I know I have titled these pages as JV's RV Pages, but these are interesting links by those traveling without an RV.
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Road Tripper (Added 5/11/07) This is the blog of Jamie Jensen, the author of the best-selling book, Road Trip USA. Jamie has traveled close to half-a-million miles in search of the perfect stretch of two-lane blacktop, and he gets out of the car as much as possible in search of the best french fries, rodeos, historic trails, and slices of cherry pie that he can find.
DennyG's Road Trips (Added 5/11/07) Denny documents many road trips, starting in 1999 & continuing to the present. Check his Trip List page for links to all of them.
The Oasis of My Soul (Added 3/19/07) Ara & his dog Spirit are traveling the American South West in a motorcycle with a side car. They have some wonderful photographs of their travels.
Stray Cat's Doggone Blog (Added 1/7/07) Read the musings of an over-the-road trucker: "The purpose of this BLOG is to provide those interested with a daily journal of my travels and activities. I am an “over-the road” truck driver. I travel with two BCC (Beloved Canine Companions) also referred to as MMM (Million Mile Mutts). All time references are in the Mountain Time Zone in the Military Time Format unless otherwise specified." Be sure to check the travelogue section of the site for many wonderful photos.
Geoff Schultz's BlueJacket Sailing Site (Added 12/19/06) Although they currently travel in a sailboat, they have many photos from their trips around the US at "Travels". "This site is dedicated to the sailing and diving adventures aboard the BlueJacket, which is a 1997 Freedom 40/40. In the past 8 years we've sailed 30,000 miles on it, covering virtually all of the East coast of the US and most of the Caribbean. This site provides extensive photos and logs of these journeys. Be sure to check out the diving and reef photos. You can also view our trip logs and photos via Google Earth which is updated to 2006."
A Bristol 40 Salute (Added 2/17/07) Another sailing blog - Check the logs for details on Tim's travels.
Runtrails' 2005 AT Journal (Added 7/13/06) This is about as Non-RV as you can get - the story of a 148 day, 2175 mile run (Yes, Run!) up the Appalachian Trail. Check Jim & Sue's Homepage link for other runs.
Jim Teresco (Added 7/20/07) Jim's web page includes Travel and Other Pictures, a collection of photographs & descriptions of his travels from 1984 to now.
It's a Trip! (Added 5/17/07) Well, this trip hasn't started yet (he is leaving June 23, 2007) but since he is starting from a nearby town & plans to take a motorcycle trip cross the US on one of my favorite routes (US 20), I'm adding it here.
Trip 2001 (Added 6/7/06) This one is a bit different - Ben, Danny, Candice & Holly take a 59 day, 24,214Km trip through the US & Canada. Lots of photographs, a little text, but the big difference - Check out the audio files of their experience in the Gallery of Sound.
The Wood Family Texas Roundup (Added 6/3/06) Follow the Wood family on their 2000 2 week trip from California to Texas and back.
My Trip Across America (Added 6/3/06) Bob started his trip from Hartsdale, NY on May 28, 2002 and includes daily updates until 7,991 miles later when he reached Chicago, IL on June 29th.
John Mac's USA Travel Info & Photo Pages (Added 6/3/06) John Mac is dedicating this site to his travels to the USA and Canada. Lots of photos of his travels, and using the USA Menu at the bottom of the home page, links to many locations around the US.
Peggy & Maurice's
South West USA Trip (Added 6/3/06) "Peggy and her traveling
companion Maurice are a young couple from the Netherlands. Maurice
works for an international software company and Peggy works as a management
trainee for an international food retailing company.
And with both of us bringing in a salary these days, we finally had the money
to make an extravagant trip like this one!" Follow their trip from San
Francisco to LA through the Southwest.
South by SouthWest (Added 3/19/07) Follow incajac? on his 2005, 1 month trip in a 2001 Toyota Corolla from Boston to California.
Cow Bop & the Route 66 Challenge (Added 6/3/06) The members of Cow Bop, a Jazz and Western Swing band headed west on a trip across the US to bring music back to a more personal level, interact spontaneously with the public and help create interest in local music scenes & to raise money for the JazzMasters Workshop.
Quest 4 (Added 6/3/06) Brian Ardinger and Chris Moeller bought a SUV & headed West for a 3 month trip in 1998. Lots of pictures & information about the parts of the US they visited.
Tim Thompson's Home Page & Trips (Added 5/8/06) Among other things, Tim documents his 2001 California vacation & a trip across the US in 2005. Check out his working trip to Italy as well.
Tom Wham Colorado Trip Index Page (Added 4/16/06) Tom has links to some old (1951!) and new (2005) trips to Colorado. A great site for the narrow gauge railroad buffs.
A Road Trip Across the USA (Added 3/27/06) Matthew describes his 2001 drive from Boston to San Francisco. Be sure to visit his outdoor pages as well.
Blue Highways Lite (Added 3/15/06) Although Louis only documents the first 3 days of a US trip, there are also links to other trips by him & some of his friends here.
Archill Travel Pages (Added 3/15/06) Arjan & Hilleke are from Strijen, in the Netherlands, just south of Rotterdam. They have recorded many of their travels, including a 2002 trip to the US as well as others all over the world.
Neah and Ken Go West (Added 3/15/06) Neah and Ken describe their August 2003 trip to the National Parks of the Southwest.Lots of excellent photographs plus links to their travels in Europe & Australia!
The Howser House (Added 1/23/06) RVing since 1972, John started his blog on May 6, 2005 describing his travels in a 5th wheel. They are off the road now & building a home, but check the early archives for their RV travels.
Joe's Cross-Country Journal (Added 3/12/06) Joe made a 29 day cross-country trip during July, 2005. "You'll read about my visits with friends and family scattered across the country, all the National Parks I'll visit, as well as the nights I'm sleeping in the car, in my tent, or in a cheap motel."
Jeremy's Road Trip (Added 3/5/06) Use the menu in the left to follow Jeremy's 2002 33 day trip from the Bay area of California to New York City.
Beth and Marvin's Miata Vacation (Added 3/5/06) In 1998 Beth & Marvin took an 11 day vacation from the Salt River Canyon to the Natural Bridges National Monument. Either click on the map or use the menu at the bottom of the page.
Western U.S. Travelogue (Added 3/5/06) Although Keith's travelogue is only one page (a long page!) it has lots of information & photographs of a 1995 trip along the Western US & California coast.
USA Cross-Country Trip 2004 (Added 3/5/06) Jason & Jon made a trip from New Jersey, across the US, and back in July 2004. Be sure to click "Click here to see Pics" - Lots of pictures!
TRAVEL NORTH AMERICA (Added 11/17/05) Dale & Cindy have traveled much of the US & Canada. Follow their adventures from 1994 to 2000
Road Trip 2004 (Added 11/17/05) Read about Dennis & Colleen's 50 day trip through eastern Canada & New England in a Toyota Prius.
Cross Country Drive (Added 1/3/06) Eric put this page together to document his cross country trip going East to West with friends. Some great photos, and if you are using Internet Explorer, Live Vehicle Tracking is available!
Behind The Wheel (Added 12/5/05) In April, 2000 Ajay and Deepa undertook a 4500 mile move from New Jersey to California in their Honda CR-V. Lots of pictures & a journal covering their trip.
Pack Your Bags (Added 12/5/05) The Robison's have traveled throughout Europe on both personal & student trips, and more recently, Alaska and the American Northwest. Read "Disarmed in Egypt" for an account of what can happen if you break your arm in Egypt!
The Roadchix (Added 7/28/05) "The Roadchix are a pair of friends who decided that life was too short and adventure awaited. Having met at Boston University, Kristy and Beth became fast friends. But their friendship was cemented with their first roadtrip after college graduation - a seven-week journey around the country." Check Their links to their journeys, travel tips and travel links.
Delsjourney.com (Added 7/28/05) Del's website describes his 18 month journey across the US, New Zealand & Australia. Lots (4126) of photos & many (421) pages. There is also a link to maps & photos of his previous (1980 - 1999) road trips.
There and Back: USA 2002 (Added 7/28/05) John & Gilles take a 17 day round trip from LA to Montreal. Links to each day's activities are on the calendar.
me across north america (Added 7/28/05) Andrew writes about his 2002, two month trip from Vancouver, WA to Washington, DC & back. Some "interesting" comments, and at least an "R" rating for language.
Road Trip 2003 Rick, Jen & their black, fuzzy cat named Tabitha document their 12 day, 5000 mile trip from Boston to LA via Oregon.
Road Trips, etc. (Added 7/28/05) Two road trips, the first a 15 day trip to Belize in 1995 and a 18 day trip to Alaska in 1997, both in a 1987 2 wheel drive Toyota pick up truck named Pedro.
TWON The Road (Added 9/5/05) Anthony describes his three week cross country trip started June 7, 2002. Click on "more" to read the second page & be sure to read his wrap up at "here."
Charge Across America (Added 9/5/05) Read about Kris's 3275 mile trip across America without burning a drop of gasoline. No, he didn't do it in a diesel, but in a General Motors EV1, an electric vehicle leased through Saturn dealers.
Wass's Cross Country Trip - Summer 2000 (Added 9/5/05) At he ripe old age of 25, Jeff decided that he needed to see more of the USA before he tied up the next 6 years of his life getting his PhD in Physics. 15,340.3 miles & two months later he finished his trip. His web page only documents the first month of the trip.
1978 Moped Trip (Added 9/5/05) How about a three month, 11,500 mile trip from Toronto to the Yukon & Alaska & back on a Moped? Walter & Guinness World Records have some disagreements about what is a moped, but using his criteria the is the longest journey ever made on a true moped.
James Bay Road Website Walter has combined travelogues & photographs of his trips around the James Bay, Quebec, Canada area. Quoting from his site, "If you are interested in a long road trip into a very remote part of northeast Canada, this is the road (and website) for you!!
The Silk Route For something different, follow Stephen on his travels to China in 2002 and Siberia in 2004. Many pages of adventures outside the US.
justagypsy Jennifer writes about fishing, flying & her travel adventures, including treating us to a 22 day journal of her 2001 trip to the Arctic Circle. Many photos from her travels around the US, Canada, and Grenada.
Lou Ann's Place Lou Ann describes her road trips to Alaska & across the US. In addition, check her "Road Tripping" link to other road trip sites.
Jim's Travel & Photo Pages (Added 7/27/05) Jim loves to travel and has documented his many trips since July, 1998. Lots of photos & details of hundreds of trips.
Sir Richard's Canonical Road Trip Page (Added 7/27/05) Richard's page provides lots of advice for planning your next road trip. Be sure to check his "My Road Trips" link for details of his adventures
roadsidephotos.sabr.org Doug started to document his "road trips" with a New York to Oregon journey in 1990. Now, many years & trips later, he provides a journal of his trips. Many photos, an annotated list of travel books, a section on our National Parks, and more.
Mitch's Road Trips (Added 7/27/05) Mitch started recording his road trips in a couple of different VWs in 1998. Be sure to check out the journals of each day by clicking on the date. Lots of photos.
Trip to Somewhere Maizy the gypzymuse journals her road trip. The best way to produce an index of all the entries to her blog is do a search using the word "day,"
Mikey's Arctic Circle2 (yup I did it twice) on my Harley Sportster And now for something a little different - How about a trip from Valpo, Indiana to Deadhorse, Alaska on a 1995 Harley Davidson Sportster? Mike has not updated his site in awhile, however it is filled great stories & pictures!
From Buffalo to Alaska (and Back!) by Light Plane - A Journal OK, now for something completely different - a 20 day daily journal of a 1996 trip to Alaska in a single engine Cessna 172 airplane.
big adventures Steve takes us along on "The Amazing Bike Trip" & "Steve Learns to Hike." The site also includes stories of his travels around the globe.
Trans American Adventure In the summer of 1996 a group of former exchange students, who attended ACC in Graham, North Carolina decided to embark on a 23 day, 8000 trip to California in a Camero & Mustang. Check the travelogues for a detailed account of their adventure.
TRAVELPAGES by Anna & Jens Anne & Jens live in Denmark (Spain in the winter) and provide journals of their many trips to the US & Canada.
Travels with Daniel Karen's web site describing her trip with friends to the National & State Parks of the South West and more. Lots of links to information about the area.
Jamie and Friends - Our Road Trips Although he doesn't take them in an RV, Jamie describes his road trips from January 1998 to September 2000.
Tim Vasquez's Personal Pages Check out Tim's Road Trips & Travelogues. Although his last documented trip in June 2001 has lost its images & only covers the first two days if the trip, the other two are complete, including a trip to Alaska.
Jan's Journeys Jan & John have been documenting their travels throughout the Western US, Canada, Germany & the UK since 1995. Lots of descriptions of the Inns & Bed & Breakfasts they often visit.
Migratory Alaskan Travel Although not strictly a blog, and there is little about RVing, this is a wonderful collection of travel journals by Denali Miller and her journeys in Alaska & the NorthWest.
digital toast a Slice of the World Jonathan's web site covers lots of things, among which are travels to America '97 - Spain '98 - Madrid '99 -USA and Canada '99 - Eclipse '99 - USA and Canada 2000 - Bahamas 2001 - California 2001 - New Zealand 2002 - Australia 2002. Use the Catagories or Archives menus on the right side to find their travels.
Notes From the Road From the "About" page: "Notes from the Road is a project in experimental travel writing - it is about subjective travel; the kind of real world of random things and real people." A site filled with beautiful photographs and well written descriptions.
Jon Vermilye's Trips Well, if you got here without going through my home page, you might have missed the links to our trips, so here is a link.
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Last Update:
April 16, 2008