My youngest sibling and I ventured up to the Traverse City area yesterday, spending a few hours in the Cherry Capital of (Michigan? The U.S.? The World?! (but probably just Michigan!?!)).
Read MoreWhilst brainstorming post ideas, I realized I hadn't yet conjured up a travel/road trip playlist on the blog and that seemed to be something that needed remedying. The first few songs that came to mind happened to be hits from the 1970s, so I decided to run with that all the way.
Read MoreOn an otherwise indiscriminate summer evening in late June, I got behind the wheel of my Chevy Malibu, propped my cellular device on its magnetic holster, and set out into the night in search of my very first Uber fare.
Read MoreMy first road trip in what seems like a great while came to a close with a spontaneous stop in America's third largest city, Chicago, on Monday.
Read MoreI cannot claim to be a fan of NASCAR or racing generally ... But we all picked out a car that we thought would win before things got underway, and it wasn't long before I found myself actually, genuinely rooting for the driver I'd chosen.
Read MoreThough I generally spend more time in vehicles than your average bear (seems that way, anyway), it was nice to be on the road again yesterday heading off to parts unknown for the first time in a while.
Read MoreHappy first day of summer, Northern Hemisphere! To celebrate, I decided I'd scour the internet and create a list of some of the cheapest places to travel to in the next couple months in North America.
Read MoreStatehood might not exactly be in the cards just yet, but there's no need to put your vacation to Puerto Rico on hold too.
Read MoreHaving just sung the final lyrics of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" — as a gang of five college students are apt to do, apparently (or was that just us?) — the front of another vehicle collided with the rear passenger door of the Ford Focus, sending us flying off into the ditch.
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