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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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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 ...Photo Of The Day: Howard Johnson Neon Signage
Sep 9th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
There's something so mundane yet fascinating about neon road signage. The services advertised are simple: a clean bed, a comforting meal or a quirky roadside attraction. Yet visually, these neon wonders never fail to grab drivers' (or photographers') attention. Today's photo by Flickr user JasonBechtel is case in point. The brilliant pinks, blues and greens combined with the unique typeface ...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 Do US Travelers Go During Summer?
Jul 24th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Do you want to know what the most popular travel destinations in the United States are for summer? To help relay that information and inspire people with trip ideas, Mapquest has created a "Summer Travel" infographic, which has been shared by Daily Infographic.
By looking at what searches were performed on their website in 2011 as well as doing some factual research, Mapquest was able to gather ...Summer Road Trip With Kids Made Easy
Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
A summer road trip sounds like a lot of fun. Planning where we might drive to, what we will see and do along the way, and even packing the car are all fun parts of the experience. Heading out on the open road with friends can make for a legendary trip. Traveling with children, however, can make the road seem awfully long, especially when patience and attention spans grow short. What we do to ...Where To Get The United States' Best Whiskey
Jul 13th, 2012 at 11:00AM: For those who love whiskey and live in the United States or are planning to visit, you'll love this new infographic. The good people over at Sloshspot have kindly and ingeniously created a map detailing some of the best whiskey distilleries around the country.
If you've ever needed some inspiration to plan a U.S. road trip, or just can't decide which route to take, let this map be your guide. ...A Summer Road Trip Through Southwest Colorado
Jul 10th, 2012 at 11:00AM: While usually thought of as a winter destination, Colorado has a lot to offer the summer traveler. For the itinerary below, I'd suggest touring the U.S. state via car, allotting at least two weeks, although three or four would be better.
Denver
Although this is technically central Colorado, it's an excellent starting point for your road trip, especially since you'll most likely be flying ...Photo Of The Day: Bangkok Motorcycles
Jul 1st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
If there's one sound I remember from my travels in Southeast Asia, it's the motorcycles. The insistent motorized whine of these two-wheeled bikes is audible everywhere you turn, from Hanoi to Bangkok. Today's photo, taken by Flickr user halvora, is a great visual reminder of one of the most iconic images of Southeast Asia. Taken in Bangkok, the black and white image, dashed road lanes and ...Photographers Launch Postcards Across America Project
May 31st, 2012 at 1:00PM: If you think postcards are a lost art, you may want to follow a photography project covering America this summer. Starting tomorrow, two Brooklyn-based photographers will set off on a three-month road trip across the country, sending original postcards with their photographs from each state. Going Nowhere was originally a project to visit all 48 lower states, sharing their experiences via ...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 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 ...
