USA Road Trip R66 etc
Discussion
There’s another thread running for sims.
Airalo esim is the answer. I can use data free of charge in the US with my U.K. sim but by god do they throttle the speed, I paid about a tenner on my recent road trip for 30 days/10GB through Airalo and got excellent 5G the whole way across the US.
Airalo esim is the answer. I can use data free of charge in the US with my U.K. sim but by god do they throttle the speed, I paid about a tenner on my recent road trip for 30 days/10GB through Airalo and got excellent 5G the whole way across the US.
Another Q that’s probably right in the weeds but one that will bother me as I don’t know.
We have planned a bit of a route that includes some but few toll roads….. how do we handle those in a car from Hertz? Is it simply a case of stopping at the booth and chucking a few dollars into the bucket or a cc swipe?
We have planned a bit of a route that includes some but few toll roads….. how do we handle those in a car from Hertz? Is it simply a case of stopping at the booth and chucking a few dollars into the bucket or a cc swipe?
mattyn1 said:
A minor yet very significant update - my entry to get on the Pike's Peak road has been booked. Two hour time window for entry, three in the car, $30.
Now I am really excited!!
Just remember it is strictly speed limited and they do have checks thereNow I am really excited!!
...beautiful drive. Also, if you have a beer at the peak it is going to affect you more. since its 14,000 ft.,RDMcG said:
mattyn1 said:
A minor yet very significant update - my entry to get on the Pike's Peak road has been booked. Two hour time window for entry, three in the car, $30.
Now I am really excited!!
Just remember it is strictly speed limited and they do have checks thereNow I am really excited!!
...beautiful drive. Also, if you have a beer at the peak it is going to affect you more. since its 14,000 ft.,
RDMcG said:
mattyn1 said:
A minor yet very significant update - my entry to get on the Pike's Peak road has been booked. Two hour time window for entry, three in the car, $30.
Now I am really excited!!
Just remember it is strictly speed limited and they do have checks thereNow I am really excited!!
...beautiful drive. Also, if you have a beer at the peak it is going to affect you more. since its 14,000 ft.,If you feel anyway unwell turn round and go lower.
RDMcG said:
mattyn1 said:
A minor yet very significant update - my entry to get on the Pike's Peak road has been booked. Two hour time window for entry, three in the car, $30.
Now I am really excited!!
Just remember it is strictly speed limited and they do have checks thereNow I am really excited!!
...beautiful drive. Also, if you have a beer at the peak it is going to affect you more. since its 14,000 ft.,Had to park for 20 minutes (not all bad though as JLR were doing some new RR model testing there, they weren't too impressed when I clocked them and grabbed some pics!
Sorry, I forgot about this thread.
We've just come back from doing R66 and posted some observations here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Happy to answer any questions you might have either here or there.
We've just come back from doing R66 and posted some observations here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Happy to answer any questions you might have either here or there.
Truckosaurus said:
On the subject of hotels, does anyone still 'make it up as you go along' and just book a hotel on the day?
On the first couple of trips to the USA I made in the early '00s we would pick up a booklet from a gas station that listed all the hotels and motels in the region and had money off coupons etc. You'd just turn up a buy the rooms from reception rather than have everything pre-booked.
I assume the internet has killed off such things.
IME just walking in can result in significantly higher prices than via Booking com an hour earlier.On the first couple of trips to the USA I made in the early '00s we would pick up a booklet from a gas station that listed all the hotels and motels in the region and had money off coupons etc. You'd just turn up a buy the rooms from reception rather than have everything pre-booked.
I assume the internet has killed off such things.
irc said:
IME just walking in can result in significantly higher prices than via Booking com an hour earlier.
Mine are all booked through Booking/Expedia or direct with the hotel. Most are cancellable if we shift the plans, but we felt we needed a number of fixed to keep us on track for the flight home!!Another wee niggle. Last year I found a few motels were wanting deposits. Around $100. You can pay them by card but they are not always back on the card immediately. I found some places take the deposit as cash. So you get it back on checkout. Easier than keeping track of several deposits to make sure they get returned to your card.
I don't understand the point of taking a cash deposit then just handing it back the next morning before the room is checked but it happens.
Thread on deposits here .....
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I don't understand the point of taking a cash deposit then just handing it back the next morning before the room is checked but it happens.
Thread on deposits here .....
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
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