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Just getting to the stage of planning our holiday this year, to the US and Canada. The map above shows where we've already visited - in red (although my other half hasn't been to N. Dakota, we've been to all the others together). It's maybe from this obvious where we'll go this time - spot the gap!

Couple of years back we drove across the US, from Boston to San Diego, which is where we picked up most of our states, although a north-east trip also collected a number as well. Great experiences and very varied experiences too.

It's not about collecting states, of course, but rather seeing things, whether it's the natural beauty (Bryce Canyon, Death Valley, the plains of Iowa), man-made wonders (Mt. Rushmore, Las Vegas) or cities (New York, Chicago, San Francisco). My love of San Diego will no doubt find its way onto this blog at some point! But this year we desert San Diego for the north-west. Perhaps after Iceland we need to see the "equivalents" in the US - Lava Lands, Yellowstone (including Old Faithful) and also edge across the border as well. We've been to Seattle and Vancouver before, so as well as revisiting these beautiful cities we will probably drift towards Snoqualmie and North Bend for a damn fine cup of coffee. And if you don't know what that means....