Category Archives: Travel

Thailand 2011 — Part 2 – Heading to Bangkok

Crazy Thai driving.

Thailand 2011 — Part 1 – St Louis MO to Thailand

Spending a hot month in Southeast Asia.

Reader Travel Photo: Veedub at Sequoia National Park, 10,000-Mile Road Trip

On Facebook, I offered to send a crappy prize to a reader that sent an interesting travel or car photo. Kathleen from Chicago submitted this picture of her 2000 Beetle at Sequoia National Park.

Book Review: The Wal-Mart Effect

The widespread effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on road trips and the global economy.

PART 7.2: 2011 American Road Trip – Mendocino, Highway 1, Highway 101

Cruising up Highway 1 as the sun sets on the Pacific Ocean.

PART 7.1: 2011 American Road Trip – Bodega Bay, Highway 1, Highway 101

Driving up Highway 1 in the daylight.

PART 5: 2011 American Road Trip – Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley, Apple HQ

Headed to Palo Alto to see the Computer History Museum and Apple in Cupertino.

PART 3: 2011 American Road Trip – Las Vegas

My first time in Las Vegas. Saw Penn and Teller.

PART 19: 2011 American Road Trip – Conclusions, Gettysburg PA to St Louis

Taking the Lincoln Highway (US-30) home from Gettysburg. Stopped at a cheese shop in Indiana.

PART 18: 2011 American Road Trip – Gettysburg PA, National Cemetery

Be sure to read Part 1 for a trip overview. Travel Dates: 5/15/11 Continued from Part 17. Becky told me about Gettysburg which was only 45 minutes away. I told Christine I wanted to go, so we went. I was