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Whether we're beret-bearing beatniks or Lexus-driving cosmopolitans, road trips still beckon. Gas up the tank, load up the trunk--it's hard to resist. But who has time to waste on wrong turns, getting lost, and bad choices? When it comes to finding fun, time is of the essence, so Jamie Jensen's guide takes the pain out of the road trip, be it across the continent or a Sunday jaunt. With directions to pit stops, scenic routes, bizarre museums, and the best apple pie stands, all you have to do is drive. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Jensen, the author of two books in the "Rough Guides" travel series (Penguin), knows that to really see the United States the traveler must exit the interstate highways and enter the two-lane byways. Covering 11 cross-country, noninterstate roads that traverse the nation north to south or east to west, Jensen documents the local color of American popular culture?the out-of-the-way monument, throwback diner, area radio station, or local brewery. He provides historical lore and amusing trivia about points along the way, as well as practical advice on where to stay, where to find tourist offices, and how to find updates on local road conditions. An appendix includes "Survival Guides," which offers travel information on two dozen major cities, and an annotated reading list. Jensen's guide is essential for travelers who are more interested in finding the real America than the fastest way from points A to B. Highly recommended.?Pamela W. Bellows, Northwestern Connecticut Community Technical Coll. Lib., Winstead
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Whether we're beret-bearing beatniks or Lexus-driving cosmopolitans, road trips still beckon. Gas up the tank, load up the trunk--it's hard to resist. But who has time to waste on wrong turns, getting lost, and bad choices? When it comes to finding fun, time is of the essence, so Jamie Jensen's guide takes the pain out of the road trip, be it across the continent or a Sunday jaunt. With directions to pit stops, scenic routes, bizarre museums, and the best apple pie stands, all you have to do is drive. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Jensen, the author of two books in the "Rough Guides" travel series (Penguin), knows that to really see the United States the traveler must exit the interstate highways and enter the two-lane byways. Covering 11 cross-country, noninterstate roads that traverse the nation north to south or east to west, Jensen documents the local color of American popular culture?the out-of-the-way monument, throwback diner, area radio station, or local brewery. He provides historical lore and amusing trivia about points along the way, as well as practical advice on where to stay, where to find tourist offices, and how to find updates on local road conditions. An appendix includes "Survival Guides," which offers travel information on two dozen major cities, and an annotated reading list. Jensen's guide is essential for travelers who are more interested in finding the real America than the fastest way from points A to B. Highly recommended.?Pamela W. Bellows, Northwestern Connecticut Community Technical Coll. Lib., Winstead
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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For some reason, when people elsewhere in the country refer to the West Coast, particularly California, they seem to think it's a land of kooks and crazies, an overbuilt suburban desert supporting only shopping malls, freeways, and body-obsessed airheads. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contact the visitors bureau, contact the visitor center, loneliest road, large visitor center, compact downtown area, roadside landscape, motels line, shorter hours rest, nice campground, kinetic sculpture race, mountain time zones, handy base, old route, dozen miles west, old train depot, highway motels Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Civil War, San Francisco, San Diego, New England, Appalachian Trail, Best Western, Native American, New Mexico, Missouri River, Los Angeles, Oregon Trail, Mississippi River, North Dakota, Big Sur, New Orleans, Holiday Inn, Great Plains, Kansas City, North Carolina, North America, Rio Grande, Front Street, New Hampshire, Santa Fe Trail New!
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For some reason, when people elsewhere in the country refer to the West Coast, particularly California, they seem to think it's a land of kooks and crazies, an overbuilt suburban desert supporting only shopping malls, freeways, and body-obsessed airheads. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contact the visitors bureau, contact the visitor center, loneliest road, large visitor center, compact downtown area, roadside landscape, motels line, shorter hours rest, nice campground, kinetic sculpture race, mountain time zones, handy base, old route, dozen miles west, old train depot, highway motels Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Civil War, San Francisco, San Diego, New England, Appalachian Trail, Best Western, Native American, New Mexico, Missouri River, Los Angeles, Oregon Trail, Mississippi River, North Dakota, Big Sur, New Orleans, Holiday Inn, Great Plains, Kansas City, North Carolina, North America, Rio Grande, Front Street, New Hampshire, Santa Fe Trail New!
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