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A Southern Indiana Road Trip

by Howard Blount | Sep 6, 2015 | 16 Comments

A Southern Indiana road trip surprises with a museum, monastery, mill, movie location, and much, much more.

30+ North American Bucket List Destinations

by Howard Blount | Aug 23, 2015 | 21 Comments

A round-up of 30+ North American bucket list destinations from Travel Media Showcase, perfect for any traveler planning visits to Canada, Mexico, or the USA.

24 Viking River Cruise Insider Tips

by Howard Blount | Aug 9, 2015 | 138 Comments

24 Exclusive Viking River Cruise insider tips tailored for first-time cruisers to help make your European journey the cruise of a lifetime!

Original Travel Quote Memes #4

by Howard Blount | Aug 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

And, we are at number four in our series of Original Travel Quote Memes. I just verified the date of our last travel meme post, and it was nine months ago. I did not realize it had been that long. The creation of these memes is quite organic. Typically, when I come...

European Panoramas: An Annotated Photo Gallery

by Howard Blount | Jul 27, 2015 | 8 Comments

An annotated photographic collection of European locations captured with the Apple iPhone panorama feature.

Top 11 Viking River Cruise Ship Amenities

by Howard Blount | Jul 20, 2015 | 109 Comments

Viking river cruise amenities are designed to pamper passengers with the ultimate in creature comforts. Here are Backroad Planet’s Top 11 amenities!

Indian Rocks Beach: A Taste of Old Florida

by Howard Blount | Jun 22, 2015 | 17 Comments

Discover Indian Rocks Beach, a quaint seaside village on the Gulf Coast with loads of local flavor from the Old Florida we remember.

A Florida Space Coast Weekend Road Trip

by Howard Blount | Jun 15, 2015 | 15 Comments

A weekend road trip to the Florida Space Coast, highlighting Indialantic's Tuckaway Shores Resort, Merritt Island's Kennedy Space Center, Shells of Melbourne, and more. We were guests of Tuckaway Shores Resort, Visit Space Coast, and Kennedy Space Center, but the...