Tag: Road Trips

Nature and Camping Trips to Take From Chicago

One common knock against the Chicago area is that “real” nature seems far away. Apart from Lake Michigan…

Stuckey’s Pins Revival on the Return of the Great American Road Trip

“We look for stuff you don’t see in every roadside place,” Ms. Stuckey said.Certain classics — rubber alligators…

A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast

I could barely tell where the salt ended and the sky began.I was on my way to Masirah,…

Despite High Gas Prices, Road Trips Are Still Popular

“Even with gas prices going up, it would be hard to fly somewhere and get hotels for two…

A Photographer’s View of Jordan’s Many Splendors

In September 2021, after more than two years without traveling, my girlfriend and I decided to take a…

The Eerie, Lunar Nothingness of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

We had been driving for four hours and had yet to see another soul. No people. No cars.…