I have a new piece up today at The Daily Beast (“The Neurotic Traveler’s Guide to Planning a Road Trip“) that explores how I avoid becoming a cautionary tale along long road trips out West. Check it out:
“…I was raised in an era of paper maps and guidebooks, which were stockpiled in glove compartments. My mother marked up maps like she was hunting for buried treasure. By starting information-rich, you could hopefully avoid emergencies that pop up when information is short. It also helps to mitigate pre-trip nerves….”