Nashville, Tennessee to Alabama Robert Van Den Hoven, August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Nashville known as the music city, is the capital of the State Tennessee, located in the middle of Tennessee around 400 kilometres East of Memphis. In the late 1950’s, Nashville became known for the Nashville Sound. The new sound broadened country music’s appeal and solidified Nashville’s status as a music recording… Continue Reading
Memphis, Tennessee Robert Van Den Hoven, August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 MISSISSIPPI After leaving New Orleans in the state of Louisiana we entered the state of Mississippi on our way to Memphis in Tennessee. Mississippi has the lowest per capita income in the USA and its capital city Jackson is roughly halfway New Orleans and Memphis. We did not stay long… Continue Reading
New Orleans Robert Van Den Hoven, August 3, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (LOUISIANA) Blog 20 New Orleans. Having visited the USA many times since the mid 1970’s we had never been to New Orleans while it had been on our to do list forever. New Orleans has a reputation for being a particularly dark city. Its battles with yellow fever,… Continue Reading
PADRE ISLAND to NEW ORLEANS Robert Van Den Hoven, July 27, 2024July 27, 2024 PADRE ISLAND to NEW ORLEANS From the naturally preserved landscape of Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, and Rockport to Jamaica Beach in Galveston there are a lot of beaches and small villages to explore on our way to New Orleans. Arriving late in Corpus Christi, unfortunately we… Continue Reading
LAS VEGAS, Video Clip 2024 Robert Van Den Hoven, July 27, 2024 Throughout its 118-year history, Las Vegas has been known as the planet’s premier destination for gambling – and for good reason. This desert metropolis has more places to try your hand with Lady Luck than any other city in the world. But Sin City’s entertainment options have become more diverse… Continue Reading
Tucson (Arizona) to San Anthonio (Texas) Robert Van Den Hoven, July 18, 2024July 19, 2024 Tucson (Arizona) to San Anthonio (Texas) After a week of 48 degrees, sightseeing in Tucson and waiting for parts to arrive it was time to move east. From the rugged mountain and the desert of Sierra Vista, the southeast corner of Arizona is one of the state’s most scenic regions…. Continue Reading
MEXICO-USA Border From Algonados to Tucson Robert Van Den Hoven, July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 RETURNING FROM MEXICO TO CONTINUE OUR USA OVERLAND TRIP MEXICO-USA Border From Algonados to Tucson We arrived in Algonados at the Mexico/USA border at 5PM and still 48 degrees Celsius it was hot. Leaving Mexico at the Algodonas Border was easy and friendly. Maybe an idea to have those land… Continue Reading
Central Baja California, Mexico 2024 Robert Van Den Hoven, July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA AND PUNTA FINAL 2024 We left San Felipe to follow the road down to the Baja Gonzales The coast road from San Felipe to San Luis Gonzales is pretty with lots of views of the Sea of Cortez. Other nice locations were the Valley of the Giants… Continue Reading
Mexico/USA border to Northern Baja California Robert Van Den Hoven, July 3, 2024July 5, 2024 MEXICAN BORDER TO SAN FELIPE Nearly one year ago we left Mexico for the USA after 2 years exploring Mexico. Time to return for some Taco’s, R&R and great Mexican music. Mexico the third largest country in Latin America after Brazil and Argentina. Mexico is like many third world countries characterized… Continue Reading
South West Colorado Video Clip Robert Van Den Hoven, June 26, 2024 We have been asked about the 4×4 Bachelor Loop north of Creede. This video clip covers south west Colorado In 2023 we covered the Northern and Southwest part of Colorado, this time 2024 we entered from Kansas in the Southeast of Colorado, following the Highway of Legends covering the historic… Continue Reading