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Road Trip Blogs

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  3. Harnessing Open Source Intelligence: Social Media and the CIA

  4. On This Day: White Boston Man Kills Pregnant Wife, Blames Imaginary Black Man

  5. Study Highlights the High Costs of the Death Penalty

  6. On This Day: Terry Fox’s “Marathon of Hope” Comes to an End

  7. Is Marathon Running Dangerous?

  8. Many US Schools Consider Four-Day School Week

  9. 5 Animals We Need to Survive

  10. On This Day: Witold Pilecki Allows Himself to Be Captured by the Nazis

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Road Trips

Route 66 may no longer appear on most maps, but road tripping is as popular as ever. In this guide you’ll find all the resources you need to plan a trip that’s as smooth as a freshly paved highway. Get ideas, maps and even a list of the 50 greatest driving songs of all time.

Planning a Road Trip

Just because Jack Kerouac hit the road without a plan doesn’t mean you should. If you have ... read more »

Road Trip Tips

Although road trips have a strong presence in media and pop culture, following in the footsteps (or ... read more »

Maps for Road Tripping

Although stopping to ask for directions every mile might help you meet more people on your trip, ... read more »

Road Trip Blogs

AAA may be able to help you out in a real emergency, but if you’re more interested in friendly advice, check out the blogs of some fellow travelers. You’ll find good stories, and probably some good ideas.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • To find more road trip blogs consider searching for the phrase “road trip” on a blog-hosting site like TravelPod or RealTravel.
  • Maps supplement most road trip travel blogs, but they’re more for aesthetic value than for practical purposes. If you’re going to take one of the trips you read about, visit the “Maps for Road Tripping” section of this guide.

Dulcinea's Picks

Roadchix are two women who met at Boston University and started taking a lot of road trips together. Although the site is a bit old, the Roadchix documented all their trips with a journal, photos and a budget. Read about what they did along the way, and get some ideas and tips for planning your own trip.
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TakeMyTrip.com started as one man’s personal travel ”scrapbook” but now serves as a jumping off point for those who wish to follow in his footsteps. Find a list of the road trips he’s taken on the homepage and select one you’d like to follow. Each trip’s page has a map, several pictures, descriptions of the journey and tips.
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TravelBlog hosts this blog of a British father and son touring the west coast of the United States over 15 days.
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