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Four Down Two Across: The Sterling Highway Out Of Anchorage
Jun 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
The weather here in Alaska has been gorgeous -- sunny and warm. Friday's high was around 70. Robert and I were told this isn't normal, especially the clear skies.
We started the morning in Anchorage, where I taped my weekly NPR puzzle at KSKA, for airing nationally on Sunday. It involved a game of Categories based on the name HOMER, the town where we were headed. The player did pretty well, ...
Four Down Two Across: The Alaska Table Tennis Club And Mendenhall Glacier
Jun 7th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
It's almost midnight in Anchorage as I write this, and the sun is just setting. Dawn is only a few hours away. The sheer length of a June day here takes some getting used to.
Robert and I started the day with a 9 a.m. meet-and-greet at KTOO, the public radio station in Juneau. About 60-70 listeners showed up. The station manager interviewed me on a small stage, and I ended by presenting ...
Photo Of The Day: Exploring Glacier National Park
May 19th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
JasonBechtel, Flickr
It's almost summer, and you know what that means? Road trip season. Sure, you can take a road trip any time of the year, but there's something about warm air drafting through the windows as you drive down an unexplored road, twisting and winding towards a new and tempting destination.
JasonBechtel's photo, taken on the iconic Going to the Sun Road from the front of a ...Summer Travel Infographic: Scenic Highways And Byways
May 9th, 2013 at 2:00PM: It's almost that time of year again – road trip time, that is. From a long-haul, cross-country road trip adventure to a weekend warrior trek, planning a road trip takes more than just great company and a killer soundtrack. The scenery must be equally impressive. We're fans of this new infographic detailing some of the country's most scenic highways and byways. ...Drive Nacho Drive: Bloggers Navigate China By VW Bus And Kickstarter Campaign
Apr 23rd, 2013 at 1:30PM: We've heard of camping excursions and perhaps the occasional extended road trip in retrofitted buses, but what about an around-the-world adventure? That's exactly what's planned for Brad and Sheena Van Orden, an Arizona couple who has already trekked from the United States to the southern tip of Argentina and are now somewhere in Southeast Asia, plotting their journey west towards Greece in their ...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 ...New Spring Road Trip Options Save Money And Time
Mar 10th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
March 20 is the first day of spring and for those in the northern plains of the United States, the day just can't get here fast enough. Battered by late winter storms, spring road trip thoughts were put on hold as attention was drawn to record snowfalls. Spring will eventually get here. When it does, plans for a road trip might be just to get out of town with the destination unknown or a ...Save On Road Trip Expenses With The Right Credit Card
Mar 2nd, 2013 at 4:00PM: Planning a road trip anytime soon? Odds are the price of gas is a consideration if not a major concern. As gas prices continue to rise, travelers are looking for new ways to save. Tuning up the car, using smartphone apps to find the lowest price around, inflating tires properly and other money-saving measures can help. Using the right credit card can gain big savings too. The current national ...Budget Travel In The Midst Of Luxury: Exploring Monaco In One Afternoon
Feb 8th, 2013 at 9:00AM:
"I have a crazy idea ... lunch in Monaco?"
It was the end of a two-week documentary film production in France and we were spending the last night in Nice, so our director deemed it only fitting to grab lunch in the world of casinos and Formula One racing. When in Nice, drive to Monaco.
Opting for the scenic Basse Corniche route as opposed to the autoroute, we drove along the coastline ...A Traveler In The Foreign Service: A Guys Road Trip To Transylvania
Jan 24th, 2013 at 10:00AM: In the Foreign Service, it's easy to calculate who your best friends are. They're the people who will come visit you in places like Khartoum, Yekaterinburg or Bujumbura. Diplomats who get posted to London, Paris, Rome and a handful of other cushy places find themselves running informal bed and breakfast operations, as marginal friends and distant relatives come out of the woodwork to claim a free ...Photo Of The Day: Ghost Town Gas Station
Jan 11th, 2013 at 5:30PM:
The road trip: that iconic form of travel that lets us explore at a different pace. If you have ever crossed the country on four wheels, you know the role that gas stations play, both for keeping your vehicle going, and for strong black coffee and snacks. If you are lucky, there's even a good diner attached. But as more and more people fly to complete their trips, is the iconic ...Winter Road Trip? You'll Need This Stuff To Survive
Dec 28th, 2012 at 1:00PM: If a winter road trip is in the works and reports of major winter storms have not scared off the idea yet, we have some hard-learned tips. Unlike a summer road trip, winter road trippers have some different challenges. Besides the obvious (snow, rain, sleet and hail), simply not being able to roll down the window or pull off the road to visit some place not on the planned route can add a different ...Travel By Car Driving Obesity Epidemic, Say Researchers
Dec 20th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Holiday travel by car might be less expensive than flying, a train trip or a Christmas cruise to festive destinations, but new research urges caution while driving – not for safety's sake, but because of a direct relationship suggested between body mass index (BMI), calories consumed and automobile travel.
A new study by University of Illinois researchers suggests that both daily ...Holiday Travel, By The Numbers
Dec 19th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Holiday travel is almost upon us and that has a greater than ever number of people in the air, at sea and on the road for Christmas. Call it what you will; an improving economy, declining unemployment, pent-up travel lust or just that time of the year; travelers nationwide have plans for the holidays.
"The year-end holiday season is the busiest travel time of the year," said Jessica Brady, ...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 ...
Kentucky's Forbidden Donuts
Nov 14th, 2012 at 12:00PM: For a place that doesn't get a whole lot of national press, Kentucky must have as many claims to fame as any state in the country. There's thoroughbred horseracing, famous family feuds, bluegrass music, and the nation's most storied college basketball team. And in the food and drink arena, the Bluegrass State is known for KFC, the Bourbon Trail, mutton BBQ, hot browns, burgoo, and mint juleps, not ...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 ...Over The River And Around The Detour With Road Travel Info Sources
Nov 9th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
"Over The River and Through the Wood" is a Thanksgiving song that many travelers will be humming if not singing in a couple weeks as they hit the road for holiday events. To keep the holiday mood light, many will turn to a variety of online and smartphone tools designed to make life on the road easier.
Sigalert takes the California Highway Patrol definition of "any unplanned event that ...NFL Road Trips On New Travel Channel Show
Nov 6th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
NFL road trips are the subject of a new Travel Channel show: "NFL Road Tested," premiering in December. The new show brings an inside look at what it takes to move an NFL football team from city to city. While the show will focus on how to go about feeding, clothing and housing the team, it will also look at how NFL stadiums prepare for thousands of fans.
"This show will offer viewers a ...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 ...
