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Host Karina Kosmala, through in-depth research, invites you to join her on the journey to explore unique places in the United States and around the world. You won't even have to leave your home unless you want to.
Music credit to "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions
Music credit to "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions
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"I'm right-handed, but I prefer, I think I'd prefer driving here [in England], cause you know, I drive here longer..." explained Julia as she shared her experiences driving on both sides of the road. Victor and Julia Kosmala share a little bit about the history of Cleethorpes, their misadventures with birds, and driving on the right and left sides of the road.
"You came to Britain and you didn't even bring ranch [dressing]" are the words my British-Polish cousin Victoria Kosmala uttered when describing the differences between American and British food. I'm joined by my charismatic and candid cousins, Victoria and Julia Kosmala, who take me on a culinary adventure through England. We explore the strangest British food combinations and the best places to eat a tasty treat in England.
We pack our bags and fly about 4,000 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to London, England. As we drive towards Cleethorpes, we visit a farm to try a scoop of cold, creamy soft-serve ice cream. Next, we look for the line of zero longitude in Cleethorpes. Lastly, we buy a local brewed lager at the Signal Box Inn, a pub in an 8 ft by 8 ft building (2.4 m by 2.4 m).
On a 600-foot-high cliff, we search for the Mississippi River Valley in La Crosse before we search for the World’s Largest Six Pack with the Heileman's Old Style Lager logo in town. Then, we yell a “Yo-Ho!” to cheer on the lumberjacks and lumberjills at the 65th Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward.
The rugged winding road ribbons under a canopy of dark reddish-orange sequoia trees at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. While driving along this road, we backpack through the wilderness to find an 80-foot-tall waterfall. Next, we drive to Fresno, California, to walk through an underground oasis of fruit trees at the Forestiere Underground Gardens. We end our trip learning about the movies filmed in Lone Pine, California, at the Museum of Western Film History.
The Old West echoes through the buildings in Calico Ghost Town Regional Park, our first stop this week. As we drive towards Los Angeles, we pass by a former movie marquee belonging to a drive-in movie theater that operated for 40 years. We conclude our Route 66 journey at the unofficial "End of Trail" sign on an iconic pier with a gross secret.
After crossing the bridge from Arizona to California, we arrive in Needles to explore a historic freight and passenger depot called El Graces. Next, we order a stack of fluffy, golden pancakes topped with strawberries at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant before searching for mysterious guardian lion statues in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Lastly, we drive to Amboy to find the iconic Roy's Motel and Café and explore a symmetrical crater at Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark.
“On this day in 1863…absolutely nothing happened,” are the words written on a plaque in Seligman, AZ, a town founded in 1886, and our first stop this week. In Houck, we cross the 77-foot-long Querino Canyon Bridge overlooking the Querino Canyon, before we stay at one of the last surviving iconic Wigwam Motels in Holbrook. Lastly, we stop at a small town that made a short appearance in the 1940 film “The Grapes of Wrath” to buy some souvenirs.
Williams, Arizona is the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon" and the last town that was bypassed by I-40. We start our road trip this week in Williams, AZ, a town 60 miles away from the Grand Canyon. Driving two hours east, we explore petrified wooden logs scattered around the Petrified Forest National Park and an art piece dedicated to Route 66 history. In Winslow, we investigate a meteor crater that could fit 20 football fields on its floor.
Along Route 66 in Arizona is Two Guns, a ghost town surrounded by a legend of murder and paranormal curses. A detour from Route 66 takes us to the Grand Canyon to explore a different side of the geological wonder and the hidden waterfalls in a remote small village. In Flagstaff, we hike alongside cliff dwellings built in the canyon.
In the "Land of Enchantment," we rest at the historic Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, before buying unique gifts at Tee Pee Curios (gift shop). While passing through Albuquerque, we cross a bridge that was once part of Route 66. Then, we search for Acoma Pueblo, which is home to a Native American tribe that has lived in New Mexico since 1150 A.D., or even before that.
Why are Starbucks coffee beans grown in Costa Rica? What is the proper technique for tasting coffee according to Starbucks? What are some cultural differences between the US and Costa Rica?
These are just some of the questions that my good friend and fellow podcaster, Collin Sugg (along with his cat Tom Barnaby) answers this week as he retells his trip to Costa Rica.
This episode is divided into two parts (Episode 85 and 86), be on the lookout for the episode 86 coming soon!
The Daniel Hess Carpet Sweeper from 1860 is one of 100s of vacuum cleaners that line the walls of the Museum of Clean, our first stop this week. Next we cool off from the heat by descending towards Shoshone Ice Caves that may be haunted. Our last stop this week is at Shoshone Falls - the “Niagara of the West.”
Ironically, potatoes are not native to Idaho. To understand everything there is to know about potatoes in Idaho we start our trip by staying a night at the Big Idaho Potato Hotel and then learn about the potato industry at the Idaho Potato Museum and Potato Station Cafe. We end our road trip this week in Cottonwood, ID, to visit a non-potato attraction.
Happy New Year 2024!
We start the new year by maneuvering a 30,000 lb wheel loader (excavator) at a heavy-equipment playground on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. Next, while on the "Loneliest Road in America," we cross the border to the Republic of Molossia. Then we stop by the Stokes Castle, a three-story granite tower in the Nevada desert.
Through twists, turns, and dead ends, we drive to New Mexico to discover a highway that plays parts of “America the Beautiful.” Next, we admire the architectural ruins in Pecos National Historic Park. Lastly, we drive through Glorieta, New Mexico to find the Pigeon's Ranch, a building used as a battleground, hospital, and prison in the Battle of Glorieta.
We're back this week in Shamrock, Texas, as we search for the States of Route 66 Mural. For lunch, we compete in the "World Famous 72-ounce Steak Challenge" at the Big Texan Steak Ranch. In the small town of Groom, Texas, we find a 190-foot cross and a tower that looks like it could tip over.
Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
In the Lone Star State, we find a station and café that is similar to a building in a Disney/Pixar movie. In Amarillo, Texas, we look closer at the ten colorful Cadillacs buried in a flat open field. Lastly, we try not to touch the barbed wire sculptures at the Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum. Ouch!
Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
In the "Oil Capital of the World," we grab our cameras and take photos of the tallest oil derrick (currently) in North America at the Route 66 Historical Village. Next, we put on an apron and "serve" soda at the National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Village as we visit each museum to see antique cars and rare historical documents that capture Route 66 and the early life in Oklahoma. Lastly, in a living ghost town, we tug the door to the One Room Jail in Texola, OK.
Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
About 400 miles of Route 66 runs diagonally through Oklahoma, our next state on our Route 66 trip. In Arcadia, we walk around the only wooden round barn on Route 66. Next, we take a bite of the legendary Route 66 cookies at Dairy King, in Commerce, OK. Lastly, just across the street from Dairy King, we take a few photos of a service station where supposedly Bonnie and Clyde might have stopped there for gas.
Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
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