May 25th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Most people have heard of Route 66. It's iconic. It's a classic American highway recognized in pop culture and its expanse covers many U.S. states. The route original passed through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Although officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985, many portions of the original road are now National Scenic ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Iconic Road Trip: Route 66's Classic American Countryside
May 25th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Most people have heard of Route 66. It's iconic. It's a classic American highway recognized in pop culture and its expanse covers many U.S. states. The route original passed through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Although officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985, many portions of the original road are now National Scenic ...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 ...Iconic Road Trips: Blue Ridge Parkway Paradise
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:00PM:
The Blue Ridge Parkway is famous for a reason. It's a 469-mile stretch along the Blue Ridge, which is a mountain chain within the Appalachian Mountains. The mountains out west might be more grandeur, but I grew up in the Appalachians, so this drive has a special place in my heart. Contrast to the jagged, towering, snow-capped mountains you'll see in the western parts of the U.S., the Blue ...Iconic Road Trips: Enjoying Idaho's Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
May 22nd, 2012 at 2:00PM:
If you're already in Idaho, chances are you've already had your breath taken away at the hand of your surroundings. But the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, also known as Idaho State Highway 21, will make you fall in love with the Idaho landscape if you haven't already. Beginning in Boise, the "City of Trees," this road is carved within the Boise National Forest and the scenery here is ...Iconic Road Trips: An Unforgettable Trip Down The West Coast
May 21st, 2012 at 2:00PM:
The days I spent driving down U.S. Route 101 in Oregon through Highway 1 in California were some of the best days of my life. Admittedly, I was malleable for the molding. I had just gone through a breakup and was getting ready to start a summer-long tour alongside the ex. I decided to take a detour on my way from New York to California, where the tour began. I drove across the country to ...Iconic Road Trips: New England's Coastal Drive
May 20th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
I met up with a childhood best friend of mine a few years ago in Boston. From there we drove to an ocean-side, dog-friendly resort in Maine that we'd decided to vacation at for a few days. Before we began our drive back to Boston, we realized we had all day to kill, so we chose our route back accordingly. Highway 1 isn't just a West Coast thing – it's pretty great on the East Coast, too. ...The Lincoln Highway: Following The Main Street Across America
Apr 27th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Route 66 is often called "The Mother Road," and a drive along it brings up all sorts of nostalgia for those simpler days when there was no app for that and nobody could call you while you were driving.
It wasn't the first cross-country road, however. The Lincoln Highway, which we should perhaps call "the Grandmother Road," was finished in 1913 as part of an ambitious project when ...Video: a road trip from Rhode Island to Costa Rica
Mar 17th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
"In the fall of 2004, three friends were given a choice: get a job to pay off student loans and settle down, or fix up an abandoned pop-up camper and take a drive from Rhode Island to Costa Rica."
It's a pretty easy decision, at least for us here at Gadling. The boys of Gnarly Bay Productions apparently agreed, and they documented their trans-continental adventures in //finding forever//, a ...
Video of the Day: Quito to the Ecuadorian coast
Mar 12th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
Road trips are great. Road trips in foreign countries are an adventure. In this time-lapse video, travelers make the drive from Quito, high in the Ecuadorian mountains, to the coast. It's amazing to see the climate and topography change as the trip takes them from an elevation 9,350 feet down to sea level. The only things we're still curious about are the snacks that they packed for the ride! ...
Road trip plans foiled by rising gas prices
Feb 28th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Just as spring and summer road trip plans are being made, gas prices are on the rise. That's no big news, as we reported the same thing about this time last year. This year, though, gas prices are beginning their annual climb earlier than ever with potentially bad news on the horizon for road trippers making plans right now.
In an interview with the Buffalo News, Patrick DeHaan, a senior ...Talking your way into or out of a speeding ticket
Feb 13th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Do you know why I pulled you over? It's the question you hate to hear on a road trip and there is no right answer. In most cases, you know very well why you've been pulled over: you were driving too fast. But is it best to immediately admit it and apologize; play dumb and say something like, 'I'm not sure, was I going to fast?', make an excuse for why you were speeding, or go the denial route and ...Six things NOT to do when renting an RV
Feb 13th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Forget your trailer park misconceptions: If you're planning a long haul road trip, either in the U.S. or abroad, renting an RV may be your most cost-effective way to travel.
At least that's what my husband and I found when we took a 24-foot-long campervan through the South and North islands of New Zealand last fall. Not only did we have more freedom to go where we wanted without waiting for ...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 ...
