We took a few proper days off at my friend Val’s. We didn’t venture further than the local Target the first day in Media and mostly did video editing and hung out with Val’s cats: On the second day we had…
Day 23 Part 2: Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Turnpike
After learning a great deal about the history of Heinz, we went on into the downtown area. It had so many, many bridges and parking was challenging. We didn’t even have a specific place in mind – we just wanted…
Day 23 Part 1: The Home of Ketchup
We started off our day in Pittsburgh at the Senator John Heinz History Center, yes, that is Heinz as in the ketchup. Chris is a massive fan of ketchup. I don’t think he’d identify as such exactly, but he does put…
Day 22 Part 2: Impressions of Pennsylvania
After West Virginia, we went on into Pennsylvania: We were very happy to have stopped in the welcome center. The man there gave us a book of PA related coupons. They turned out to be very useful along with his…
Day 22 Part 1: Out of Ohio and Into West Virginia
We left Columbus feeling elated that we finally had a proper maybe. So many places we’d been to were very lovely and friendly, but we couldn’t see ourselves there for various reasons (too small, too remote, no jobs, etc). We…
Day 21: Our First Real Contender – Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio is by far the best city we’ve been to so far in terms of what we’re looking far. After a dozen states where nothing really popped, we finally have a contender! It doesn’t mean we will move to…
Minor Differences: Public Toilet Special
It’s amazing how quickly a public loo will clear once an Englishman with a selfie stick starts filming a documentary. Here’s the video:
Minor Differences: City Tax
Sales taxes are much more prominent in the United States. Here’s a little video on the matter: In the UK, the sales tax, called VAT, is 20% on nearly all categories of goods (cue shocked expressions). Because prices on the shelf are…
Day 20 Part 2: Cincinnati, Ohio and a spot of lunch in Kentucky
We crossed into Ohio toward the middle of the day. It was quite hilly and covered in trees. We had a look around Cincinnati. It looked older but well maintained. It had some especially attractive religious buildings: It seemed like…
Day 20 Part 1: Incendiary Indianan Interstate Incidents
Indiana was, frankly, the worst experience we’ve had on the road. The roads were full of pot holes and aggressive drivers. As long term readers of the blog know, Chris still has no alien number sorted out, and therefore, if…