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  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 62 – Deadwood, USA

    Monday 10 January 2000 Highlights:  Wild West Gambling! After 25.5 hours of travelling, five bus changes, three bus companies, two time zone changes and a cab ride we arrived at Deadwood and our hotel (no hostel stay this time). South Dakota is basically very bare and dusty.  Wind storms were very evident. However Deadwood itself…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 61 – Chicago to Deadwood, USA

    Sunday 9 January 2000 Highlights: Birthday Present (LOL) We left our terrible Hostel and killed time walking around the city.  As it was my birthday Jon splashed out and got me a Burger King Meal! We spent a while at the public library using the free internet before catching the first bus on what would…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 60 – Chicago, USA

    Saturday 8 January 2000 Highlights: Art Institute of Chicago, ‘Second City’ comedy club After our extremely long day yesterday (little sleep on the bus) we slept in to about 1 pm, which due to the time zone change felt like noon. There isn’t a great deal to do in Chicago during the day unless Museums…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 59 – Buffalo to Chicago, USA

    Friday 7 January 2000 Highlights: Jazz and Blues music, the view from the Sears Tower Leaving last night from Buffalo we arrived in Chicago around 10.30 am.  Today marks the half way point of the trip.  We ended up staying at the Arlington House Hostel which turned out to be a real dump.  It took…

  • World Trip 1999-2000: Day 58 – Buffalo and Niagara Falls, USA and Canada

    Thursday 6 January 2000 Highlights: The stunning Niagara Falls. Today we set off for the beautiful and stunning Niagara Falls.  The Falls actually divides Canada and the USA which meant my first ever visit to Canada happened today! You can see the Falls from both sides but the Canadian side offers the most  magnificent  views…