Here’s the short list of our favorite road trip phone apps: AAA Trip Tik – Find AAA discounts (mostly for hotels). The best feature seems to be that it gives you pricing on gas at nearby stations. Sit or Squat – Since not everybod is compfortable popping a squat on the side of the road, here’s...
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For 500.00 Jet Blue will let you fly to any collection of their destinations as many times as you want between September and October! But don’t waste time reading about it here- get to the Jet Blue page a book your adventure before the offer runs out: http://www.jetblue.com/aycj/?intcmp=HPHero1Eng_AYCJ2010
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While not technically the first state of the Great Plains, Nebraska is the beginning of flat roads and corn fields. Knowing that it was about to be a few days of hypnotic straight driving, we didn’t make many stops in this state.  Our most interesting find was the Mormon Island State Recreation Area.  Immediately off highway 80, it’s a roadside...
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Home to Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, and Monument Valley, Utah has a crazy other-planet kind of landscape- and sky high campsite fees to match it. Make sure you have a camera on hand- the landscapes are out of this world!  One of my favorite views along the road was after we left highway 15 and...
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Before you get on the road go through the checklist.  Yeah, I know, it can be seem like a pain because it takes a little time and you already have plenty of packing to get done.  But this is just a basic list and it’s worth the time.  Just think, rather than sitting by your overheating...
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The summer is coming to an end and its about time you get in that summer road trip.  Every summer we’ve done a road trip series here at soelsewhere- and we’re not about to stop now. This time we’re featuring a California to New York adventure for those West Coast ladies getting reading to head...
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We’ve all heard of horrible airline customer experiences- lost luggage, rude staff, outrageous ’security’ measures- but its not always easy being on the other side either.  Today the NYTimes, the WSJ, and others have been reporting about a flight attendant who reached his limit of obnoxious customer behavior: Gawker summarizes the story of  how a Jet Blue...
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