Websites:
Fuel Cost Calculator
This site from AAA, which we highly recommend joining if you plan to do a lot of traveling by car, helps estimate the cost of fuel you’ll need for your trip based on your car’s model and age.
RoadTrip America and Road Trip USA
Both of these sites offer advice about every aspect of a road trip in the United States, from safety to regional attractions not to be missed.
Road Trip USA also has a link to every state’s tourism department website at this page. The site also offers podcasts about several topics including regional American fare, quirky customs, and road trips you can take when you only have a weekend to spare. Share your journey with your friends and other Nesties with a Travel Blog courtesy of RoadTrip America.
Roadside America
A guide to all the wacky attractions you can visit in this great land of ours -- and Canada too!
Explore Europe Without Leaving the US
With the English pound being equal to roughly two American dollars and oil prices causing airlines to hike up ticket prices, it may be better to explore Europe from our shores. This article from MSNBC offers places to go to experience Europe on this side of the pond.
Books:
Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America’s Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (companion to the website); Avalon Travel Publishing, 4th edition, 2006
The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips by Robert J. Dolezal, Jerry Bates, Barbara Dolezal, George McKeon, Barbara Booth, Dolores York; Reader’s Digest, 2005
Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern; Broadway, Revised Edition, 2005
1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die by Patricia Schultz; Workman Publishing Company, 2007
by Lauren Le Vine
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