The Greatest Drive - a two week journey in automotive nirvana
There are two things I enjoy most, the thrill of driving and the joys in traveling. It so happens both are ruthlessly demanding on a level of personal finance and time commitment.
TravelMath Helps You Calculate the True Costs of Driving vs. Flying
TravelMath can figure out all sorts of travel-related calculations, including your travel time so you don’t miss a connecting flight or get to the airport on time. Now they’ve updated to compare the cost of driving versus flying, which is perfect for planning a weekend getaway or holiday travel.
My Aston Martin Made It 1,600 Miles Into The Wilderness With Only One Little Issue
Ladies and gentlemen, my Aston Martin and I have returned from our 1,600-mile journey into the Maine wilderness. It was a wonderful trip with my fiancée that included lots of excitement, and adventure, and only one unscheduled repair stop at a rural discount tire shop next to an abandoned lot filled with Volkswagens.
This Will Be The Aston Martin's Most Grueling Reliability Test Yet
In approximately four hours, I’ll be leaving on a long road trip to drive my Aston Martin into the Maine wilderness on its longest, most grueling road trip yet. This will be a momentous occasion, as I do not believe my Aston Martin has ever personally met a moose. It will also be a serious, highly important test of…
I Drove My Aston Martin On a Frozen Lake In Vermont
For a brief moment there, I felt like James Bond: drifting my Aston Martin with studded tires across a frozen lake. Then I remembered I wasn’t out there chasing down an evil villain or solving a serious crime that put the whole world in danger. I was following a part-time driving instructor named Paul, who was in a…
I’m Taking My Aston Martin On An 800-Mile Road Trip To Vermont
I recently decided that I would answer the beckoning call of the wild by taking my Aston Martin on an 800-mile road trip to Vermont and back.
Waze Thinks You're Cheating If You Drive Too Much
If you drive enough miles in a short amount of time, Waze will take you off their scoreboard and strip you of your rank. It happened to me just last month, after logging over 3500 miles in the span of about four days.
Detroit to Vegas (and back) in a 2016 Viper ACRÂ
The 2016 Viper ACR is mostly a burnt offering to the Gods of Speed and Violence, with few concessions to mortal man. It’s an iron fist in a carbon fiber glove. Developmental time was spent entirely on the track and in the wind tunnel; not a single second was afforded to street manners. Noise, Vibration,and Harshness…
I Have a 2016 Viper ACR for the Next Five Thousand Miles. AMA.
Get this one out of the way: Yes. I am crazy.
Living In A Van For 5 Months With My Motorcycle
I built a motorcycle, I bought a van and then I left...I left my job, my friends, my fiancée, my dogs and every other thing that brought me comfort.
Racing the Sun
Many years ago while I was still in college my roommate brought up the idea of driving to the eastern most point in North America timed in such a way that we arrived there at sunrise. A fantastic idea, but it got put on the back burner because, well, college students are generally poor. Three years ago the idea popped…
Connected States:Â Living Out of a Van in the Badlands
There’s something magical about traveling alone. Yes, there are more risks involved, but it pays dividends in nimbleness. Eventually, though, you get tired of talking to yourself (or your GoPro), you have trouble following your audiobook, and you’ve been through all of your pre-downloaded music. Having an ally on your…
Connected States: Lessons I've Learned from Living in a Van
It’s been almost a month on the road now.
There's A Bandit In The Badlands
I left Wisconsin full of energy. I had left my job and loaded my bike and all my gear in the back of the van and said my goodbyes...I had started my journey.
This Map Of American Literature Road Trips Is Perfect For Summer
If you haven’t picked your summer vacation yet, might I suggest one of these thoroughly-catalogued road trips from some of America’s greatest road-tripping stories? Steven Melendez and Richard Kreitner have teamed up for Atlas Obscura to plot the course of the cross-country trips detailed in some of America’s finest…
Mortality, fatherhood, and a '67 MGB.Â
You know your dad isn’t forever, right? I remember the first time I realized he wouldn’t always be there - a sudden drop in weight thanks to a hyperactive thyroid thinned Dad out, made him seem less substantial. He bounced back of course, but it shook me up for a while. He was always just there, the rock, the oak, the…
My Childhood Dream Car Was a Subaru 360. And I Drove It Across the U.S.
Before I can talk about the ordeal that was driving a 925lbs. 25hp car across the United States, let me give some back story about myself and this car, and why in desperation I decided to take it on a long, long drive some years ago.
A Tasteful Trip: Foods Of The Mille Miglia
Of course, you visit and participate in the Mille Miglia because you love cars. But there is much more to Italy than great driving roads and history—and don’t tell us you were planning on finding your meals in between fuel additives at the closest gas station.
The Trucks of the 2015 Lone Star Roundup
Earlier in the year I was talking to a few friends...artists, builders, about the current old truck trends. Slammed C10s are rad, but everyone has done them. Dropped effies are common as a cold around any hot rod show. They’re everywhere. When I had my ‘54 F100 at AutoRama last year people did not know what to think…
Lap of America. 8,400 Miles in 18 Days, in a Rental Car
Blue Ridge Parkway. Tail of the Dragon. Mardi Gras (on accident?!?). Hail, Snow, Rain, and Sleet. Texas BBQ. Dinner on the Pacific in Mission Bay. And that was just the first three days.
