"road-trips" Articles & Blogs:
Road trips aren't so boring anymore
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Ah, road trips; the bastion of family squabbles and the phrase “stop
touching me!” I remember those days. My brother and I would share the
back seat of a 1989 Jeep Cherokee Laredo and stack a bag of toys or
books in the middle of the seat in order to...[Read on] |
What if everyone biked to work?
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This video, of morning rush hour in Utrecht, Netherlands is a glimpse into what a city could look like if 33% of all trips happened by bike. Pretty incredible.
In the last year, I finally conquered ...[Read on] |
Wino Wednesday: James Mays Road Trip
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I am SO sorry I didn’t catch onto this sooner, but if you like to laugh and are interested in wine you have to check out James Mays Road Trip on BBC America. They’re on season two and they’re touring California Wineries! Of course it took years for...[Read on] |
Late Labor Day to reduce number of vacations, AAA says
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AAA projects the number of Americans traveling on vacation this Labor Day weekend will be impacted by when Labor Day falls on the calendar. Approximately 39.1 million travelers are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more away from home, a decrease of...[Read on] |
My Dad still driving at 85 - Happy Father's Day!
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My Dad is still driving at 85 years old and is one of the big reasons I love cars! My Dad did not own a car at all until he was he was 33 years old. Owning a car was a luxury item for a post WWII blue collar family man in the 1950's, he car-pooled to wor...[Read on] |
Chevrolet Volt hits Tinseltown in anticipation of Los Angeles Auto Show
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Los Angeles-based fans of the Chevrolet Volt will be pleased to learn the highly anticipated extended-range electric vehicle is in Tinseltown for a few spins around the City of Angels and a whirlwind tour of activities leading up to the 2009 Los Angeles ...[Read on] |
DVD Alert- Revolutionary Road and Spring Breakdown
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I really loved Revolutionary Road. I thought it was a great feminist film and was really surprised that it did not get more play around the awards. I thought that Kate Winslet’s performance in Revolutionary Road was her better one of the year, and that...[Read on] |
91 years old and 557,000 miles, and still going strong together
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Everybody is talking about this little old lady and her lifetime partnership with her Mercury Comet Caliente. She's more than 90 years old, and has been driving her "Chariot" since 1964.
Now with 557,000 miles on the odometer, the spunky pair has had th...[Read on] |
Looking for a quiet, safe, and smoother ride for your family?
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Goodyear has just launched its Assurance ComforTred Touring all-new tire available at Goodyear-owned and independent retail outlets throughout North America and AskPatty.com Certified Female Friendly® Goodyear retail tire locations. In addition to the ...[Read on] |
Tribeca Winners: It's All About the Art
| David Salle, "Untitled" 2008. Awarded to Carlos Chahine, for his film The North Road, which won best narrative short. Emitting a collective, satisfied, post-coital sigh after a week and a half of building tension, the nation learned the results of...
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Valentine gifts to make your heart go "vroom...."
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What is an ideal Valentine's Day gift? Chocolate? Champagne? Flowers? Fine Dining? All are wonderful ways to say "You are important to me." But if you're looking for a unique gift for someone who also appreciates carburetors and fuel inject...[Read on] |
WPS All-Star Weekend II: WPS Awards Ceremony through Kick-Off
| I’ve just arrived home in San Francisco and am about to start working on some video footage from the All-Star Awards dinner. But before I do, I thought it would be nice to pick up where I ended my blog yesterday and share a bit more from the WPS All-St...[Read on] |
Family 4th of July Traditions: In the Family Car
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The 4th of July always brings to mind family and friends and fellowship. Independence Day was always a fun holiday for my family; it was one of my favorites. All my fireworks memories seem to revolve around vehicles.When we were younger, we used to live ...[Read on] |
GirlDrive the book is out
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Two years after Nona Willis Aronowitz and the missed Emma Bee Bernstein hit the road for a journey across the country and into the minds of young women on the many states and forms of feminism, their book on their findings has been released. Here's the ...[Read on] |
Bike to Work Day: On the Right Track
| It’s not a revolution, not yet anyway, but clearly more people are commuting by bicycle. Friday is national Bike-to-Work Day, drawing even more attention to the trend.
There are more bicycles on the road than there were a year ago, more than even a cou...[Read on] |
October 18-24 is National Teen Driving Safety Week!
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Take one glimpse at teen driving statistics and it's clear: the real culprit facing today's teens behind the wheel is distracted driving. Regardless of whether it's a cell phone, iPod, or BlackBerry, in the last 10 years teens have become more connected ...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Starting Somewhere
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We drove through Forrest City on the way to St. Francis National Forest because I was curious to see the town, which had been described to me as one of the most segregated places in America. The downtown is a ghost town almost on the level of Cairo, but...[Read on] |
Take a Volunteer Vacation
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My husband has a BIG birthday coming up next year and I want to take him on an international trip. I’ve been debating what type of excursion to plan. After reading Nola Lee Kelsey’s new book The Voluntary Traveler, I knew I’d found my answer: a vol...[Read on] |
Five Tips for Preparing for Summertime Car Travel
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Summer vacation times are nearly here! Whether you're planning for long distance summer travel, or just running errands on a hot day, you don't want to be left stranded in the summer heat. Now is the time to "summerize" your car and make sure the entire...[Read on] |
Be bronzed, be beautiful: and save $10, too!
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Calling all chicks! Tired of constantly making those weekly trips to take care of your waxing, tanning and hair removal needs?
Now is the perfect time for you to be as bronzed and bare as possible as summer starts to heat up and ChickSpeak has the perfec...[Read on] |
Saudi Women Arrested for DWF - Driving While Female
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"We did not break the law. We were not driving on the road,” one Saudi woman said after being arrested for practicing her driving skills. Today five women were arrested for driving in three cars in an empty lot in the Hettein district in...[Read on] |
Sundance Alert: The Runaways
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Talk about girl power! The film has its world premiere this weekend at Sundance with Joan Jett in attendance (and I read they rocked out afterwards.) Here’s a description (from fandango):
The story of the groundbreaking ’70s female rock group the...[Read on] |
TV is So White- DUH
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Shonda Rhimes
The NY Times had a piece yesterday about how TV is still so white. It was titled No Smooth Ride on TV Networks’ Road to Diversity. It actually should have been titled No Smooth Ride for Men on TV Network Road to Diversity.
They piece t...[Read on] |
America selects Grand Prize winners in the Shell V-Power® 'Fuel My Passion' Contest and Sweepstakes!
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Five
Contest Winners Receive One Year of Shell V-Power® Gasoline; and One
Lucky Sweepstakes Winner Receives a New Ride Plus Five Years of Shell
V-Power® Gasoline!
Shell concluded its annual search for the
ultimate automotive enthusiasts across ...[Read on] |
Planning the Ultimate Chicks-Only Getaway
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Summer is quickly approaching and chicks in colleges across the country are getting ready for the upcoming months of internships, jobs, and, in some cases, summer classes. However, just because a chick’s summer schedule may not be as flexible as it was ...[Read on] |
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