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Day 31, 32 & 33 ~ New York City!

Aug 8, 2016Tracey Alvarez1 Comment2016New York, travel, USA, vacation

Day 31 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA and her DH say goodbye to Baby (AKA the Dodge Challenger) It was a little bittersweet for us driving from Washington D.C to New Jersey today, as we both knew it was the last time we’d be driving the Dodge on American roads. In case you haven’t guessed, DH

Day 30 ~ Washington D.C

Aug 6, 2016Tracey Alvarez1 Comment2016travel, USA, vacation

Day 30 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA visits the Capital An early start this morning to beat the heat on a 2 hour walking tour of the Washington monuments. We thought we’d allowed enough time to get through D.C rush hour traffic to the parking building we’d pre-booked – evidently not, as when we arrived on

Day 24, 25, & 26 ~ The Walking Dead Geekzone in Georgia

Aug 2, 2016Tracey Alvarez6 Comments2016Georgia, KiwiChickInUSA, The Walking Dead, travel, USA, vacation

Day 24, 25, & 26 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA geeks out over The Walking Dead… If you’ve not heard of the AMC show ‘The Walking Dead’ or if zombies and awesomeness aren’t your thing, you may want to skip this blog post… I’ve been a huge TWD (gonna shorten it like this from now on

Day 25 ~ Juliette, Georgia

Aug 1, 2016Tracey Alvarez2016Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Georgia, movie, travel, USA, vacation

Day 25 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA gets a taste of Fried Green Tomatoes Another hot, humid day today as we drove from Forsyth, Georgia down some beautiful country roads to the tiny town of Juliette, where one of my favourite movies ‘Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe’ was partially shot. If you’ve read

Day 21 & 22 ~ New Orleans

Jul 29, 2016Tracey Alvarez2 Comments2016New Orleans, travel, USA, vacation

Day 21 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA visits the Big Easy… We left Baton Rouge where we’d spent the night and drove through a torrential rain shower to New Orleans. Like the weather in the Far North of New Zealand (shameless plug for my Far North series Hide Your Heart and Know Your Heart) the weather

Day 18 ~ San Antonio, TX

Jul 25, 2016Tracey Alvarez2016travel, USA, vacation

Day 18 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA has a need for speed… After a killer drive from El Paso TX to San Antonio TX yesterday, I woke up this morning still tired. Coffee helped only marginally helped, but we had a tour booked at 9am, so into the city of San Antonio we went. And can

Day 13 ~ Las Vegas to Phoenix, Arizona

Jul 20, 2016Tracey Alvarez4 Comments2016travel, USA, vacation

Day 13 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA takes a walk down memory lane… We said goodbye to the glittering Vegas lights this morning and headed out of town – stopping briefly for breakfast at a tiny Mom and Pop diner where we did what I love to do most – talk to people and listen to a

Day 12 ~ Las Vegas

Jul 19, 2016Tracey Alvarez1 Comment2016travel, USA, vacation

Day 12 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA learns a life lesson… Today was a lesson in perseverance in spite of stupidity. As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, my spirit is willing (and desperate to see/hear/experience everything I can) but my body is not, and is demonstrating this by swelling my feet/ankles up and making walking painful.

Day 8, 9, & 10 ~ RWA Conference

Jul 17, 2016Tracey Alvarez1 Comment2016Romance Writers of America, RWA, travel, USA, vacation

Day 8 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA finally meets up with other Kiwi Chicks! Lots of workshops attended this morning: Series Bible: The Savior of a Long-Running Series with Jill Shalvis and Jaci Burton, The When , Why, and How of Reinventation and Diversification with J. Kenner, Kevan Lyon, and Alix Rickloff, Maximize Your Discoverability on

Day 6 & 7 ~ San Diego

Jul 14, 2016Tracey Alvarez3 Comments2016travel, USA, vacation

Day 6 ~ In which #KiwiChickInUSA takes the long way to San Diego… Today we packed up our suitcases, which have somehow shrunk and now won’t fit everything in…and took a cruise down the Pacific Coast Highway. We stopped at The Original Pancake House for brunch at the recommendation of the friendly customs officer we