Category: ROAD TRIPS
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A WILDER TIME
The characters we meet in our favorite childhood books continue to inspire us throughout our lives. That’s especially true for the adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder in her Little House on the Prairie series. So I was prepared to be inspired by her home when I visited De Smet, South Dakota. What surprised me was how much…
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ROAD TRIPS: FILL YOUR BELLY WHILE ON A JOURNEY TO FILL YOUR SOUL
When traveling, snacks are as important as travel insurance. We need to eat. A hangry traveler is no fun for anyone. As a vegetarian with a nut allergy, I have problems with typical snack foods, so I plan ahead before I leave home as well as after I hit the road. Car trips offer plenty of room to…
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A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO A CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIP: CRUISING THE STUART HIGHWAY
I dreamed of seeing herds of the fabled wild camels. When I drove along the Stuart Highway, Australia’s only 2,834 kilometer route connecting Port Augusta in South Australia to Darwin in Northern Territory, I watched the highway shift from the deep-red sand of the center of the country to the lush crocodile-rich Top End without…
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THE LOST GIRLS
“The guidebook says this this is Charleton Lake,” I yell ahead to my mom and sister. “Let’s take our break here.” My mom and sister shout back their agreement. Smiles are sparse today. We’ve been scratching our heads for 5 miles over the snow-covered trail, orienting ourselves by constantly consulting our guidebook, topographic maps, and…