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One thing I would definitely recommend is the book (and website) Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern. They're a husband and wife team who specialise in writing about food and travel. They also file regular reports for the radio show 'The Splendid Table' broadcast by Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW (which you can podcast from kcrw.com). They're constantly in search of wonderful holes-in-the-wall, diners, shacks or anywhere else that serves good American "classics" - from clam chowder to hot dogs to meatloaf to pecan pie, and everything in-between. The book is organised geographically, so wherever you end up driving, it's likely that they'll have covered the area and will offer some good choices.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20591 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17818
When we got outside to choose a car there were only huge cars anyway, so there's no point in paying for the upgrade. There were also lots of Prius sitting there as midsize cars but, because the European families were scared of the unknown, went unpicked. Read up on them before you go if you want a trendy midsize car.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17818 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9178 www.mta.net).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9178 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9174
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