| This year sees the 50th anniversary of
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| | different type of traveller. If you don't
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| American Poet and Author, Jack Kerouac's
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| | want to worry about breaking down in the
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| "On the road", a popular book about
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| | Nevada desert or getting a flat tire in
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| travelling across America in the 1950s
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| | Kansas then you could always take the
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| and getting a fuller experience of the
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| | Amtrak railway network to go effortlessly
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| vast continent of North America. Many
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| | from city to city, stopping off where you
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| people are paying tribute to the author
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| | like to do some sightseeing.
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| from his home town of Lowell, Mass
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| | But to capture the essence of Kerouac's
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| through to the end of his journey, San
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| | novel you should consider hiring a car to
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| Francisco.
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| | cross the country, many larger car hire
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| The book itself has such broad appeal
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| | companies allow you to return the car to
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| that even today after 50 years it still
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| | another branch at your destination. You
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| sells 100,000 copies a year. Many fans
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| | should check with the company first as
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| have decided now is as good a time as any
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| | sometimes there is a surcharge involved
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| to take a trip to America and shrug off
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| | for this.
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| the usual tourist destinations of Florida
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| | Alternatively there are some American
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| and New York favouring an adventure from
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| | companies that offer a service to drive
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| coast to coast just like the man himself.
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| | people's cars across the country. This
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| The trip would be best done just like the
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| | service is normally offered to companies
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| book, starting in Massachusetts
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| | who need to relocate company cars from
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| travelling down south to New York then
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| | one office to the other but quite often
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| simply going west until you run out of
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| | in cases where workers are relocated
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| land at San Francisco and the Pacific
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| | across the country the company will move
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| Ocean. These kinds of holidays are
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| | their car for them. This is a very good
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| proving quite popular with similar trips
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| | way of arranging transport as all that
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| being documented in TV shows such as Top
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| | you will have to pay for would be petrol
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| Gear giving people inspiration to have an
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| | costs (sometimes they throw in a tank to
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| adventure on the road.
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| | start you off!). Once registered with
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| Recently flights to destinations on the
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| | this transporting company you are able to
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| east coast of America have become more
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| | take up "jobs" which can help you travel
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| accessible with many airports in the UK
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| | across the country either directly or a
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| such as Liverpool's John Lennon Airport
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| | more varied path.
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| now having direct links to east coast
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| | The one thing to bear in mind is that due
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| cities like Boston and New York it is
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| | to the sheer size of the country and all
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| easier and much cheaper than in previous
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| | the options is to take your time, plan
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| years to make the jump across the pond.
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| | out what and where you want to visit and
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| It is also worth noting that it is
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| | to enjoy the trip! People who have
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| sometimes cheaper to consider multi leg
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| | traversed the North American continent
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| flights which can sometimes go to
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| | have often spent months more than
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| somewhere in Europe such as Belgium or
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| | anticipated and felt better because of
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| Amsterdam before travelling on to
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| | it. It truly is an "experience" holiday
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| America. Smaller European airline
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| | like no other, often romanticised in
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| companies tend to do this; some people
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| | Movies, TV and obviously Jack Kerouac's
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| compare them to long haul buses, stopping
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| | book.
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| off at different countries like bus
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| | With cheap flights on offer for common
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| stops!
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| | American destinations it may be worth
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| Once you touch down you then need to
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| | taking advantage of these and then going
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| organize your method of transport for
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| | off the beaten track and seeing the rest
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| seeing the whole of the country, you have
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| | of this wondrous country, just like Jack
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| multiple options here, each suited for a
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| | did.
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