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My Ultimate Florida Road Trip

By on April 22, 2013 in Florida, road trip, USA

TweetIn case you haven’t heard, I’m currently on my way down to Florida for a press trip I’ve organized myself in cooperation with many destinations. I’ve already listed the details on a page, but I wanted to present it as a post and to add details that I’ve just received! In an effort to see [...]

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Can You Travel Solo in the USA?

By on August 17, 2012 in backpacking, hostels, road trip, USA

Tweet I’ve traveled solo in Europe and Australia, but not much in my country. It’s easy to road trip with family and friends, but not as easy for the solo traveler. I spoke with Christine Amorose towards the end of her USA road trip about what it’s like to travel in the United States, the frustrations [...]

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The East Coast Road Trip: Australian Edition

By on September 23, 2011 in Australia, backpacking, road trip

Tweet image via Australian Tours R Us If you’ve been reading my blog for the past year, you might have heard about the road trip I took with my family from Georgia up to Maine and back, which was known in my blog posts as the East Coast Road Trip. I am now planning another [...]

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Photo Essay: Bigger is Better

By on March 5, 2011 in kitsch, photo friday, road trip, vacations

TweetAfter a short stop at the Big Merino, I was reminded of all the great “big” stuff I’ve seen in my time. I love the kitsch of these roadside attractions. There are hundreds here in Australia, but here’s just a taste of what I’ve seen in my travels. The Big Merino, Golburn, New South Wales, [...]

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Photo Essay: The Great Ocean Road

By on February 21, 2011 in Australia, photo friday, road trip, small town

Tweet It’s one of the most iconic drives in all of Australia, reminiscent of California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The GOR has miles and miles of lush green forests, rocky beaches and laid-back surfer towns. Although it’s not on everyone’s Australian to-do list like the Sydney Opera House and Great Barrier Reef, it’s something that you [...]

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Being a Refugee in Melbourne

By on February 17, 2011 in Australia, backpacking, hostels, Melbourne, road trip

Tweet Considering I thought I would die of a heat stroke in Canberra, I was hoping for better luck in Melbourne. The looooonnnng drive took a lot out of us, but we got to Melbourne around 5 p.m., just as the dark clouds were looming overhead. We checked into the red, blocky Base Backpackers St. [...]

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Canberra: It’s Not Easy Being the ACT

By on February 15, 2011 in Australia, Canberra, friends, road trip

TweetIf Sydney’s the city you want to hook up with and Melbourne is the city you want to date, then you could say Canberra is that drunken one night stand that you’d like to forget. Or so I came to believe when I told Sydneysiders that it was the next stop on my road trip. [...]

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A Trip to Hokie Country

By on November 17, 2010 in Blacksburg, friends, road trip, USA, Virginia

Tweet A sane person would never agree to a last minute road trip to the middle of nowhere right before said person was supposed to embark on an expensive trip to London. As you may have already determined, I am no sane person. In an inebriated state of Halloween madness, my friend Christine asked me [...]

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Photo Friday: Chattanooga, TN

By on October 15, 2010 in americana, Chattanooga, photo friday, road trip, South, Tennessee, travel

Tweet Chickamauga Battlefield I forgot all about these pictures until I started compiling them for a future post about small Southern towns. Two summers ago, my sister Sammi and I took a day trip to Chattanooga, TN. We wanted to do something fun before going to our separate schools. It had been years since we had [...]

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Photo Friday: New River Gorge, WV

By on August 13, 2010 in family, Fayetteville, photo friday, road trip, USA, West Virginia

Tweet As a part of our East Coast Road Trip, my dad wanted to go to this huge bridge about 4 hours out of the way in West Virginia. I couldn’t have been less interested, but it was pretty amazing. The New River Gorge is in Fayetteville, West Virginia and spans one of the longest rivers in [...]

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