Renting a car on vacation can be: an opportunity to test out a different car model, a necessary evil, an overpriced indulgence or some combination of the above On our last trip, it was just a waste of money. But by doing your homework, you can make renting a car on vacation a pleasure. Based…
Road Trip Apps : Road Trip Assistance From Your Smartphone
In the olden days, it was a competition to see who could spot the first billboard advertising the needed stop on the family road trip. But now, with a smartphone in nearly every hand in the car, plus a media console with brains of its own, all the driver has to do is ask the…
Potty Training and the Road: Getting Your Little Ones Ready
My daughter turned two in April. Well, a few Aprils ago, to be truthful. But that magic day sent me bolt upright in bed, sweating and fearful in the middle of the night: My daughter needed to be potty trained, and I’d failed miserably with my older daughter. And of course, in just a few…
Road Trip Detroit: Music, Fun and American Ingenuity-Oh, And Pizza!
It might not be until you get to Detroit that you understand just how much this city is part of our nation’s fabric. The city’s woes–crumbling cityscapes, a struggling government, the threat of the demise of its industries–have kept tourists at bay. But… all that has changed. Between a spruced up downtown, world class museums,…
Road Trip Vices–And Apps to the Rescue
Admit it: There are things we all do on the road that we would never do at home. Candy for breakfast, gossip magazines as intellectual stimulation, milkshakes for dinner. But truthfully, our vices are part of what makes travel possible. Whether by air or auto, every trip has its indulgences and compromises that smooth the…
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