Archive for Category: "Driving, Car Rental & RVs"
Eight Weird and Wacky U.S. Festivals
What do giant mushrooms, mullet fish, washboards, and turpentine have in common? They are all themes of annual festivals held right here in the US of A…and the list doesn’t end there. Festivals are a wonderful way to make new friends, learn about history, and participate in your local community. Not to mention they’re the [...]
Know Before You Go: How to Plan a Road Trip
Road-trip season is almost here, but proper preparation is the key part of any driving vacation. It might be fun to jump in the car and hit the open road, but that fun will come to a screeching halt a few hours later when you’re hungry, sleepy and bleary-eyed. Setting up an itinerary that mixes [...]
Why Poor Customer Service is Poor Business
Peter likes to say that good customer service is not about preventing things from going wrong, but about what you do to recover once things do go wrong. Our gadget expert Phil Baker recently took a trip to Hawaii where he had two contradictory customer service experiences: Poor customer service is poor business. Poor customer [...]
America’s Wackiest and Best Camping Sites & Road Trip Stops
The great American road trip is full of some expected stops–New Orleans, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas–so why not stay somewhere unexpected? Across the country, creative camping sites are popping up with repurposed trailers, hot spring pools, historic sites and even a safari. Laura Lee Jurgens shares 10 of America’s best and wackiest camping sites. [...]
Travel Tip: Discount Bus News
If there’s one way to save on road trips this summer, it’s to avoid paying at the pump altogether. I’m talking about getting out of the car and getting on the bus to your destination. Megabus has fares starting at $1 each way. One of the ways they save on costs is to pick up [...]
Intercity Buses Offer Affordable Alternative to Air Travel
As airfares continue to rise, intercity bus travel is booming. Right now, intercity bus travel remains America’s fastest growing form of city-to-city travel. From 2011 to 2012, intercity bus travel grew 7.5 percent, outpacing the growth of rail service (3 percent in seatmiles), airlines and automobiles. The expansion of bus service grew because of “curbside [...]
Travel Tip: Saving on City Driving
Across the country gas prices are going up and driving in the city is bound to hit your wallet this summer. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, city driving burns 33 percent more fuel than highway driving. But you can maximize your gas tank while traveling off highways. Remember to keep a slow and [...]
Travel Tip: Speeding Tickets Out Of State
What’s more aggravating than getting a speeding ticket? Getting an out-of-state speeding ticket.Here’s what you need to know about dealing with that situation. First off, if you get cited for speeding, don’t ignore it! Something called the Non-Resident Violator Compact is valid in 44 states. It means if you ignore a ticket, your home state [...]
