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Jul 20, 2020

The Craziest Things Long-Haul Truckers Have Seen on the Road

"You can see what everyone's doing from high up in the rig."

Bixby Bridge on California's Big Sur

Jul 17, 2020

The Most Beautiful Drives in America, According to Long-Haul Truckers

"It feels like the America you see in movies."

May 11, 2018

How to Take Your Best-Ever Road Trip, According to Long-Haul Truckers

Road trips are mana for travelers who don’t have a plan and don’t need one.

Aug 16, 2017

The Gross and Bizarre Stuff People Do in Rental Cars

Less stressful than airport security -- and the whole shitshow process of flying in general -- but waaay less enjoyable than arriving at your destination, the rental car counter is vacation limbo.

Mar 21, 2017

America's Greatest Living Hobos Share Their Tales of Riding the Rails

Cheapskate travelers will find no shortage of tips on how to travel on a budget: the best time of year to book flights, how to rent out your home, arcane websites that promise half-off on flights that only board for three hours on the morning of the winter solstice, and so forth.

Jon Levy Antarctica

Nov 23, 2016

4 Ways to Make Your Travels More Exciting, Guaranteed

Jon Levy has been force-fed by Kiefer Sutherland in the back booth of a Manhattan bar, has screamed for a medic as bulls trampled him in Pamplona, and has high-fived penguins at the South Pole.

airplane cremains pilot

Sep 1, 2016

Meet the Pilots Who Scatter Cremains Across America

Cremation is fast becoming Americans' preference for heading to the hereafter.