Travels
Day 88 Travel
You love to travel. We love to travel. We want to help you plan your next trip and discover the backroads, vintage motels, diners, and quirky roadside attractions! We are very excited to introduce our newest endeavor, Day 88 Travel. For years, we’ve been researching routes throughout the US and now we want to share our discoveries with you. From a…
Read MoreOur Favorite Pet-Friendly Roadside Motels
Once upon a time, city streets were lined with the bright and flashy neon of motel signs. The bigger and more elaborate the sign, the more likely the chance of catching the attention of the passing traveler. Sadly, many of these roadside motels and their neon signs have been left to deteriorate, met with the…
Read MoreOur Top 5 Neon Signs
#5: Village Inn Motel- Raton, NM Starting the list at #5 is the Village Inn Motel in Raton, NM. The motel and its vintage mid-century sign are one of many that can be found along South 2nd Street in Raton. Right off I-25, a trip into town provides a wealth of vintage signs and motels.…
Read MoreOur Top 5 Scenic Roads in Colorado
We are fortunate to live in Colorado, which we would argue is one of, if not, the most beautiful state. While we love taking you on our adventures around the country, we also want to share some of our favorite places in our home state. Our next Top 5 list is Scenic Roads in Colorado.…
Read MoreOur Top 5 Scenic Roads
Join us as we take a photographic journey down our favorite roads in the country for our Top 5 Scenic Roads list. We hope you’ll enjoy a few peaceful moments traveling the open road with us and perhaps use these as suggestions for future trips of your own. Happy Virtual Travels! #5: Enchanted Highway, North…
Read MoreOur Top 5 National Parks
In light of the current craziness and the fact that so many of us are spending time at home, we have decided that we could all use a virtual getaway, so we’ve created some various Top 5 lists of places that we have visited. Whether you use our suggestions as ideas for future trips or…
Read MoreRide Like the Wind: On the California Zephyr to Denver
The third and final portion of our train trip was aboard the California Zephyr, traveling from the Bay Area to the Mile High City. In case you missed the earlier part of our train travels, you can catch up with our ride on the Southwest Chief in Hail to the Southwest Chief: All Aboard for…
Read MoreFrom the City to the Sea: L.A. in a Day & The Coast Starlight
The second part of our train trip begins on Day 4 as we arrive at Union Station in Los Angeles. In case you missed the first part, you can hop aboard with us from the start in Hail to the Southwest Chief: All Aboard for Los Angeles. Day 4: Los Angeles, CA Arriving at 7:30am…
Read MoreHail to the Southwest Chief: All Aboard for Los Angeles
As lovers of road travel on a quest for all things Americana, it should be no surprise that we are also big fans of trains. Of course, we wish that train travel today was as glamorous and plush as it once was but are excited that it is still possible to travel across the U.S.…
Read MoreFive Enchanted Days in New Mexico
Last February, we set off on a five-day road trip through the Land of Enchantment. While the highlights of our trip were the alien-crazed town of Roswell and the lunar-like magnificence of White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, we found many other historical, quirky, and kitschy roadside attractions. One of the reasons that we love…
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