Nov 5th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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Yesterday, Annie posted a top ten list about why road trips suck. I was shocked and appalled, to say the least. After reading her piece and discussing it with folks on Twitter, I deduced that Annie didn't really hate road trips. She hated long car rides. There's a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Top Ten Reasons that Road Trips Rock
Nov 5th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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Yesterday, Annie posted a top ten list about why road trips suck. I was shocked and appalled, to say the least. After reading her piece and discussing it with folks on Twitter, I deduced that Annie didn't really hate road trips. She hated long car rides. There's a ...Top Ten Reasons that Road Trips Suck
Nov 4th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Whether you're trying to save money or shrink your vacation's carbon footprint, you probably know, deep down, that road trips suck. There are definitely good things about the open road; the unexpected detours, the wind in your hair (or exhaust in your face, eyes) ... but for the most part, sitting in traffic in a closed vehicle for untold hours with people you may or may not normally tolerate for ...The Alaskan roadhouse experience
Oct 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Last month, Up Here Magazine ran a feature on the end of the roadhouse. Even if you've never stopped at a roadhouse while driving long distances, you're likely familiar with the sight of them: generally a larger main building with a few gas pumps and a small restaurant, and several cabins fanning out on either side. These days, many of them are sagging in the weeds and boarded up. Up Here cites ...Great American Road Trip: The Corn Palace
Aug 3rd, 2009 at 3:30PM: It took three trips through South Dakota before we made it to The Corn Palace, a mecca of sorts in Mitchell, a town that seems as if it might be in the middle of nowhere. The middle of nowhere is a significant detail. Back in 1892, settlers to South Dakota wanted to showcase the harvest bounty of the state and attract people to the area.
If you've driven through South Dakota in this decade--it's ...SkyMall Monday: Leather Driving Gloves
Aug 3rd, 2009 at 1:00PM: I love a good road trip. There's nothing better than leaving the SkyMall Monday headquarters and exploring this great country of ours. But the rigors of a long car ride can often be too much for a man to handle. I'm not talking about my legs getting stiff or all the fast food I eat at rest stops. No, it's the blisters. When I drive, it's a white knuckle adventure and it wears out my silky smooth, ...Hole N" the Rock in Utah, one-of-a-kind-roadside must see
Aug 3rd, 2009 at 10:30AM: There's Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota that pays tribute to one man's vision of turning solid rock into the faces of U.S. presidents. And there's Hole N" the Rock in Utah--one man's vision to turn a rock into a home and a gift shop.
Not far south of Moab, Utah on U.S. 191, along gorgeous red rock cliffs that glow almost neon against the blue sky, you'll see billboards that shout out statements like ...Rest stop closings: Lack of funds not the only reason
Jul 24th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Like Virginia, Georgia is also closing rest stops. The number of closings is not as dramatic as Virginia's almost half. In Georgia only two are to be closed so far, but they do point to another problem besides budget woes--safety.
Two rest stops on I-85 in Georgia are being closed because of the increased activity in vandalism and drug use at them, particularly at night and on weekends. According ...Delta's checked baggage fee to go up: A flawed, unfair practice
Jul 23rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: While browsing Wallet Pop, I found out that Delta is increasing its checked baggage fee as of August 4. If you don't check your baggage on-line before you arrive at the airport, you'll have to pay $20 for that first bag instead of $15.
Okay, people. Okay Delta, who I'm not too pleased with already, enough is enough. Here's why I think that's nonsense, and I'm a person who paid $55 total for ...More road trip gadgets - technology to help prevent traffic tickets
Jul 22nd, 2009 at 11:30AM: Here at Gadling, we don't condone, recommend or suggest speeding - in fact, I'm pretty sure every single one of us sticks to the speed limit at least 25% of the time. So, if you find yourself on a long road trip, and begin to wonder whether the speed limit signs are the law, or merely a recommendation, then you can put technology to work staying safe from tickets. Nowadays, there are several ways ...Northeastern Montana: More than land to blast through
Jul 17th, 2009 at 1:30PM: I've driven through northeastern Montana twice. The second time was last summer. Each time my husband, kids and I have blasted through on our way to elsewhere--once to East Glacier and once to Billings. With the miles it takes to get that far from central Ohio, putting the pedal to the metal is a tendency.
As we pass each town separated by wide expanses of scenery topped by endless sky, "That ...10 gadgets to make your road trip more enjoyable
Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:00AM: ROAD TRIP! It doesn't matter whether the economy is making you pick the car over the plane, or that you just really like driving through this wonderful country - everyone needs some time away from home, and taking the car is a fantastic way to see more than you can from 35,000 feet. Of course, a lineup of awesome road trip gadgets is perfectly timed for the Gadling Perfect Road Trip contest, so ...Great American Road Trip 2009: The fly and drive combo New Mexico to Montana and back
Jul 8th, 2009 at 10:00AM: For the past seven summers, ever since we moved back from India, we've embarked on a Great American Road Trip. The first was the mega version that put 10,000 miles on a new Ford Taurus station wagon in three months. Mind you, this was in 2003 with a 10 year-old and a 1 ½ year old-and without video games, computers or a DVD player.
This year's version is a fly drive combo. Three months for ...Beer travel for Memorial Day: 10 options and more
May 20th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Head to any state and you'll find a favorite local beer with quite the following. At HalogenLife, Kyle Anderson has come up with a favorite 10 beers in 10 states list to add perfection to a Memorial Day weekend trip. The list doesn't mean you should drink and drive your way across America. Instead, use it as a guide to the best beers whether you're beaching it, going on a picnic, or throwing a ...Stories from and for the road: NPR Road Trips
May 11th, 2009 at 3:30PM: If you're like me, you already think that an NPR story is a good listen. But add a quirky travel destination or persona to the mix, and you're one happy NPR-listener. A new CD series--NPR Road Trips--has just been released by NPR and HighBridge Audio. It includes: Roadside Attractions, National Park Adventures, and Postcards from Around the Globe. I imagine the stories being enjoyed best at the ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of May 2--May 8
May 9th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Sometimes a Gadling post grabs one's attention and you think, "Gaad!"
That's what I thought when I read Scott's post about the flesh eating bacteria that killed a man while he was on a cruise. I'm heading off on my first cruise in August. Naturally, a flesh-eating bacteria cruise story has impact.
There are other posts that make a person ponder about life in general. That's what happened ...Got road rage? Try using a different digit to express it
May 7th, 2009 at 1:30PM: I'm a bit of a road rager. Since I live 126 miles down a two-lane mountain road from a major airport, doctor, dentist, and multi-screen movie theater, I often find myself tailgating RVs and Sunday drivers who don't read the "holdup of more than five vehicles is illegal" signs. They also often neglect to move into the right lane when a passing lane opens on uphill stretches. The worst part of my ...Two guys, two thumbs, one week and no money. Hitchhiking across the U.S.
Apr 16th, 2009 at 5:30PM: There's a line in the "The Hitchhiking Movie" that made me laugh. Ryan Jeanes, one of the two guys who decided one fine day to hitchhike across the U.S. from New York City to Berkeley, California in one week to test out the kindness of strangers says, after one car dropped them off at what looks like the middle of nowhere, "Three miles further and only 3,000 miles to go."
There are the rides one ...Road trip tips
Mar 10th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Thanks to Tynan's continuing feature on the nomadic life, Gadling's been receiving an influx of requests on tips for big road trips. Those of us who are not quite as daring as Tynan might want to start with a cross-country trip, for example. There's much to consider before you embark on such a journey, so it's important to keep these things in mind:
The company: Road trips are not for the ...Five Great Road Trips From Around The World
Mar 9th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Australian newspaper The Age has put together a list of five of the top drives from around the world. These scenic byways encourage drivers to get behind the wheel, explore, and, as the article says, take the long way home. Some of the roads that make this exclusive list include the Hana Highway in Hawaii, which is lauded for its 80km of winding road, that includes 56 one lane bridges, that ...Great American Road Trip: Travel books for the road. 1 of 4: Sun After Dark
Aug 5th, 2008 at 10:30AM: I'm one of those people who haul books when I travel. I am ambitious, imagining hours of page turning. Usually, though, I barely crack a book. One advantage of riding in a car across a good portion of the United States, as I have recently experienced on my family's road trip to Montana, is the hours for reading.
There are miles and miles and miles between Ohio and Montana, particularly if you ...
