Every Road Has a Story
Road trips, detours, and the places that stayed with us. We write about where we went, what we found, and what it felt like to be there — from California back roads to medieval Spanish cities.
Spain
A Few Days Around Madrid and Several Centuries of History
Madrid was the destination. Everything else just happened — windmills, a museum that ruins all other museums, medieval Toledo, a monastery built by a king who preferred austerity, and a Roman aqueduct that makes modern construction feel slightly embarrassing.
Spain
Across Andalusia: Palaces, Cathedrals, and White Villages
A road trip through Andalusia became a journey across entirely different worlds — Gibraltar’s cliffs, Córdoba’s endless arches, Ronda’s dramatic gorge, Granada’s dreamlike Alhambra, and Seville glowing late into the night. Days blurred into palaces, cathedrals, mountain roads, and far too many photographs beneath the southern Spanish sun.
United Kingdom
England Was Never Going to Fit Into Ten Days
I made a list. That was my first mistake. "Ten days in London" turned into castles, wartime bunkers, fairy tale villages, and a rental Mercedes racing through the English countryside in pursuit of a tour bus. England, it turns out, rewards ambition.
Nevada, Arizona
Martian Vacation: A Road Trip Told by Jack the Dog
The ground was red. Not orange-at-sunset red. Not dusty-road red. Deep, ancient red — the color of something that has been burning for a million years. I was fairly certain we had driven to Mars.
Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina
A Road Trip Along the Adriatic — Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy
Ljubljana greeted us with a thunderstorm. The plan was Montenegro — a few days by the sea, some old towns, some good wine. But routes expand. This one refused to stay small.
Utah, Arizona
Fire, Goblins, and a Dog Who Owns Canyons
We rented an RV, pointed it toward Utah and Arizona, and let our schipperke decide which rocks were worth climbing. Spoiler: all of them. A New Year's road trip through the Valley of Fire, Zion, Goblin Valley, Arches, and beyond.
Netherlands
Eleven Days Below Sea Level
Eleven days, one small car, and a country that sits below the sea. Windmills, war graves, a star-shaped fort, and a Michelangelo I chased into the wrong country.