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Detroit to Seattle by highway in five minutes
Feb 11th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
When I was in high school and college, some of my fondest experiences were the road trips that I used to take with my friend Chris. On one, we drove from Ann Arbor into Ontario to see the Weakerthans at the Trasheteria in Guelph and then moved onward to Toronto and our favorite hostel in Kensington Market.
Trips like this are the foundation on which I built my travel career, and now that ...
America's baddest badlands
Jan 17th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
One of the greatest things about the United States is its environmental diversity. From towering forests of pine to sun-hammered deserts, from snowy peaks to steaming swamps, this nation has it all.
Some of the most compelling places are also the harshest. Take this view of the sand dunes of Death Valley, taken by talented photographer John Bruckman. This is the worst part of the Mojave ...Video of the Day: Brussels to Bruges in two minutes
Jan 9th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
Road trips seem to be a very American activity. Driving cross-country, family vacations to national parks and the like. However, road trips are popular around the world. Caravanning (what we would call RVing) is quite popular in the UK. Also, because European countries are so much smaller than the United States, driving within a country or to neighboring nations is pretty simple. This video ...
10 tips for road-tripping with your dog
Jan 6th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
There are rules for the road and there are rules for the road if you're on the road with your canine friend and so, I present to you, 10 tips for road-tripping with your dog. My husband and I returned to Austin a few days ago after spending 38 days straight on the road. It was just us, our new loft-bed-outfitted minivan, and our 6 month old puppy when we took off from our house on November 21st. ...50 states in 50 weeks: A unique interpretation of modern America
Jan 1st, 2012 at 2:00PM:
What does it mean to be an American in modern times? That is the question propelling Josh Hailey forward on a mission to visit 50 states in 50 weeks and capture modern America in a visual way. The final project from the road trip will be a 100-page photography book.
The project will go further than photography, however, as Hailey plans to conduct interviews and shoot video footage, as well. ...
Video of the Day: Dog in Cars
Dec 12th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
If you have dogs, you know that car rides can be an adventure. Whether you're on a road trip, running errands or just taking your pups to the vet, time in the car with dogs is always interesting. I have two dogs and they couldn't be more different in the car. We take our dogs camping, on hikes and to family gatherings. Our little guy curls up in a ball and sleeps. Our black lab mix, however, ...
Roadtrip across America in a five minute video capturing 55 days, 32 states and 12,225 miles
Nov 9th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Amazing. Freelance photographer Brian DeFrees took a two-month road trip across the United States and wanted to turn the project into something creative at the end. The result? This five-minute video.
The project started August 8 in Syracuse, New York and ended October 1 in Syracuse. The original video? Nearly two-hours long. The edited version - five minutes, fourteen seconds.
How did ...
Carschooling: Why traveling is the best education
Nov 9th, 2011 at 3:00PM: As someone who loves the way travel affects and evolves language I was immediately drawn to an article by Malea, of the blog "M and J in a Nutshell", on the topic of carschooling. While Malea shares her experience of homeschooling on the road during her family's move across the country I couldn't help but think just how beneficial carschooling could be to not only children, but also parents and ...In the United States? Catch a free ride with the Kindness Cab
Nov 1st, 2011 at 11:00AM: From now up until November 13, 2011, anyone located in between Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, California, can catch a free ride in a 1985 London Sterling taxi. CouchSurfer Leon Logothetis started driving the Kindness Cab in a an effort to give back to the community as well as raise money for charity. If you're interested in hitching a ride with him, you can click here to follow his whereabouts ...Photo of the Day - Route 66 Signage
Oct 30th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
Route 66, the legendary roadway of American lore, may be no more, but ghostly vestiges of its existence still remain. Take the lovely stretch of retro hotel signs in Albuquerque New Mexico - part of the old Route 66 route. Just off the University of New Mexico campus, you'll find a scattered collection of these aging neon beauties, sprouting like weeds among discount furniture stores, ...Transmongolia - Part Two: Hitching a Ride
Oct 28th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Transmongolia: Part Two – Click above to watch video after the jump
After gaining my bearings in Ulaanbaatar and making a few friends over rocket propelled grenades, I set off for Ölgii - a dusty city of roughly 29,000 people and the capital of the remote province of Bayan-Olgii Aimag.
From Ulaanbaatar, the flight to Ölgii Airport was just 2 1/2 hours in a noisy Saab ...Travel in the southern United States for free with Megabus
Oct 25th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Who doesn't love free travel? With a new hub in Atlanta, Georgia, Megabus is giving away 10,000 free seats to travelers using their new routes during trips taking place November 16 to December 16, 2011. The eleven cities included in the new route leaving from Atlanta include:
Birmingham, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chattanooga, ...Photo Gallery: Abandoned Americana
Oct 20th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
The old America is all around us. Americans used to be farmers. They used to go to drive-in movies. They used to think Route 66 was the greatest highway in the world. Some still do.
If you drive out of the city and leave the strip malls and cookie-cutter suburban homes behind, you'll find it soon enough. Head down a county road and you'll pass dilapidated farmhouses and overgrown gardens, the ...Photo of the day: VW road trip
Aug 31st, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Who doesn't want to roll around England's countryside in a VW van, stopping to read and set up camp between lush rolling hills? Sometimes the idea of living by way of van, by way of the road, seems too far-fetched to travel-loving dreamers out there. I'm here to tell you... it is not far-fetched! Buy a van! Move into it! Drive! Explore! Use exclamation marks as often as possible; it will show ...In St. Louis, Finding Family Connections on The Hill
Aug 16th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Vitale's bakery in St. Louis makes 25,000 pizza "shells" a week, turning out the flash-baked crusts on a production line in a sturdy brick building on Marconi Avenue. Many go to local restaurants. But as I toured Vitale's recently, a guy snuck in the side door, his granddaughter in tow, picked up a sack of shells and ducked out. No big deal: He's a friend of the family. It all makes sense in ...Top travel 'tunes: a travel-themed playlist from the Gadling team for your next road trip
Aug 13th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Planning a road trip? The 21st century version of mixed tape, the playlist, is a must-pack for anyone in the car for longer than a few hours.
Whether you're venturing out for a long weekend at the beach, planning a Labor Day getaway, or simply wanting to set the mood for an upcoming vacation, try downloading any of these favorite "travel-themed" songs:
On The Road Again, Willie Nelson ...Elvis road trip has more stops than Graceland
Jul 24th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Themed road trips can take on a whole different meaning than simply loading up the car and heading out on the highway. Choosing to stop along the way at everything from each National Park for a photo by the entrance sign, every major sports venue and coming away with a home-team ball cap or all airports along the way just to watch planes take off can transform a simple drive into a memorable road ...Driving from Bangladesh to England in a classic Rolls Royce
Jun 12th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Rupert Grey and his wife Jan are preparing to make an epic road trip this September. The kind of road trip that we all dream about during which we leave our normal, mundane, lives behind in favor of the open road and untold adventures. In this case, our two intrepid travelers will begin their journey in Bangladesh and eventually end up back in their native England, covering thousands of miles in ...Photo of the day: open road in Texas
Jun 8th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
There are plenty of motorcyclists in Texas and there's also plenty of open road. Texas: where summer never really fully ends. I haven't ever driven a motorcycle myself, but I have spent hours upon hours hitching rides as a motorcycle passenger--it's fun. But not only is it fun, it's also so... summer.
Whether you're navigating roads this summer on a bike, by car, or on foot, there is ...Fly or Drive? I can't decide. Now I don't have to
Jun 8th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Sometimes it's hard to decide whether to fly or drive to a destination within the continental United States. Cost comes into play either way and sometimes its the price of gas to be concerned about. Other times, flights are expensive so there's that too. A new online tool takes some of the guesswork out of it and can steer us in the right direction.
The new Fly or Drive Calculator from ...
