Category: Travel
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An Ode To Iowa (Detour #10)
I even loved Iowa. Honestly. How we got there was this: Like an itch, an idea had gotten under our skin—to drive to Alaska—and despite Mapquest calculating the roundtrip at over 7,000 miles, despite our van balking, its battery dead before we’d even left our driveway, off we went. The route led us through ten…
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Choosing Happy (Detour #9)
Okay, don’t stop to think about it, just pick an answer: So how did you vote? Now, let me tell you a story: My trip preparations are legendary, involving stacks of Rick Steves books, dozens of TripAdvisor searches, Excel spreadsheets, and hours of detailed research on the hotels we’ll stay at and the sights we’ll…
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8 Reasons I Hate Florida And 1 Reason Why They’re All Wrong (Detour #7)
My aunt cried when she moved to Florida. This is something I didn’t know until last week and there must have been some kind of anti-Florida force in the air that day, because later that evening my neighbor wondered out loud why anyone would move to the Florida Keys. God bless them both. Because really,…
2000 Detours 