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TOP TIPS Isla King,
destination executive for Hayes & Jarvis:
Make sure you look at the
driving distances and plan the sights that you want to visit, so you know how much time to spend at each place and don’t feel rushed.
Check your fuel when driving on open roads or
through national parks to make sure you don’t run out.
If you don’t hold a motorcycle
licence but still want the thrill of a Harley- Davidson, try one of their new Slingshots to
experience the feel of cruising along the open roads with the wind in your hair.
THE US ROAD TRIPS DESTINATIONS
LEFT: Mount Rainier,
Washington RIGHT:
Orlando
BELOW: St Louis
Chicago to Los Angeles, the long, open roads lend themselves perfectly to riding on the back of a Harley- Davidson. You’ll be accompanied by a tour guide to show you the way and give you the lowdown about each destination.” Riders will pass through port city
St Louis, set on the Mississippi and renowned for its blues bars, before moving on to Amarillo for a taste of far-out Texas. From there it’s on to the Grand Canyon to glimpse the myriad colours of this immense natural structure, before moving to the bright lights of Las Vegas and Los Angeles. For those less keen on the bike idea, there are plenty of four-wheeled options around. Consider Premier Holidays’ 16-night self-drive car itinerary along the historic route, which features the above stops plus Oklahoma, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Book it: Travel 2’s Route 66 Guided Motorcycle Tour starts at £2,899 per person next May, including flights from Heathrow.
travel2.com
For music-loving, culture-curious clients, nothing beats the Deep South and its rock ’n’ roll, jazz-centric cities
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NEW ORLEANS TO NASHVILLE If you’ve got music-loving, culture-curious clients on your
hands, nothing quite beats the Deep South and its rock ’n’ roll, jazz-centric cities, and new direct flights with BA from London to New Orleans and Nashville mean it’s easier than ever before to get there. Various operators offer self-drives
in the region. For a whistle-stop tour, suggest Hayes & Jarvis’s eight-night itinerary, which takes drivers from New Orleans and its French Quarter to Memphis – home to Elvis’s Graceland
mansion and Sun Studio, where BB King and Johnny Cash recorded albums – before finishing up in country-loving Nashville. Here, honky-tonk music joints and the weekly Grand Ole Opry country music show promise to get toes tapping and round off the trip with a bang. The journey is just as important as
the destination, of course. Isla King, destination executive for Hayes & Jarvis, recommends breaking up the journey from New Orleans to Memphis with a stop in Mississippi at Jackson or Vicksburg. “Suggest visiting the Mississippi State Capitol and Vicksburg National Military Park,” she says. “Another great stopping point would be the small town of Tupelo, where Elvis Presley was born and spent his formative years. Then as you head from Memphis to Nashville, stop at the Old Country Store at Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tennessee, for some delicious home cooking.” Book it: Hayes & Jarvis’s eight-night self-drive costs from £1,849 per person, including three nights
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