The Great American Road Trip…with a Dog

In March 2011, Mr. Fizgig and I set off on the long drive from New York to California, with our giant dog, Banjo, sprawled across the back seat.

We travelled 4,153 miles (6,684 kms) over a 12-day period, and made lots of lovely detours to see some of the USA’s most breathtaking sights. Below, in reverse chronological order, are posts related to our cross-country road trip.

P.S. If you want to know more about travelling across the country in a car with a dog, and other dog-friendly travel tips, be sure to check out Banjo’s version of events at Shyhound.

Boxes Everywhere

March 9, 2011

I will scale this mountain!

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California, I’m Coming Home

February 11, 2011
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So sang Joni Mitchell in her beautiful folk song, “California”. For those of you who also follow my flaurena™ and Shyhound™ blogs, you may already be aware of my plans to move to Los Angeles in March/April. What you might not realise is that Mr. Fizgig and I will be driving the 3,000 miles (5,000kms) [...]

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