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Why this blog and project ?
I am a french user of the interesting Postcrossing project from its beginning. Beside the official exchange, which is now a nice routine, I wanted to find a special topic to go on in swapping in a different way and to replace the real trips I can't do yet.
During the 2008's US Elections time I came to the idea of a virtual trip by postcards through USA.
But USA is vast country and I had to find a special way : the mythic US Route 66, crossing USA from East to West, from Chicago to Santa Monica, finally imposed on me !
I also hope that this blog will be a space with interesting comments from US people living in the "visited" areas talking about the everyday life in those places.
During the 2008's US Elections time I came to the idea of a virtual trip by postcards through USA.
But USA is vast country and I had to find a special way : the mythic US Route 66, crossing USA from East to West, from Chicago to Santa Monica, finally imposed on me !
I also hope that this blog will be a space with interesting comments from US people living in the "visited" areas talking about the everyday life in those places.
Postcards and private swaps
Thanks to Postcrossing or other penpals websites, I will try to appeal to potential swappers to get postcards from the successive sites following US Route 66 (of course exchanged with same number of cards from my area).
Of course, if you read that blog and you are interested to swap for a special site, or just want to suggest a new interesting place to add in the theoretical itinerary, just mail me !
I want to go stage by stage, like a real trip, on the base of a theoretical itinerary.
Of course, if you read that blog and you are interested to swap for a special site, or just want to suggest a new interesting place to add in the theoretical itinerary, just mail me !
I want to go stage by stage, like a real trip, on the base of a theoretical itinerary.
Theoretical itinerary
These are the main sites from where I plan to get one or several postcards, but it is only a theoretical base. I hope that US people from these areas will give me nice and original ideas and surprises :
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Illinois
- Chicago
- Joliet
- Wilmington (Gemini Giant)
- Dwight
- Odell (Sinclair Station)
- Normal
- Bloomington
- Funks Grove
- McLean (Dixie Truckers Home)
- Lincoln
- Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Tomb)
- Litchfield (Ariston Cafe)
- Mount Olive (Soulsby Shell Station)
- Hamel
- Mitchell (Chain of Rocks Bridge)
Missouri
- Saint Louis
- Eureka (Route 66 State Park)
- Meramec Caverns
- Rolla
- Devil's Elbow
- Springfield
- Carthage
- Joplin
Kansas
- Galena
- Riverton
- Baxter Springs
Oklahoma
- Commerce
- Miami (Coleman Theater)
- Vinita
- Foyil (Andy Payne Memorial)
- Claremore
- Catoos (Blue Whale)
- Tulsa
- Stroud
- Chandler
- Arcadia (Round Barn)
- Oklahoma City (Memorial)
- Yukon (silos)
- El Reno
- Calumet
- Geary
- Hydro (Lucille's)
- Clintona (Route 66 Museum)
- Foss
- Canute
- Elk City (National Route 66 Museum)
- Sayre (Courthouse)
- Hext
- Erick (Sandhills Curio Shop, Roger Miller Museum)
- Texola (Water Hole #2)
Texas
- Shamrock (U-Drop Inn)
- Lela
- McLean (Phillips 66 Station, Devil's Rope Museum)
- Groom (Britten USA Water Tower)
- Conway (Bug Ranch)
- Amarillo (Cadillac Ranch, Big Texas Steak Ranch)
- Vega (Dot's Mini-Museum, Vega Motel)
- Adrian (Midpoint Cafe)
- Glenrio (Little Juarez Cafe, First/Last Motel)
New Mexico
- Tucumcari (Blue Swallow Motel, monument Route 66)
- Santa Rosa
- Clines Corner
- Moriarty (Longhorn Ranch)
- Albuquerque (Kimo Theater, Route 66 Diner, El Vado Motel)
- Paraje (Bianca Trading post & Cafe)
- Budville
- Cubero
- San Fidel (Cafe)
- McCarthy's (Whiting Bros)
- Grants (Uranium Cafe)
- Thoreau
- Continental Divide
- Gallup (El Rancho Hotel)
Arizona
- Lupton
- Chambers
- Painted Desert / Petrified Forest
- Holbrook (Wigwam Motel)
- Joseph City
- Jackrabbit ("Here It Is" Trading Post)
- Winslow (Standin' on the Corner)
- Meteor City (Meteor Crater)
- Two Guns
- Twin Arrows
- Winona
- Flagstaff
- Bellemon (Pines Breeze Inn)
- Parks
- Williams (Grand Canyon Railway)
- Ash Fork
- Seligman (Delgadillo's Snow Cap)
- Nelson (Grand Canyon Caverns)
- Peach Springs
- Truxton
- Valentine
- Hackberry (General Store)
- Antares (Rancheros Tiki Headicus)
- Kingman
- Cool Springs
- Oatman
- Topock
California
- Needles
- Homer
- Goffs
- Fenner
- Essex
- Danby
- Cadiz
- Amboy (Roy's Cafe, cratère d'Amboy)
- Bagdad
- Siberia
- Ludlow (Cafe)
- Newberry Springs (Bagdad Cafe)
- Barstow
- Victorville (California Route 66 Museum)
- San Bernardino
- Rialto (Wigwam Motel)
- Pasadena (Rose Bowl)
- Los Angeles
- Santa Monica
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