Desirée van Welsum

Gebundenes Buch

The Long Way Home - An American Adventure

Part 3 - The Midwest and Mountain States

Beschreibung

The Long Way Home - Traveling the USA is the dream of many, with the desire to find freedom and adventures on the open road. In 2021, Desirée, her husband Jonathan, and their four rescued Beagles set off on an epic trip that evolved into a multi-year plan to explore the entire USA, and beyond, in the ultimate American Adventure. Follow their journey as they check off bucket list locations, national and state parks, roadside attractions, large cities, and small-town America in this series of short travelogues packed with interesting background information, history, fun facts, and personal experiences, richly illustrated with full-color pictures. The Long Way Home Parts 1 & 2 covered their trip through the Eastern United States. In Parts 3 & 4, they continue the adventure, traveling through 21 Midwest and Mountain States, visiting over 30 stunning national parks, monuments, and historic sites, including Utah's "Mighty Five," and Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. They check off bucket list destinations such as Mount Rushmore, the place where the atomic bomb was invented, ancient cliff dwellings, and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. They visit Old West mining towns, attend a 4th of July Rodeo, take an architecture boat tour in Chicago, visit the spot where President Kennedy was assassinated, drive parts of Route 66, meet the famous Budweiser Clydesdales, find art in the desert, and so much more. Travel along through the pages of this captivating series of books, and be inspired to get out and explore!

Autor

Desirée van Welsum was born in the Netherlands and now lives in the United States. She is an internationally trained PhD economist, has worked and lived in six countries, and speaks four languages. Desirée spent most of her career as a senior economist and economic policy adviser with International Organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.Desirée and her husband Jonathan both suffered near-death experiences resulting from serious health issues. This was the catalyst for a change in lifestyle which started with buying a boat and traveling extensively up and down the U.S. East Coast and to the Bahamas for several years. When Covid hit they changed things up again, selling the boat and buying an RV. In 2021 they, and their four rescued Beagles, set off on an extended road trip which evolved into a multi-year plan to cover the entire United States, and beyond. The Long Way Home series chronicles their adventures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Long Way Home Travels
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 279mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 971g
• ISBN-13: 9798990351660
• Artikelnr.: 71939712