Published on Metro.co.uk on 28th November 2017

I’ll be honest with you – before researching my Route 66 trip properly, Greater Palm Springs was, as the saying goes, so far off my radar it wasn’t even a blip.

With so many more well-known destinations like Los Angeles and San Francisco, visitors to California definitely have a hard time picking out places to visit.

But as I was on a road trip and had the freedom of having a car, it was the perfect opportunity to explore this part of the Californian desert.

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Published on Metro.co.uk on 21st November 2017

You will never be short of things to do in California, whatever your interests are.

The enormous state is home to beaches, mountains and some fantastic cities.

It also happens to be the end of the line for Route 66, which finishes at Santa Monica pier.

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Published on Metro.co.uk on 14th November 2017

One of the things you will notice when you’re driving Route 66 is how much the landscape changes.

The urban and green setting of the east will gradually melt into the stunning land formations of the west.

If you started your journey in Chicago, you will probably have been on the road for a week by the time you get to New Mexico.

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Published on Metro.co.uk on 7th November 2017

Route 66 is the most iconic road trip across America but its length might be off-putting to many people.

I spent three weeks on the road, driving from Chicago to Santa Monica, and I felt like I barely scratched the surface.

There was so much to see along the way, and somehow I always felt I was pushed for time.

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Published on Metro.co.uk on 4th November 2017

I feel sort of ignorant because until last week, I didn’t realise versions of Airbnb for people of colour was a thing.

Ignorant because services like Noirbnb have been around for at least a year, and more are cropping up all the time, but I have somehow managed to miss this trend.

In case you didn’t know, these alternatives have come into existence because there have been a number of high-profile reports of host racism on Airbnb in recent years.

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