May 25th, 2013 at 11:00AM: Alex Briseño, Flickr
A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to El Paso on short notice for a magazine assignment. I found it enjoyable, but on my final day, I was itching to get out of the city limits and explore before my evening flight. Every local I talked to gave me the same response: go for a scenic drive out to Mesilla.
Located just 44 miles northwest of El Paso on the fringes of Las ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Mesilla, New Mexico: Discovering A Different Side Of The Southwest
May 25th, 2013 at 11:00AM: Alex Briseño, Flickr
A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to El Paso on short notice for a magazine assignment. I found it enjoyable, but on my final day, I was itching to get out of the city limits and explore before my evening flight. Every local I talked to gave me the same response: go for a scenic drive out to Mesilla.
Located just 44 miles northwest of El Paso on the fringes of Las ...Route 66 Polaroid Project Aims To Capture The Mother Road The Old-Fashioned Way
Apr 19th, 2013 at 4:00PM: There have been a lot of cool Kickstarter Projects in recent months, but this one will warm the heart of anyone who likes a good old-fashioned road trip. The Route 66 Polaroid Project is just what it says on the tin: a plan to drive the length of the famous highway taking Polaroid snapshots all the way.
Eric and Sarah are getting married in June and they're heading down The Mother Road for ...Video: Take A 5000-Photo, 3-Minute Road Trip Across The USA
Dec 2nd, 2012 at 8:00AM: One of the great travel experiences of all time is the good old-fashioned road trip. There really is nothing like hitting the road with friends with no particular schedule or agenda. The video below captures that feeling oh so well, using more than 5000 photos to sum up a cross-country journey in a little more than three minutes.
The video, which is entitled "Roadtrip USA," was shot by Mike ...
Iraq Road Trip: Who Takes The Ultimate Adventure Vacation And What's It Like?
Nov 14th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
We heard our first gunshots a week into our trip. We were resting after a long drive in our Baghdad hotel when shots crackled through the night. Anyone who was sleeping immediately got up. Nothing wakes you up quicker than gunshots in Iraq.
Insurgency? Sectarian violence? No, a wedding taking place in front of the hotel.
Iraqis like firing in the air when they're celebrating – when ...See All 50 States In America, Legitimately, With A Twist Of Politics
Oct 29th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Visiting the 50 states in America can be a life-long quest for some travelers. Others fall into it through frequent business travel. Many just realize that they have only a few states left and they will have visited all 50. But the criteria used to determine if a visit "counts" and gives one "I was there" rights is another matter.
The All Fifty Club is about as close as we can find to a ...Vagabond Tales: Can Travel Writers Take A Normal Vacation?
Oct 22nd, 2012 at 10:00AM:
I know what you're thinking. Travel writers are always on vacation, so what a silly concept for an article.
Sure, climbing active volcanoes in Chile and staying in castles in Ireland sounds like an enjoyable time, and often times, it is.
But it isn't exactly a normal vacation.
When others might be bathing on the sundeck of a dive boat on the Great Barrier Reef, travel writers instead ...Presidential Road Trips You Can Take This Weekend
Oct 19th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Road trips taken over the weekend can get us away from our normal routine and surroundings without a lot of planning or cost involved. Some people would like to get away from election season ads on television, websites, newspapers and magazines. Others are really into the process of selecting the next president of the United States and look for ways to feed their addiction. Here are some easy ...10 Florida Road Trips That Do Not Include Theme Parks
Oct 9th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
It seems that whenever we think of Florida and travel, beaches and theme parks come to mind. True, there are a bunch of them in the sunshine state. Also true is that Florida offers one of the best places for a good road trip in the country. Year-round mild weather and a well-kept highway system can take travelers to an interesting variety of places at a leisurely pace.
A first stop when ...Songs That Fit The Moment: When Music And Travel Meld
Aug 29th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Has science or popular culture coined a term for the phenomenon of the random playing of a song that perfectly describes a travel situation or mood? Probably. But whatever it is or isn't called, this scenario is something that, once in a great while, happens to all of us when we're traveling.
I'm not talking about favorite road trip songs or music you queue up to fit the destination. Allow me ...A Drive Through Rural Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire
Aug 25th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
England is so much more than its cities.
Most itineraries take in London and one or two more: Oxford or Cambridge, Brighton or Bath. While I love all these places, and live part time in Oxford, it's the countryside that I truly enjoy. Glimpsed from the motorway it makes a pretty backdrop, but get off onto the country lanes and you'll find villages filled with history, old inns with great ...Video: Old West Ghost Town Of Bodie, California
Aug 15th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Here's a double dose of American nostalgia for you. Back in the 1950s, Maxwell House coffee had an "American Scene" series of TV shorts. This episode takes us to the ghost town of Bodie, California.
Gold was discovered in Bodie in 1859 and soon it became a boomtown with more than a dozen large mines and countless smaller claims. Some $80 million in gold was extracted from the surrounding ...
Where To Sleep During A Long-Haul Road Trip: Putting A Price On Your Safety
Aug 14th, 2012 at 11:00AM: As you may have gathered from my last few posts, I spent the second half of July and first week of August living out of my car during a relocation from Seattle to Boulder. En route, I had a family vacation on the Klamath River in Northern California, and business trips to the Bay Area and North Carolina, which is why I was in limbo.
I've road-tripped and relocated across the West many times, ...Infographic: Road Trips, Now And Then
Aug 12th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
The price of road trips, what it takes to make them happen and what we do along the way have changed over the years. Not all that long ago, iPads were not the mobile way to entertain children as DVD players ruled the roads and mini-vans of family vacations. Going back further in time, we find camping that was nearly free, a Burger value meal cost almost ten times less and the price of gas would ...Out-Of-State Moving Checklist: Tips For Relocating And How To Survive The Drive
Jul 28th, 2012 at 10:00AM: As I mentioned in a recent post, I'm currently en route moving from Seattle to Boulder, Colorado. This isn't my first out-of-state relocation, by any means, and at this point, I've got it down to a science, after the movers haul away what I can't cram into my car.
Because summer is peak moving season, I thought I'd share some tips with y'all to make your pre-move checklist and journey less ...Why Speed Limits Are Irrelevant
Jul 18th, 2012 at 11:00AM: The world is getting smaller and tasks that used to take hours or days can now be completed in seconds thanks to the Internet. But it still takes what feels like forever and a day to cross Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and other annoyingly large U.S. states with mind-numbingly dull interstates.
The good news is that speed limits have gone up over the years to the point where highway 55-mph zones ...Road Trip Idea: East Coast Ice Cream Trails
Jul 8th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
The bourbon trail draws crowds of whiskey swillers to Kentucky, but further north several states have introduced treks that appeal to trailblazers of all tastes (and ages). These pilgrimages center around America's favorite dessert: ice cream. If you're visiting or passing through one of these areas this summer, be sure to pull over at a roadside farm to enjoy a scoop or two.
Maryland Ice ...Summer Car Deals: Buyer's Tips
Jun 5th, 2012 at 8:00AM: In a crappy economy, buying a new (or "new") car isn't always a happy event. From Forbes comes a list of four helpful tips to help you save your bank account and your sanity while car-shopping this summer. Hint: it's not too early to start looking for back-to-school or winter wheels, and why outgoing models are often your best bet.
As inspiration, check out Gadling's list of "Iconic Road Trips" ...Vanishing America: The Drive-In Theater
May 31st, 2012 at 9:00AM:
It's one of the icons of American civilization, combining Hollywood with car culture. The drive-in movie theater was once a mainstay of every American city, and plenty of small rural towns too. In the 1950s there were more than 4,000 of them. They were a place for families to enjoy a night out together, and for teenagers to be initiated into the games of adulthood.
Now the drive-in theater ...
Iconic Road Trips: Weaving Through West Virginia And Maryland On Interstate 68
May 26th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
I've driven Interstate 68 more times than I can count. It's one of the main roads I take any time I'm traveling from the east coast to my hometown (Marietta, Ohio) or the town where my family lives now (Morgantown, West Virginia). I am currently engaged in a longstanding love-hate relationship with this road. I love it because the scenery is outstanding. The rolling hills of Appalachia ...Iconic Road Trips: Around Michigan's Upper Peninsula With US Highway 2
May 24th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
US Highway 2, through Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is pristine. This stretch of road is so relatively far out of the way that its untouched beauty is its main attraction. This trip is 290 miles. You'll want to stop off and take a dip every time you see the waters of Lake Michigan glistening beyond the birch trees, and so you should. That's what I did when I drove across this portion of Highway ...
