Australian family loads up their Caprice, embarks on a GLOBAL road trip
The van der Weegen family travels more than 20,000 miles through Russia, North America, and Europe, shipping the car between continents.
Tag: road trip
Road Trip: Roamed the Country Searching for a Cadillac
Loaded up the Volvo and headed east in search of my third Seville, winding through Indianapolis, Cleveland, Scranton, and Philadelphia with my dog.
Review and Road Trip: 1998 Lexus LS400 – The South and President Clinton’s Library
I came to admire a car I didn’t like.
First Time On Amtrak, Crossing the Country
I booked a trip from St Louis to Chicago to Spokane, Washington. I met some shady characters who bought me an omelette.
What does -26F feel like?
In a word: Shitty. I empathize with those of you in Oklahoma this week where temperatures are colder than the north pole. I can’t imagine -28F being a usual thing for Okies.
Road Trip Rules and Etiquette
I’ve covered over 50,000 miles crossing the country in all directions. Its time to lay down some rules and guidelines for drivers and passengers.
50 MPG, Spokane to Portland, 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback
In 2005 I took my dad’s 1992 Civic hatchback through rural Washington to Portland and Multnomah Falls. Six years later, I regret not buying the car for myself.
What were road trips like in the 1940s?
Were there cowboys and indians? Did you have to shoot buffalo for food? Did you have to float across the river? Did people die of dysentery? Okay, so it was nothing like the Oregon Trail computer game (remember having to write your own epitaph?), but it was still interesting.
Flip This Car! $500 1998 Mustang
A friend of Ian’s decided to pack his things, buy a new Jeep, and move to Puerto Rico. As a result, he abandoned a bed, a few items, and offered his bruised and neglected 1998 Mustang coupe for $500.
SPRING BREAK! In Detroit?
I’m not entirely sure what kind of person packs their bags for spring break and heads to Detroit. Most people align their sense of adventure with beaches, sunshine, and scenery. I, however, felt compelled to see America’s fastest-shrinking city. While there, I drove Woodward at night, visited the Chrysler Museum, saw the Ford Rouge factory where they build the F-150, and enjoyed a coney at Lafeyette’s.