On our road trip from Long Island to New England (and back) had the option of returning along coastal Connecticut from Rhode Island (RI), or to travel back on an inland route via The Berkshires. For maximum variety, and with the pull of visiting the Norman Rockwell Museum we decided to...
On a recent road trip holiday, we found ourselves with a 7-hour gap between flights. As our two flights were with different airlines, we needed to retrieve our luggage and exit the airport, before reentering the airport 5 hours later to check back in and catch our home-ward flight. We...
As a lover of road trips, driving the section of the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco, or vice versa, was a priority on my travel wish list. Although a very well-travelled route, it is popular for a reason, and a real winner with adults and teenagers alike –...
After three days in Los Angeles with our teenagers, we were nicely acclimatised to our new time zone and excited to head off on the first section of our California road trip towards San Francisco. The first stretch promised palm-fringed beaches up to Malibu followed by more rural...
This section of your California road trip along the coast is a cracker! It offers the opportunity to drive on the beach across extensive sand dunes, look for sea otters in the kelp of Morro Bay, watch Elephant Seals cuddling and fighting on the beach, and experience one of the best...
If you stop in Big Sur on your California road trip along the coast, you will be able to enjoy getting outdoors into the wonderful tall Redwood trees, which feels very therapeutic. In fact, there’s a high chance that you’ll not want to leave Big Sur as it’s so pretty, but be...