Maybe you and your significant other have taken in all that your town has to offer and you’re ready for a change of scenery.  With the turning of the leaves, there’s no... Read more >>

My newborn is almost one month old. I need to drive from Boston to Philadelphia with him in tow—alone! No joke, I pull into this Mobile in Southington, CT (about two hours into the six-hour... Read more >>

Summertime in America means embarking on a road trip. You may be headed to the mountains or the beach, or you may just plan to meander around the National Highway System. Once in a while, you’ll... Read more >>

When you have a father who’s a history buff, your family vacations tend to include a whole lot of educational experiences. My parents and I spent many a sweltering summer afternoon standing on... Read more >>

When I was married to my first husband, we didn’t take many vacations or travel very often. When we did, we went back to our home state to visit family. Our family lived really close in... Read more >>

If you haven’t experienced it, I’m sure you have passed someone who has: You’re on vacation, the car is packed to the gills with all you need to make a home away from home,... Read more >>

Everybody knows that the best part of any vacation is the stuff that you do on the way there. With gas prices thankfully lower now than in recent months, more people will likely venture onto the open... Read more >>

There are so many beautiful travel destinations in Upstate New York to make a short (or long) getaway for you and your whole family. These are our family’s top three short getaway destinations... Read more >>

I’ve mentioned before that we’re back-roads people. A good part of our getting anywhere involves paved county roads. Usually they create a shorter, more scenic, less-traveled path than the... Read more >>

I had just completed my sophomore year in college, and made up my mind to skip the fall term. For some time I had been feeling trapped in California, and I strongly suspected the entire state was a... Read more >>