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Freedom & Free Gas! Your Memorial Day Weekend Road Trip is on us!
What better way to honor the freedom earned by those who served, than to hit the road and breathe it in. This Memorial Day weekend, jump into a jalopy and plant your foot on the gas. Wherever you are and whoever you’re with. Go somewhere new, go somewhere you love, heck, go where you always go, just experience the freedom of the...
The Oregon Trail: From Wagon Route, to Video Game to Road Trip!
By Anna Hider As a child, nothing, not even recess, got the classroom more excited than the words “The Oregon Trail”. The classic computer game, first released in 1981, edutained a generation and taught them the hardships and dangers of mid-1800s’ road trips. Pack up your Conestoga wagon, be glad you don’t have to worry about dysentery, and travel the...
Beat the Boredom: 4 Entertaining Road Trip Games
By Rachel Apostoles Road trips are all about seeking out fun and adventure, but when the “are-we-there-yets” set in, here a few games to beat the backseat boredom. We’ve compiled four of our favorite road trip games to keep you, your friends (or the little ones) entertained on those long car journeys. Slug-a-bug A perennial favorite, slug-a-bug makes the...
Get Gone: Two Essential Road Trip Playlists
By Phil Canning Road trip playlists are often the last thing you think about before hitting the road. You’ve packed the car or RV, fueled up, told the kids to use the bathroom one last time, and supplied enough water, soda, and snacks to feed a small army. The trunk is crammed so tightly and carefully that it looks like...
A Roadtrippers Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
By Tatiana Parent When the zombie apocalypse happens just follow these simple steps and you’ll be navigating the barren wasteland and empty roads, not just effortlessly, but you’ll be surviving in style! 1.) Hit the Road. Don’t just hang around when the apocalypse hits, you need to be mobile and proactive. Pack up the RV, load up on gas, and...
Alternative SXSW: Chainsaws, Cathedrals & Pecans!
By Tatiana Parent If you’re roadtripping to SXSW and need a break from the latest hot new photosharing app pitch, then why not explore the other side of Austin, which is otherworldly in its kitschy coolness. Here are 5 of Austin’s Quirkiest Roadside Attractions: Cathedral of Junk (4422 Lareina Dr., Austin, TX) Vince Hannemann considers himself a “yardist”. He’s filled...
Sideways Road Trip: Santa Barbara Filming Locations
By Tatiana Parent We’ve all been there… Middle-aged, past your prime, trying to navigate the restless sense of ennui that plagues the privileged and self-centered. Well, that’s nothing a little wine-tasting, casual sex and a good road trip can’t fix! So, pop open a bottle of your best Cabernet (NO MERLOT!) and enjoy a Sideways road trip through the Santa...
A Whimsical Road Trip To Moonrise Kingdom Filming Locations
By Tatiana Parent Adventure. Innocence. Dysfunction. Passion. Maps. Books. Art. Music. Love. Sex. Actually, the word “whimsical” doesn’t even begin to describe the romantic summer adventures of our protagonists, Suzy and Sam. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a similar bucolic East Coast town (Ipswich, MA), but there’s something iconic and magical about summers in New England. So, I...
The Cocoon Tree Tent: For the Modernist Camper
By Tatiana Parent The Cocoon Tree Tent is truly a modernist nature-lover’s dream. It can float, hang or just sit on the ground (though when it’s hung it gently sways and when it floats it makes you feel like you’re in a softly-rocking womb). To top it off, the entire interior is one huge, comfy circular bed, that measures 10...
The filming locations of Best Picture Nominee Django Unchained
By Lilia Walsh You know the feeling; you’re on vacation in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, hiking in a national park, or walking down a quiet street and suddenly it hits you; “I’ve been here before!”. But wait, no, that’s not possible, you’ve never been here before, so why does it feel so familiar? And then it hits you:...