Although we have to admit, America has it pretty jacked up in some respects!
- 6 lane highways (in 1 direction!)
- Fridges with ice and water filters (we don't have those in our meagre sized kitchens in the UK!)
- With the fridge comes apartments that are big enough to house said appliances. We have been to two Floridians houses / apartments and they suitably large!
- Free WiFi is available pretty much everywhere. Every fast food joint or motel has it. There is no "fill out all your life details" to access it either!
- Toll by plate - You drive on a toll, it bills you for the privilege. No wait in a queue to pay a dollar. Very streamline!
- Fuel is way cheaper here. @ $3.69 per gallon it works out to around $1 per litre or £0.65 per litre!
- Car rental is cheap too! We pay about $26 per day. HOWEVER, you have to pay mandatory insurance on top of that at a further $30 per day for basic. It all works out not so cheap as you have to have a car here to get around.
But not in others!
- Drive through Starbucks, pharmacy, ATM, fast food etc - For the incredibly lazy.
- Fast food joints at every exit off the highway. Eating a healthy meal on the road is practically impossible so we try buy healthy snacks from Walmart etc
- Not pedestrian friendly. This is a car culture and although drivers are very respectful of pedestrians and let them have loads of space to cross roads etc, the sidewalks are not conducive to "leggin' it" in cities
- 3G access on mobile phone contracts is not like the UK. There is a serious monopoly on smartphones and usage over here. But, we got a "pay as you go deal" that works out at $2 per day for unlimited local calls to landlines and mobiles
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