Van Go

In the US my favorite way to travel is by car or, more specifically, by van. For the record, I love the combination of traveling via mass transit and staying in funky little hostels probably best of all but neither of those are really feasible when traveling throughout most of the United States. There’s also…

Eating Cheaply (but well) On the Road

On my recent road trip to California with my two daughters we averaged just over $10 per person per day for food but we didn’t starve or get scurvy or anything! Here’s how we did it… Think Nutritious Snacks: When you’re spending a lot of time in the car you don’t often need or crave…

Thinking Outside the Suitcase

On one particular road trip where we were in a new place each evening it finally occurred to me around night 5 that it was really stupid for me to be schlepping a suitcase full of things that were A. dirty, B. not going to be used/worn in the next 24 hours, or C. both.…