It may not be America but they’re arguably the ultimate roadtrippers so I hope this qualifies as a relevant entry. This weekend we visited the Appleby Horse Fair, an annual gypsy gathering that has been taking place in the north England town of Appleby for at least 270 years, possibly as far back as 1685. Thousands of gypsies, Romanies and other travellers come together from all over Europe (mainly, it must be said, from Ireland) to trade horses, show off their trotting skills, look as intimidating as possible and generally block off all the roads to and from this part of Cumbria for the week before and after the event.
Here are a few photos to give you a taste of what it’s like (and yes, sadly, this is indicative of the weather in England in June).
Peter Thody england, gypsy
The Living-Las-Vegas.com Blogs launched last week. Here is a short post I did this morning about the Knob Hill area. A favorite spot of mine for looking for arrowheads and spear points near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mark Sedenquist hiking, las vegas, rocks
(Photo courtesy of the Overland Journal)
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Mark Sedenquist advice, Equipment, expertise, gear, magazine, Overland Journal, Vehicles
The Ultimate in Road Trip Travel? (courtesy of SuperTruck)
My better half would divorce me and/or leave me in a hot second if I ever acquired one of these beauties… But, I love the creativity of some of these trucks. Built by Chris Walker and George Stickler, owners of Southeast Utilities, — these bad boys are mostly built on a Ford 650 chassis although they do build on Freightliner and GMC super chassis. The company, creates about 50 super trucks a year on a custom-order basis — Scroll down through this page and check out the “Outback” model!
Mark Sedenquist F-650, Off-highway, super trucks
