With Spring Break upon us, and warm weather ahead, there's no time like the present to think about the open road.
Jamie Jensen's Road Trip USA is the best place to start for info on leisure motoring: Jensen has the driving chops, having logged nearly half a million miles on America's two-lanes. His blog is terrific, too. Check out the recent post on how to rent a car for a cross-country trip for $1.99 a day (of course there are some caveats, but it can be done).
Offbeat tourist attractions scattered across the country are tracked on Roadside America.
How to Road Trip is a funny primer on what to do and what not to do on your epic journey. Sample: "Driver controls the music. Passenger gets two vetoes per three hours or 150 miles, whichever comes first. No exceptions."
Mom's Minivan has 101 car travel games and road trip ideas for kids.
Hey, government can do something right! Check out the National Scenic Byways Program.
10 Great American Road Trips has some great picks of one-day trips in each region of the country.
The DVD Route 66 is a documentary about the road trip of all road trips: Chicago to Santa Monica. Watching it is a way to take a spin on the ultimate memory lane.
No two people are ever going to agree on exactly what would constitute the perfect road trip soundtrack. Even so, here's an interesting list of 40 albums.
And for those of you who want to take an armchair traveler's road trip, the chair (no arms, alas) and ottoman (pictured above) from L.A.'s Homework design store, has the perfect solution.
written on Thursday Mar 8, 2007
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