... still on the desert road, meeting the very occasional other traveler. The big cattle trucks were the real worry. "Road trains" they were called, with several carriages all linked together.
Our Grand Tour came to an end in the Blue Mountains when the engine needed to be replaced. Happily my Dad forwarded money, and we arrived back in Perth some time later in the old VeeDub with the new engine block.
Never again!
Gary
PS: Thanks, Kate. You made me think. And isn't that what all authors want?
Well, that was a tour, but not sure it was so very grand. Back in 1986, I did a camping tour with a bus group around the eastern half of Australia, so I saw some of those empty roads. And I realize the western half and the roads you took were even more empty.
I love to travel and want to do so much more of it. Like you, I appreciate the technology we have today that lets us travel but still stay connected to work and communicate with clients.
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Adding up bullet train in Japan, MRT and the International Cruise is such a grandiose. Thank you for this great comparison. Though I would love to travel in some places by horse or by a Carabao. Great post and keep it coming.
Cell reception in the boonies in China is outstanding. I struggle with it in the boonies of Prince Edward Island. I have always loved the notion of that good old-fashioned Grand Tour. So far, I managed a trip across Canada and back by plane, train, and automobile.
Hey, in the U.S., don't even worry about the boonies. There are places in the L.A. metropolitan area where cell reception is terrible.
Oh, a Grand Tour. I'd love to take one of those. Thanks for this fun and thought-provoking post on the ultimate getaway!!
Glad you liked it. I'm actually someone who likes shoestring level travel when I'm on my own. When I was tour directing, we stayed at 5-star hotels and since I was working, that was okay, but it's not for me.
Talking about doing a Grand Tour...
My brother and I loaded ourselves into my old Volkswagon beetle back in about 1967 and drove out of Perth on the western seaboard of Australia, heading east.
The plan was to drive across the vast Nullabor Desert to reach Sydney on the east coast. After leaving the populated city, we drove through the sparsely settled rural areas of WA (Western Australia), through the Gold Fields of Kalgoorlie and environs, then reached the edge of the desert.
There was just one 2-lane road across the desert, mostly made of limestone if I recall correctly. Limestone and dust.
We drove from sun-up to the end of the day... still on the desert road, meeting the very occasional other traveler. The big cattle trucks were the real worry. "Road trains" they were called, with several carriages all linked together.
Our Grand Tour came to an end in the Blue Mountains when the engine needed to be replaced. Happily my Dad forwarded money, and we arrived back in Perth some time later in the old VeeDub with the new engine block.
Never again!
Gary
PS: Thanks, Kate. You made me think. And isn't that what all authors want?
Well, that was a tour, but not sure it was so very grand. Back in 1986, I did a camping tour with a bus group around the eastern half of Australia, so I saw some of those empty roads. And I realize the western half and the roads you took were even more empty.
I love to travel and want to do so much more of it. Like you, I appreciate the technology we have today that lets us travel but still stay connected to work and communicate with clients.
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EXCELLENT comparative travel post, Kate. Thanks!
Adding up bullet train in Japan, MRT and the International Cruise is such a grandiose. Thank you for this great comparison. Though I would love to travel in some places by horse or by a Carabao. Great post and keep it coming.