Planning a budget road trip
The links below are to the most current posts as of October 2015.
Part 1: The Basics (no changes from the 2011 original)
- What is a road trip?
- What's a budget road trip?
Part 2: Lodging
- Staying with friends
- Couchsurfing
- Sleeping in the car
- Camping
- Staying in a motel
- Hostels
- Informal B and Bs
Part 3: Food and Drink
- Restaurants
- Picnic style
- Beverages
- Healthy eating on the road
Part 4: Pack List
The six categories for road trip packing:
- Personal
- Picnic
- Road-trip comfort
- Emergency
- Camping, if applicable
- Tourist gear
Part 5: Loose Ends
- Common budget busters
- Take your own car or take a rental?
- Ask to see the room
- Mile markers, exit signs, and odd/even highways
- Road-tripping while brown
Part 6: Road Trip Technology (new in 2015)
- My biases
- Technical gear recommendations
- Power recommendations
- Road trip apps
Louisiana Road Trip: 2011-2012
- Part 1: Driving Day in Driving Rain
- Part 2: Gators and Greenville
- Part 3: To Vicksburg
- Part 4: Vicksburg to Natchez
- Part 5: Natchez to Arnaudville
- Part 6: Cajun Country
- Part 7: Cajun Country
- Part 8: Bayous, Grilled Gator, and Ned
- Part 9: Tabasco and More Ned
- Part 10: Going Home A
- Part 11: Going Home B
Mississippi Road Trip: 2011
- Part 1: On the Mississippi Blues Trail
- Part 2: On the Natchez Trace Parkway
- Part 3: "I'm On My Way, Baby!"
- Part 4: Backtracking
Out West Road Trip: 2010
Part 1: Tulsa: On Things Oklahoman and Vodka, Lime, and Soda
Part 2: Oklahoma City: Cowboys, Indians, and Boston Rob
Part 3: OKC to Canyon City: Plain Beauty
Part 4: Canyon City: Palo Duro and Beauty Repair
Part 5: Carlsbad: Cows Just Don't Like Carol
Part 6: Carlsbad Caverns, Chihuahuan Desert, and the Hot Enchilada
Part 7: Guadalupe Mountains. Crossing Las Cruces Off the List.
Part 8: Alamogordo: Pistachios and Pecans
Part 9: Alamogordo: White Sands, Walmart, and Lent-Edible Capybara
Part 10: Silver City via Legendary Chope's and a Special Rest Area
Part 11: Silver City: Averting an Implosion
Part 12: Truth or Consequences: Soak, Snack, Nap. Repeat.
Part 13: More Craven Loitering
Part 14: Truth or Consequences: True Grit
Part 15: Socorro: Camino Real and the Unreal Fort Craig
Part 16: Socorro: San Miguel, the Fires of Hell, Then Home
My Second Solo Road Trip: 2000
My Second Solo Road Trip: Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona
My First Solo Road Trip: 1995
My First Solo Road Trip: The Black Hills, South Dakota
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