1. PIRATE ROUTE Located below the eastern end of Cuba, in the heart of the Spanish Main, Jamaica was the…
1. SEWARD HIGHWAY No billboards, tollbooths, few towns or gas stations but there are whales, waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, and fjords.…
1. CALIFORNIA COASTAL HIGHWAY This twisting, cliff-hugging, 123-mile (198-kilometer) route along the central California coast takes about five hours to…
1. BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA The southwest corner of South Dakota surprises with stunning landscapes, rich history, and abundant…
1. SHIPWRECK COAST, Michigan This route follows Michigan's lonely Upper Peninsula on a string of quiet roads between Marquette and…
1.GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS America’s most popular national park, it draws nine million annual visitors. Most enter through a jumble of…
1. FLORICA KEYS The 113-mile (181-kilometer) drive on Highway 1 from mainland Florida to Key West induces sensory overload. Besides…
1. CAPE COD, Massachusetts This 160-mile (257-kilometer) circuit around Massachusetts' vintage Cape Cod serves up miles of beaches and the…
TOP HOSTEL RULES - The don’ts of staying in a dorm room. When traveling, I almost always stay in hostels.…
I spent eight weeks total in Eastern China from October 11 to December 15 (I had the other week in…