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things to see on route 66 in Illinois

A Route 66 Illinois Road Trip: The Best Attractions To See

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What happens when three travel writers embark on a road trip? It can only amount to laughter, therapy, adventure, and a whole lot of magic. The destination was Kansas City, Kansas for the annual Midwest Travel Network’s conference. My pal and fellow travel writer and author Theresa and I decided to carpool to the conference. While I love taking my own road...

The Great American Road Trip: Don’t Make Me Pull Over by Richard Ratay

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Buckle your seatbelts for a nostalgic look back at the golden age of the American road trip! Part memoir, part history lesson, and 100% entertaining, Richard Ratay’s first book Don’t make Me Pull Over gives you a front seat view of the many family road trips from his youth. As he explains, road tripping across America in the 70’s was an oftentimes...