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Taking The Great American Road Trip, Google-Style
Source: NPR

Marc Horowitz and Pete Baldes wanted to embark on the timeless American tradition of a cross-country road trip, but these days even the cheapest ways of traveling have become a bit of a luxury.

Hitting the open road? Best, worst in-car food
Source: msnbc.com

With sun and sand often on the horizon, there's nothing more American than life on the open road - if only eating on the go were as simple. With summer vacation in mind, Epicurious presents the best and worst road trip snacks.

5 ways to make road trips fun for kids, parents
Source: msnbc.com

A road trip with kids. Yes, there will be spilled drinks, crying, fighting and at least one shower of cold french fries. But do it anyway. It will be worth the effort, and these tips can make the experience memorable and fun for the whole family.

A Road-Trip for 2009

I have been gone for a few days, on the road to Northern California. Did anyone miss me?

5 ways to make road trips fun for kids, parents
Source: msnbc.com

A road trip with kids. Yes, there will be spilled drinks, crying, fighting and at least one shower of cold French fries. But do it anyway. It will be worth the effort, and these tips can make the experience memorable and fun for the whole family.

World's biggest motor home - room to fit a car inside

The world's biggest street-licensed motor home is a massive 18 metres long, has a garage for a small car and it's for sale.

Memories of a Very Good Roadtrip (Well I Had Fun at Least)

**I have been keeping a lower profile on the vine the past week or so and after the vinecast I was energized to finish this thing and get it up on my column.**

A bittersweet end for Gus, the World's Ugliest Dog
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Excerpt: She held him as he left her. He watched her for what seemed like forever. When he shuddered, she tugged the blue blanket over his bald head. On his tiny grave in her backyard, she planted a Butterfly bush with golden flowers.

Cat survives 70-mile trip under owner's truck
Source: msnbc.com

GILBERT, Ariz. - A cat survived a 2 1/2-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner's truck. Gil Smith recently drove from his Gilbert home 70 miles away for a business meeting in Kearny. When he got out of the truck, he heard a cat in distress and realized it was his.

Epic Road Trip: New Zealand to New York
Source: travelblogs.com

An interview with a guy who is on a 2-year road trip across the world.

Foodie Road Trips
Source: MSN

It's become the norm for oenophiles to travel long distances to admire grapevines and finger the soil from which their favorite beverage springs. Some even just like to go on vacation and drink wine. But wineries aren't the only destinations for travel-hungry foodies.

Beer cheaper than water drives surge in supermarket drink sales
Source: Scotsman.com News

SUPERMARKETS and corner shops now account for almost a third of all alcohol sold in Scotland, compared with only a fifth 25 years ago, according to the beer industry.

Scenes from Maui: The Road to Hana

This fall I took a trip to Hawaii. Here's a few highlights, and some things often and/or seldom seen.

Chocolate powered lorry goes to Timbuktu
Source: BBC News

Two British adventurers are setting off on a journey across Europe to west Africa in a lorry powered by chocolate. Andy Pag, of London, and his co-driver John Grimshaw, of Poole in Dorset, were leaving Mr Grimshaw's home town on a cross channel ferry on Friday.

My Trip Plan for 2008 - Day 6
Source: A1E1

Day 6 discusses one of the high points (literally) of this trip - a climb up Longs Peak!

The Frugal Road Trip
Source: The New York Times

NOTHING but sagebrush for 130 miles," said the construction worker in the orange vest who was temporarily blocking U.S. Highway 20 in eastern Oregon.

Revisiting sites from Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road'
Source: The L.A. Times

50 years later, could Kerouac's Sal and Dean find their old haunts?

Good Grief for a Car
Source: The Globe and Mail

My mother is mourning her car. It was a big Oldsmobile, a 1990, creamy grey with a black roadster top; it had a couple of dings but otherwise was sleek and stylish.

My Road Trip to Berkeley: What Music should I Play?

Next week my friends and I will be driving from Southern California to UC Berkeley, some four hundred miles. I cannot wait to make the drive (I like driving, so sue me), but I have a nagging problem: what music am I going to play?

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Ultimate Road Trip
Source: ABC News

The force was definitely with British actors Ewan McGregor, famous for his roles in "Trainspotting," "Moulin Rouge!" and "Star Wars," and Charley Boorman, as they cruised into Cape Agulhas, South Africa (just south of Cape Town) on their motorcycles last Saturday.

From London to Ulaanbaatar—in an Ice Cream Truck
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Driving from Western Europe to anywhere in Asia has always been a dream of mine. I have a German friend who set off in her Audi for China, and a Swiss friend who hit the road for Iran in an aging Mercedes.

Megabus: The $1 road trip
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Megabus: The $1 road trip An upstart bus line that's challenging Greyhound has no terminals, no ticket counters and ultracheap fares.

Travel - India: 10 Most Beautiful Indian Trails
Source: indiculture.com

10 beautiful photos of trails rolling through the landscape of India. The article calls them roads, but most are what I would call trails. But they are quite beautiful.

Zecco.com on the road
Source: YouTube

The new online investment company is sticking to its "community based" ethos, launching what seems to be a road trip video blog.

Time-Lapse Videos: Lacquer: Behind
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Los Angeles to New York in 4 minutes. A time lapse video which apparently has been around for some time shows the journey of a solo traveller as he traverses the continent. Well shot, nicely edited, and a good soundtrack as well.

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