Hard as it is to believe, it’s been a year since I took my epic road trip around the United States. Ignoring traffic safety laws in several states, I used my iPhone to shoot footage of the world going by outside my Highlander’s windshield. I finally got around to editing it together. The video turned out…
During my first two and a half weeks riding the rails across Asia, I experienced the unexpected sides of China & Mongolia and the charming beauty of Siberia. On the way, my tour passed many more places where I would have liked to stop and look around. Sadly, unless you have an unlimited budget of time and…
When I found myself out of a job this year, I decided to take the opportunity to go on some epic trips. None was more so than riding the Trans-Siberian railroad from Beijing to St. Petersburg. Part One in the series about my journey covered the tour from China to Mongolia. By the end of…
When I knew that my job was being eliminated last year, I sought out some epic travel ideas that the free time and severance pay would afford me. My road trip across the U.S. in the middle of winter was ambitious, occasionally scary, and ultimately astonishing. If I had stopped there before becoming a productive member…
The week before I was scheduled to fly to Portland, a riot took place in the city center. Some extreme nut cases on one side of the political spectrum decided to confront some hardcore juicebags from the other. I never really considered canceling my trip, but it did make me wonder what I would find.…
Somewhere west of Tallahassee on I-10, there’s a billboard letting travelers know they are only 162 miles away from Buc-ee’s. Unless you live in Texas, odds are you don’t know how big a deal this is. If you’ve never heard of them, imagine that somehow your local Quick-E-Mart chain (Wawa, 7-11, Circle K, etc.) and…
Last year, Florida voters amended the state constitution to ban greyhound racing after December 31st, 2020. I didn’t vote for it, but I sympathize with the reasons behind it. The sport has been dying for decades, so the end of greyhound racing was just a matter of time anyway. Since it has been an interesting…
It is all too easy to get stuck in the rut of everyday life and not experience anything outside the small triangle of ground between your house, office, and the nearest supermarket. Taking a road trip is an eye-opening way to help you see the world in a wholly new way. It can be hard…
Nothing this side of apple pie is more American than the road trip. Driving 5,000 miles is a great way to see the country in a whole new light. Taking in the changing scenery, sampling the diverse cuisine and meeting a friendly assortment of people all contribute to the experience, but the most uniquely American…
Vince Gilligan originally intended for Breaking Bad to be set in Riverside, California, a fact I learned while taking the Breaking Bad RV tour on a chilly day in Albuquerque. If Riverside had stayed the location, I likely would have been tooling around the 12th largest city in California instead of the largest one in…