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US Accommodation Stay and Rate

Our Stay and Rate from Dubai to LA     Town Establishment Nights Type Rating Dubai The Carlton Towers 1 Hotel New York Nik and Bron’s 4 Personal Philadelphia Airbnb Yulia’s 1 Airbnb Washington Joud Residence 3 Apartment Chicago Chicago Athletic Association 5 Hotel Seattle The Kings Inn 2 Motel Vancouver The Pinnacle Harbourfront 3 Hotel Penticton Scott and Marie’s 2 Personal Vancouver Cambie Lodge BnB 1 B&B Aberdeen Guesthouse 1 Motel Rockaway Beach Sea Treasures Inn 1 Motel Florence Comfort Inn 2 Motel Gold Beach Azalea Lodge 1 Motel Loleta Bear River Hotel Casino 1 Hotel Fort Bragg Harbour Lite Lodge 1 Motel Clearlake ...

5 Reasons to go to the Hottest Place in the World

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Why spend a night or two in the hottest place in the world, at the hottest time of the year? That's a fairly good question. Now that I have - here are my five reasons why you should. The road to Death Valley You are forced to relax Let’s get this straight. During summer, the average high temperature is 116 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s not funny. It is so hot outside, that anything longer than two minutes becomes ridiculously uncomfortable.  They say you can fry eggs on the road. You could cook a roast pig for a family of ten along with some crispy fries, never mind breakfast.  This means, you will want to either be inside in air-conditioning, or inside a swimming pool. Usually on a holiday break, or road trip, the temptation is to run around and see everything you can because you’re probably only going to be there once in a lifetime (ask me I know), but in Death Valley, unless you’re in your car, you want to be reading a book in the air-conditioning with your feet o...

The Road Trip

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Aberdeen to Rockaway Beach We left Aberdeen fairly promptly. It was a place to stay which was appropriately timed for leaving Seattle in the afternoon. In all fairness, it’s an industrial town as far as I could see. The only seafood restaurant in close proximity was the Breakwater Seafood & Chowder House on Wishkah River which offered an undisturbed piece of Halibut and some greens, which was very tasty.  Were it not for the driving wind, abandoned harbour, homeless people, and screaming kids it could have been paradise. We stayed at a motel for the evening and then threw our suitcases and backpacks into the back of our Mazda 6 and headed off for the West Coast. We noticed our first Tsunami evacuation sign on the way out of town. It only dawned on us at this stage that we were on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and it made sense that there would be such repercussions in the case of earthquakes and tremors. It was the first of many signs on our trip down the coastline....