• The Hawk is travel weary this week. Paris, Rome,
Page 34
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
California, New York, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea . . . you name it I've been there. Did it all in an afternoon last week as a matter of fact.
That's right, the Hawk visited the World Travel Market held at the Kensington Olympia and what a hoot that was. Countries and islands I had never heard of were begging me to visit them. Beautiful Brazilian bimbos tried to tempt me while somebody from Blackpool promised the holiday of a life time.
At the United States section where every state had its own show I was plied with all sorts of goodies — maps, mugs, caps and badges. Yes, but did they have a truck stop guide? The Alaskans looked at me as though I were bonkers. The Arizona lot admitted they didn't stock such things and the people from Alabama flooded me with apologies for not being able to help.
In desperation I went to Utah. "Got any truck stop guides for Utah?" I asked. "Hell, you don't need no truck stop guide," said the big man from Salt Lake City, "Anywhere you stop in Utah's a truck stop."
So there you have it, y'all. For that special trucker's holiday break Utah's the place for you.