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Road Trip Archive
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CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 2
Posted on June 12, 2019 | 21 CommentsThe last episode set the stage for the Fiddy Run and in this installment we finally hit the road. Which for me meant riding a scooter for the first time […] -
CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 1
Posted on June 11, 2019 | 21 CommentsLast summer I did a long road trip on my 250cc retro-styled motorcycle and if anyone was thinking “that is fine and good but your ride was too powerful” I […] -
Road Trip Outtake: 1939-1949(?) Diamond T Takes a Ferry Ride
Posted on May 5, 2019 | 10 CommentsAs I mentioned the other day, the road trip my son and I went on took us down Whidbey Island, where we caught the ferry to Port Townsend on the […] -
Road Trip Outtakes #2: A Gaggle of Morris Minors – No, They’re Not VWs
Posted on May 3, 2019 | 18 CommentsAfter we crossed the 7:30 PM ferry from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend on Puget Sound, we headed south looking for a place to camp. It was getting pretty dark, […] -
2019 Toronto Trip: (No) Planes, Trains and (No) Automobiles
Posted on April 20, 2019 | 35 CommentsI have two sons involved in high school band, and it’s turned out to be a pretty good gig for them. The band takes a major (fly somewhere) and a […] -
CC Road Trip/Driving Impressions (Part 3): 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT – Climb Every Mountain
Posted on December 19, 2018 | 19 CommentsIf the heavens have roads and cars to drive on them, then this was the closest taste of such a heaven I’ve experienced. For getting to drive supercar is one thing, […] -
CC Road Trip/Rental Review (Part 2): 2018 Volvo V90 Inscription T8 AWD – Trekking Across The Alps In One Sweet Swede
Posted on December 6, 2018 | 37 CommentsThe wagon. It’s a car that hasn’t found much appreciation in North America for several decades now, apart from versions jacked up several inches and laden with plastic body cladding […] -
CC Road Trip (Part 1): Ten Days Through The German, Austrian, and Italian Alps
Posted on November 26, 2018 | 39 CommentsMaterial objects certainly have their virtues, but as I’ve grown older I’ve come to value the significance of worldly experiences. Travelling has indeed become a great passion of mine […] -
CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point
Posted on November 8, 2018 | 25 CommentsIt was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […] -
Roadtrip: A Seven Day 1700 Mile Loop of the Mountains and Deserts of Eastern Oregon in Our Promaster Van
Posted on October 25, 2018 | 68 CommentsMid October has been a magical time for us to be on the road. Often a high pressure builds over the whole Western US and extends into the Pacific Northwest, […] -
Road Trip Outtake: Remote Mitchell, Oregon (pop. 130) Has a Tesla Charging Station But No Gas Station – A Portend of the Future?
Posted on October 21, 2018 | 16 CommentsWe got home Friday night after a seven day tour of Eastern Oregon in the van. It was superb, exceeding our expectations every day thanks to perfect mild fall weather, […] -
Road Trip: Part 13 – Finale – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on October 4, 2018 | 22 CommentsThe lucky 13th segment marks the finale to this journey. In this installment I get rained on (no surprise), hailed on (surprise) and discover some genuine Curbside Classics in the […] -
Road Trip: Part 12 – Beer, Dune Buggy and a Ferry – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on October 2, 2018 | 14 CommentsThis segment straddles a little of day 10 and 11 but marks the first time that I have visited Kalso, British Columbia. It will not be the last however as […] -
Road Trip: Our First Outing in Our New Promaster Van Conversion Camper – Exceeding Expectations
Posted on October 1, 2018 | 25 CommentsWith the forecast of perfect early fall weather, we decided to head for the mountains and high desert this past week in our Promaster van conversion camper that I’ve been […] -
Road Trip: Part 11 – World’s Largest Collection of Brill Trolley Buses – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 25 CommentsIn this installment we have more mountains, another ferry but the highlight might just be the visit to the world’s largest collection of Brill trolley buses. If that is not […]
![CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 2 The last episode set the stage for the Fiddy Run and in this installment we finally hit the road. Which for me meant riding a scooter for the first time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Roadtrip: The Fiddy Run – Very Small Displacement Roadtrip – Part 1 Last summer I did a long road trip on my 250cc retro-styled motorcycle and if anyone was thinking “that is fine and good but your ride was too powerful” I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/96.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip Outtake: 1939-1949(?) Diamond T Takes a Ferry Ride As I mentioned the other day, the road trip my son and I went on took us down Whidbey Island, where we caught the ferry to Port Townsend on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-389-056.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip Outtakes #2: A Gaggle of Morris Minors – No, They’re Not VWs After we crossed the 7:30 PM ferry from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend on Puget Sound, we headed south looking for a place to camp. It was getting pretty dark, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CC-389-070.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![2019 Toronto Trip: (No) Planes, Trains and (No) Automobiles I have two sons involved in high school band, and it’s turned out to be a pretty good gig for them. The band takes a major (fly somewhere) and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190411_171450.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: Classics on the Square in Crown Point It was a random day in Crown Point, a town of about 27,000 in Indiana’s northwest-most county. We were there visiting one of my wife’s sisters and her husband for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vwbus3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Roadtrip: A Seven Day 1700 Mile Loop of the Mountains and Deserts of Eastern Oregon in Our Promaster Van Mid October has been a magical time for us to be on the road. Often a high pressure builds over the whole Western US and extends into the Pacific Northwest, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-106.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip Outtake: Remote Mitchell, Oregon (pop. 130) Has a Tesla Charging Station But No Gas Station – A Portend of the Future? We got home Friday night after a seven day tour of Eastern Oregon in the van. It was superb, exceeding our expectations every day thanks to perfect mild fall weather, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-374-038.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip: Part 13 – Finale – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike The lucky 13th segment marks the finale to this journey. In this installment I get rained on (no surprise), hailed on (surprise) and discover some genuine Curbside Classics in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43042678165_83a73e5672_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip: Part 12 – Beer, Dune Buggy and a Ferry – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike This segment straddles a little of day 10 and 11 but marks the first time that I have visited Kalso, British Columbia. It will not be the last however as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43845757942_02739810e7_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip: Our First Outing in Our New Promaster Van Conversion Camper – Exceeding Expectations With the forecast of perfect early fall weather, we decided to head for the mountains and high desert this past week in our Promaster van conversion camper that I’ve been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-372-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip: Part 11 – World’s Largest Collection of Brill Trolley Buses – 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike In this installment we have more mountains, another ferry but the highlight might just be the visit to the world’s largest collection of Brill trolley buses. If that is not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/28877723777_de674b1a1d_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


