In search of the continuous road trip
We’re jumping on the year-end nostalgia conga line even though we’ve only been travelling full time for the last three months. We have, however, been blogging for all of 2011. Here’s what was popular. Top 3 Topics of 2011 The Biosphere 2 gallery post. Damn, …
We’ve been on our trip for about two months now! As the months turn, we have a lot to celebrate: On 9/30, we spent our last day at our corporate jobs. On 10/1, we left Chicago, our home for over 8 years, and started our …
Amps amps amps amps amps amps amps amps amps amps :::::::::::::: AMPS! We can buy gasoline at a gas station and food at the grocery store, but what I need is electricity. I’ve got a craving for electrons I can’t kick! Give me amps, man! …
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Lisa and I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Thanks to everybody for reading our blog, posting your comments, and sharing our stories with your friends. It’s been a great trip so far, and we hope your travels this …
It’s time to celebrate our one month anniversary. We’re currently in Oklahoma, the state we figured we’d skip, and it’s awesome. Things are going well — we’ve visited a lot of friends, we’ve seen nearly all of our families, and we’re now free of both …
I get a kick out of the backwoods billboards for Jesus — especially when when the second most popular billboard buyer in the area is the porno store. Love it. Always makes me think of Jim Gaffigan’s bit on religion: My favorite part: It doesn’t …
Big driving days mean blogging in the car using all 3 of the Gs (when available). And whenever I get upset with the connection, I crack up thinking of this Louis CK bit: Lisa and I are cruising down I-86 (because it’s better than I-90) …
We’re a week in. Seven days ago we woke up in Chicago, loaded everything into our van, and headed north to Wisconsin. Now we’re in Upstate New York for a wedding. Later today, we’ll have spiedies, a Binghamton specialty (FYI: don’t spell them “speedy” — “the term “spiedie” …
I shouldn’t have to say this, but this is Raoul Duke. Goddammit man, don’t you hear yourself talking like a prostitute? Can’t you hear the lies you’re spewing? Don’t you see that’s all a salary is — a damn bribe for a job you wouldn’t …
Awesome video of the Queen Mary 2 traveling around the Atlantic. Looks like the weather wasn’t always cooperative. Queen Mary 2: Atlantic Timelapse from Adonis Pulatus on Vimeo. Thanks to Gadling for posting this.