Usa Travel Stories

Feb 6, 2012 • 2 min read

With over four million miles of highway, the USA offers more road trips than anyone could tackle in one lifetime. Whether you’re itching to peek into Wild…

Feb 2, 2012 • 6 min read

What's the first thing you think of when you think of Hawaii? The foaming-white sea lapping at a golden-sand beach surrounded by palm trees swaying in the…

Feb 1, 2012 • 11 min read

Presidents' Day: that strategic February Monday holiday in the US that's situated at arm's length between George Washington's birthday (February 22) and…

Jan 13, 2012 • 4 min read

Winter and deserts? That's two big strikes for many travelers: it sounds like the worst of all travel worlds, an unhappy marriage of frigid weather and…

Dec 22, 2011 • 3 min read

Think of all the things you have thrown away this week – an old shoe, a broken mirror, a loose button, an empty bottle of wine. Then picture all of it…

Dec 13, 2011 • 4 min read

Not so long ago, Denver was known as a mountain town where Stetsons, cowboy shirts and conservative Western sensibilities were the norm. Far from being…

Nov 5, 2011 • 3 min read

There are a lot of images and words people associate with Southwest Florida. Sun, sand, shelling. Calm waters that color from green to teal. Art galleries…

Nov 5, 2011 • 4 min read

Florida does two things better than just about any place in America: beaches and theme parks. If you’re traveling with kids, that can be your itinerary –…

Nov 5, 2011 • 3 min read

In the minds of many, Florida and her coast is dark blue water, crashing waves, Spring Break, bottles of booze and the thumping pulse of a beachside…

Nov 3, 2011 • 3 min read

They grow their mammals and geysers big up in Yellowstone, America’s first national park and Wyoming’s flagship attraction. From shaggy grizzlies to giant…

Nov 2, 2011 • 3 min read

While most of Florida's beaches offer everything from volleyball nets to jet skis to free wi-fi -- there are times when a trip to the shore should just…

Oct 31, 2011 • 4 min read

Lonely Planet has produced this article for Moloka'i Visitors Association. All views are Lonely Planet's alone and reflect our policy of editorial…

Oct 13, 2011 • 4 min read

If you haven't yet visited the Napa or Sonoma Valley, you might assume the area was covered with clusters of red and white grapes lazily stretching out…

Oct 10, 2011 • 4 min read

The town was quiet. Tour buses with curly, girly lettering on the side advertising Twilight tours were parked, idle and empty, in the gas station parking…

Sep 12, 2011 • 3 min read

When the 110-mile White Pass & Yukon railroad opened in 1900, it carried thousands of stampeders from Skagway, Alaska to Whitehorse in the Yukon, Canada…

Sep 9, 2011 • 3 min read

In Alaska, a state more than twice the size of Texas and one-third larger than Western Europe, dramatic topography, inclement weather and the sheer…

Sep 2, 2011 • 3 min read

Fairbanks is an Alaskan original – oddball locals, raucous bars and rolling rivers. And from a town of original character comes original adventure. One of…

Aug 30, 2011 • 5 min read

Guidebook research may sound like a dream job, but mostly it's grueling hard work pounding the pavement. So who can blame a road-weary travel writer for…

Aug 10, 2011 • 10 min read

If you do much travel in the USA, particularly by road, you WILL at some point make it through central Oklahoma, where I grew up and went to college. I…

Aug 4, 2011 • 3 min read

For many travelers, Denali National Park is the beginning and end of their Alaskan adventure. And why shouldn't it be? This is probably your best chance…

Jul 5, 2011 • 2 min read

The East Coast doesn't have to be all high power and high speed. Get yourself to these easy beaches for some serious kicking back.

Jun 9, 2011 • 3 min read

Drinking and holidays go together quite well, don't you think? There's a certain romance to sipping a cocktail in a strange city, and there's no better…