Planning a great road trip might start considerations like a final destination on a specific arrival date, but why not add some roadside kitsch and history along the way? My philosophy is that the journey is an equally-important part of the vacation. #TravelSlow #ConnectDeep.
Travel Slow
Lazio Italy by Motorcycle: Civita di Bagnoregio “the town that is dying”
Orvieto's morning air delights my soul, encouraging me not to think about the tour’s end in the afternoon. Instead I remind myself to wring joy and memories out of its last day.
Appalachian Coal Heritage Tourism: Yes, This is Important
This week in my TV interview, I highlighted some "Coal Heritage Tourism Sites" in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky, where the mining industry provided not only income, also a way of life to its workers and extended communities.
Umbria by Motorcycle: Lake Corbara Towns
Everyone in Italy parks scooters and motorbikes chockablock. No matter how much chrome or how many farkles a bike is adorned with, I never saw an incident of I'm-too-special-and-my-bike's-too-precious-to-share-a-parking-space behavior. If there is enough space to mount and dismount, that's sufficient; share the space.
Umbria Italy by Motorcycle: Orvieto’s Etruscans
The Umbria town of Orvieto sits atop a plateau of tufa rock—consolidated volcanic ash that we would call “tuff” in English. The rock was thrown from the large crater that is now Lake Bolsena, which we visited four days ago.
Tuscany Italy by Motorcycle: Crete Senesi and Pienza
There’s nothing like a few days in Italy to turn even a fast-food junkie into a foodie. Italians are proud of their culinary heritage and my tour guide, Enrico Grassi is a goodwill ambassador of all things cultural and gastronomical in the boot-shaped country.
Holiday Road Trippin’ with ABC Radio
Did you hear me interviewed on an ABC radio affiliate today?
Monticello and Slavery: Is this Historical Site Family-Friendly?
How to Entertain Kids on a Winter Road Trip
Headed out on a winter road trip? I can help.
Leaf Peeping and Waterfalls along the Blue Ridge Parkway
This year's wet weather may have postponed your annual trip to the North Carolina Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway to take in the fall foliage. Good news, you haven't missed a thing. The dazzling colors will continue to descend from high elevations to low through the beginning of November.