The Backroad Blog
Indian Rocks Beach: A Taste of Old Florida
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
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...
Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In: Top 10 Airshow Highlights
A roundup of ten highlights from Lakeland, Florida’s Sun n Fun Fly In, the second largest international airshow in the world.
Top 10 New Zealand Road Trip Destinations
From Cape Reinga on the North Island to Curio Bay on the South Island, discover ten amazing New Zealand road trip destinations the whole family will enjoy.
An Epic New Zealand Road Trip
An American family’s account of a two-month epic New Zealand campervan road trip, on both the North and South Islands.
5 Road Trip Movies through Bygone America
Five road trip movies that are sure to take you on some pretty unforgettable journeys through the America of days gone by.
Florida Heritage Trail Guidebooks
The Florida Heritage Trail guidebooks are a series of 12 free themed publications about hundreds of historical and cultural destinations across the state.
Retracing the Selma to Montgomery March
Join me as I journey to Alabama to retrace the route of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights, following in the steps of the heroes and martyrs who led the way.
The Richard Petty Driving Experience
UPDATE: The Richard Petty Driving Experience at Walt Disney World Speedway closed permanently on August 9, 2015. However, there are more than twenty locations across the country still in operation. The Richard Petty Driving Experience I had planned to use my last...
Take the Amtrak Auto Train from Florida to Virginia
You can take your vehicle with you on the Amtrak Auto Train when you travel to the Washington, DC, and Orlando, FL, metro areas.
Retro Roadtrip: Jamaica’s Dunn’s River Falls
A photo-intensive account of a retro road trip with my family from Montego Bay to climb Dunn’s River Falls near Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
How to Hang a National Geographic World Map Mural
Detailed directions for hanging a National Geographic World Map Mural, including materials, expense, preparation, mounting, and handling tricky roadblocks.