Car Rental For $1 A Day? Now, That’s An Advantage!
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
Working so many hours I find myself seeking more and more interesting vacation ideas. These days my most frequent problem isn’t paying for the vacation itself, but losing the time at work (working in social services provides zero traditional benefits like sick/vacation time). This, of course, means I need to fly to […]
World’s Largest Visitor Center? I Think Not!
Posted on May 14, 2008 - Filed Under Road Trippin' | Leave a Comment
As my regular readers know Z and I love to road trip. To me part of the joy of road trippin’ is finding all the great local spots that the tourists normally miss. After all, isn’t that what travel is supposed to be all about? One of the resources we use […]
Introducing The Third Wave Of Imported Horror Films
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Movies/TV | 1 Comment
The First Wave of Imported Horror-
When I was a kid all of the best (read bloodiest and most intense) horror films came from Italy. Sure, we had Freddy Kreuger and Jason Voorhees, but tracking down multi-generation VHS tapes of of Italian horror films was what all the true gore aficionados were into.
The Second Wave […]
Catching A Flight To A Road Trip?
Posted on April 30, 2008 - Filed Under Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
Trying to figure out this summer road trip with gas prices climbing and climbing is driving me absolutely nuts. However I may have stumbled upon a rather unique solution this afternoon - fly somewhere then rent a car. Yeah, I know it sounds a bit crazy to take a plane on a road […]
More Road Trip Contemplations
Posted on April 29, 2008 - Filed Under Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
Z and I are still trying to work out the plans for our summer road trip. If gas keeps going up at its current rate we’re probably going to have to limit both the amount of time and the miles logged. But if it can hold or (never gonna happen) decrease then […]
No More Driving In D.C. For Me
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Travel | Leave a Comment
Have you ever tried to drive in Washington, D.C.? The first road trip I took after getting my driver’s license was cross country with my older sister. Nominally we were returning my father’s car t ohim as he had lent it to her here in California then moved back to Virginia to work […]
Cancelling The Christmas Trip
Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood, Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
It took me six months to plan it, three months to pay for it and less than a week to cancel it entirely, losing about $650 in the process. Here was the itinerary:
12/26 - Early morning pickup of Z, heading up to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo for a day of wild rides […]
Old School Road Trippin’ With A Free iPod Nano
Posted on December 11, 2007 - Filed Under Contests, Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
Y’all know I love road trippin’, right? Well, Trusted Tours and Attractions is offering an antique twist to road trips just a few miles north of me in San Francisco! They’ve got a great deal on Mr. Toad’s Antique Nighttime Car Tours of San Francisco ($40 for adults, $30 for seniors, students or […]
