Get Away from those Post-Christmas Blues

It’s January. Time to hit the roads! Photo from Stella Blu on Flickr. Ah, January.  Arguably the least enjoyable month of the year.  Christmas has been and gone, the decorations…

Road Tripping Part 1

There is something distinctly American about road trips: The highways and interstates, wide open roads, cheap gas, symbolic rest stops, music and drive-through fast food. I’ve driven across country to…

5 Books for Road Trips

On the Road by Jack Kerouac Probably the most famous road trip book ever written, Kerouac’s fictionalization of his cross-country wanderings is known as the book of the Beat Generation,…

Driving in the East of the USA

My first major road trip was when I was seven. And really, it wasn’t a trip as I never did make it back to the starting point. When my family…

Traveling with Purpose

While in Europe, I traveled with no purpose beyond seeing whatever city I landed in. I went to Rome with a vague sense that seeing the sights was important but…