How much does it cost to drive across country? I have the answer! Today, I’ll be talking about gas prices only. There’s lodging costs, too. They will vary based on your appetite for Motel 6 mattresses and the goodwill you have built up with friends’ couches. Gas is a sort [Keep reading]
I hear from so many people when I make these road trips. They all say the same thing. “I’m jealous!” Well, don’t be. Just get in your car! Later this week, I will write with some things you should know if you are thinking about setting out on a coast-to-coast [Keep reading]
There’s something about Tuesday of a vacation week. I love the feeling of being somewhere new, away from work, having a great time, and realizing it’s only Tuesday. “Wow! It feels like this will last forever!” Call it the Tuesday effect. Click here to sign up for my free email [Keep reading]
The breathtaking ride up, around, and over Independence Pass was worth it. As are the amazing miles of bike trails, or really, simply the parks (ok, that was Rusty talking). The folks at Explore Booksellers hosted a lovely night for me, thanks to Jen Marcum. But even in this Eden-like [Keep reading]
OGDEN, Utah — So here I sit, eyes watering, in a smoking hotel room very much not of my own choice. That’s ok. Stuff happens. But it’s how it happened that has me angry. It’s the toxic mixture of Internet-age consumer screwing and crappy customer service that has me really [Keep reading]
You look at a map, makes your plans to drive across country, and they stare at you right in the face. The Dakotas. Nebraska. Kansas. Head anywhere west and north in America, and you’ve got to cross them. They are flat. They are long. They are slow. And they are [Keep reading]
Denise and Jim Carbone are that lovely young couple you really hope buy the home next door when your neighbors sell. I met them and their golden Beaker (named after the Muppet character) on Tuesday. Both had previous goldens in their lives, before they were married. Both were named Rusty. [Keep reading]
MIDDLEFIELD,OHIO — Merela Carrido works every day in the great outdoors, surrounded by the healthiest of healthy foods. It’s hard work — there’s plenty of 5 a.m. days — but it always puts “money in my pocket.” She lives in Northwest Pennsylvania and helps run a family-owned traveling farmers’ market. [Keep reading]
It’s a question I think about a lot: Are we moving towards a world that’s safer or more dangerous? More or less secure? This week, the “less secure” side scored another goal. Light bulbs can be hacked. Doing so seems like a rather silly science fair project until you think [Keep reading]
There’s only one way to find out what’s going on in America. Go there. Starting this weekend, that’s what I’m doing. Want to call shotgun? (You’ll have to share the seat with Rusty) I’m not talking about the America of the coasts, where the money is printed or the movies [Keep reading]
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