Travelling across America, just like Jack

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