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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 7

Trenna with cowboy boots on sitting n the bumper of a car from the TV show "Dallas".
"Ewing 1, Me blonde & Texan boots." 18 February 1982. Trenna in full Dallas mode.

Diary Entries From 17 February to 10 March 1982

The USA Travel Diary series starts HERE.

Wednesday 17th of February

Caught a cab into downtown Dallas. We saw the Ewing Boulevard but not any Cowboys. Dallas is definitely not as glamorous as it is made out to be on telly.

Date: 18/2/82–21 –/2/82

Place: Dallas – Los Angeles

Weather: 70° F – 86° F and humid

Thursday 18th February

We took a tour to Southfork Ranch. Which was … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 7”

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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 6

a white stately home
"Graceland"

Diary Entries From 25 December to 16 February 1982

The USA Travel Diary series starts HERE.

Date: 2/2/82

Place: Chicago

Weather: too bloody ridiculous for words

Note from Greg in 2023: For context, from what I recall from what Trenna told me the background to the Chicago visit was as follows. 
Toni had met a nice, attractive sailor, Wayne, when he was on shore leave in Perth.  They went to Chicago to catch up with him. 
However it turns … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 6”