by Howard Blount | Aug 24, 2016
Hiking by boat is a relatively unknown mode of adventure travel. Prepare for your first trip with planning advice, packing tips, and suggested locations. Guest Post by Matthew Young You live for your next adventure. You want to make the most of your time away from the...
by Howard Blount | Jan 23, 2016
Don’t let emergency breakdowns spoil your vacation! Get your vehicle road trip ready with this handy pre-trip checklist. This post is sponsored by ACDelco, but all text and opinions are mine. So you have done the pre-planning, conducted your research, and...
by Howard Blount | Jan 5, 2016
Bored? Lost? Need to get away? Satisfy your spirit of wanderlust at home or abroad now. You can find anything anywhere with these handy, helpful GPS travel apps! Technology never ceases to amaze me! Even though GPS travel apps are nothing new, it seems every time...
by Howard Blount | Dec 18, 2015
Eleven authoritative web sites run by locals are great resources to help you plan a road trip or travel itinerary to see the REAL Florida. I am a 5th-generation Native Floridian, and although I have traveled the world since childhood and plan to continue for years to...
by Howard Blount | Aug 9, 2015
24 exclusive Viking River Cruise insider tips tailored for first-time cruisers to help make your European journey the cruise of a lifetime! We were guests of Viking Cruises, but all thoughts and opinions are our own. Note: These Viking River Cruise insider tips apply...
by Howard Blount | Feb 1, 2015
The Florida Heritage Trail guidebooks are a series of 12 free themed publications about hundreds of historical and cultural destinations across the state. I came across a copy of the Florida Civil War Heritage Trail guidebook quite by accident while...
by Howard Blount | Dec 14, 2014
You can take your vehicle with you on the Amtrak Auto Train when you travel to the Washington, DC, and Orlando, FL, metro areas. An early web tagline for Backroad Planet was “Your Road Trip and Fly-Drive Travel Source.” One of our Twitter followers...
by Howard Blount | Jul 15, 2014
Prompted by an Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Instagram contest, Jerry and Howard pick their absolute, must-have open road trip essentials. Property of Enterprise Rent A Car UK So, always on the lookout for a great travel contest or sweepstakes, I came across a...
by Howard Blount | May 12, 2014
Plan your next road trip by including a drive along one of America’s National Scenic Byways, Parkways, or All-American Roads. [toc] Take a Drive on America’s National Scenic Byways You know we call our country America the Beautiful, but you may not know...
