Iola Speck, a teenager who lives in England, and her father are exploring the city of Iola this week. A few years ago, they Googled her name, discovered the town and decided it would be “quite cool” to visit…. Iola and her father, Ivan, spent two days in Iola as part of a driving tour around the Midwest. They live in Higham, a village near Rochester in Kent, which is in southeast England. They flew into Chicago last week, where they rented a camper van airbrushed in bright colors. It was sure to get attention, and it would be their home for about two weeks; they slept in the back, taking up residence at “car parks” (the British term for parking lots) at Walmarts in cities they visited. They arrived in Iola on Wednesday afternoon, where they visited the Register’s office. Ivan is a sports reporter, so he appreciates the value of a quirky story and thought Iolans might like to know about Iola’s visit.
Source: The Iola Register
