AAA’s Road Trip Planner Has 450+ Detailed Itineraries to Help You Find Your Next Trip With the weather warming, AAA is looking ahead to a busy spring and summer of travel inside the U.S. According to a survey it conducted, nearly 100 million Americans plan… Johnny Jet , April 9, 2019
This App Offers Cheap, GPS-Powered Tours for North American Road Trips Last month we featured Shaka Guide, a GPS-based guide app for Hawaii. The post was well-received and generated some great reader input—including the suggestion that I check out a similar… Johnny Jet , February 20, 2019
20 Stops to Make on a Cape Breton Road Trip Nearly three decades ago, as a speechless baby, I was couriered by CAT ferry from Bar Harbor (Maine) to Nova Scotia. I cried from beginning to end. Among the things I did not… Ian Livingston , October 18, 2018
York Durham Headwaters: The Perfect Ontario Road Trip Destination I spend a lot of time in Canada since that’s where my beautiful wife Natalie was born and raised. She grew up just outside of Toronto, which is 90… Johnny Jet , October 10, 2018
Reno to Tahoe: A Weekend Road Trip Itinerary Relying only on stereotypes—like we do before experiencing a place firsthand—I had previously imagined Reno as a grandparent’s paradise. A place where our nation’s retirees spend their days in front… Colleen Fogerty , August 6, 2018
Consider Bringing Paper Maps on a Road Trip Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Judy G., who says: “In rural areas or hilly/mountainous areas… Johnny Jet , May 4, 2018
Eating Portugal: A Road Trip From Lisbon to the Algarve Coast On a recent road trip from the historic hills of Lisbon to the sunny cliffs of the Algarve coast, I had the chance to explore Portugal and why it has… Paul Shoul , December 22, 2017
Road Trip to Norwalk, Connecticut If you’re following along on our first family summer road trip, you know our first stop was New York City. Our next stop was my hometown of South Norwalk, Connecticut,… Johnny Jet , September 4, 2017
Our First Family Summer Road Trip Growing up, my family and I took many summer road trips. My parents, plus four kids, plus the dog made for a full car but I have a ton of… Johnny Jet , September 4, 2017
10 Road Trip Essentials Road trips are such a great way to travel and ever since Jack was born, that’s how we’ve been getting around. Since his pediatrician recommended that he not fly before… Johnny Jet , March 16, 2017
Jack’s First Road Trip to the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage Our son Jack was born in mid-September and we thought that by now, he would have traveled out of the country. But our pediatrician recommended we wait until flu season is… Johnny Jet , February 26, 2017
8 Best Road Trips in the United States Breathtaking views, twisty roads, hole-in-the-wall restaurants with awesome food and unexpected wonders along the way. There’s nothing that says spontaneous exploration quite like taking on the open road. There’s a… Caitlin Martin Marker , October 23, 2016
5 Family Road Trip Tips When I was a kid, I loved family road trips! We took quite a few long ones traversing Canada and seeing the country from one end to the other and… Natalie DiScala , April 24, 2016
My LA Road Trip Escape – Just A Few Hours North Sometimes you just want to get in the car and drive with no destination in mind. I had a little business in San Louis Obispo, about 3 hours north of… Melissa Curtin , March 5, 2012
A Road Trip Through Normandy France By: Paul Shoul My travel buddy Max Hartshorne, the editor of GoNOMAD.com, and I sat down at Le Rocher, (5 Rue du Rocher 7508 Paris) a small cafe in Paris… Team Johnny Jet , November 25, 2009