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![(First Posted 8/9/2024) Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0618.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)")
CC’s Best of 2024: Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 16 Comments(First Posted 8/9/2024) Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment […] -
![(First Posted 2/16/2024) Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end an earlier post on snow […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/closeupbmw.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving")
CC’s Best of 2024: The Lengths Gone To – Addressing the Rusty Consequences of Winter-Driving
Posted on December 27, 2024 | 63 Comments(First Posted 2/16/2024) Oh my. I am not happy starting this article with this photo. But it is the teaser photo I used to end an earlier post on snow […] -
![(First Posted 2/26/2024) In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/liversandgizzards-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine")
CC’s Best of 2024: I’ll Take One of Those Too – Curbside Gas Station Cuisine
Posted on December 24, 2024 | 75 Comments(First Posted 2/26/2024) In a recent post that touched on travel, I offered the opinion that the best food is found at gas stations. Perhaps. Still, this is hardly a […] -
![Day 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0481.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsDay 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […] -
![It’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0524.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 39 CommentsIt’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […] -
![My phone reminded me this morning that a year ago I was in New York City, specifically midtown Manhattan. So now that the statute of limitations has (presumably? hopefully?) run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7452.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: Like The Muppets, The Kleins Take Manhattan")
Curbside Travel: Like The Muppets, The Kleins Take Manhattan
Posted on June 20, 2024 | 46 CommentsMy phone reminded me this morning that a year ago I was in New York City, specifically midtown Manhattan. So now that the statute of limitations has (presumably? hopefully?) run […] -
![In his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_7200-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum")
Curbside Travelogue: Yes, There Really is an Art Car Museum
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 26 CommentsIn his article detailing the zaniness of Houston’s annual Art Car parade Jon Stephenson notes that his city is also home to an Art Car museum. Well, it took me […] -
![Once we got to the mountains for real, both the landscape and the mix of vehicles abruptly changed. In general, the towns were smaller, more widely spaced, and appeared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5271.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Rural Mountainous Guatemala – Part 3")
Road Trip: Rural Mountainous Guatemala – Part 3
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 10 CommentsOnce we got to the mountains for real, both the landscape and the mix of vehicles abruptly changed. In general, the towns were smaller, more widely spaced, and appeared […] -
![The stage has been set, so we can actually start our journey, and I can make some observations on what I saw. The afternoon Avianca flight from Los Angeles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5441.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Beginning our Climb into the Mountains from Guatemala City")
Road Trip: Beginning our Climb into the Mountains from Guatemala City
Posted on August 14, 2023 | 12 CommentsThe stage has been set, so we can actually start our journey, and I can make some observations on what I saw. The afternoon Avianca flight from Los Angeles […] -
![Over the July 4th weekend, I traveled to Guatemala for a week, to do mission work for my church. This involved taking a bus from the capital (and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_5322.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Guatemala City to Lake Atitlán, Part 1")
Road Trip: Guatemala City to Lake Atitlán, Part 1
Posted on August 7, 2023 | 20 CommentsOver the July 4th weekend, I traveled to Guatemala for a week, to do mission work for my church. This involved taking a bus from the capital (and the […] -
![I hadn’t actually intended to write up this particular rental car/travel adventure. Rather, I just documented the car photographically as I do many rental cars; and I had a few […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023SXT_front.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2023: Rental Review & Musings: 2023 Dodge Charger SXT — End of the Line")
CC’s Best of 2023: Rental Review & Musings: 2023 Dodge Charger SXT — End of the Line
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 53 CommentsI hadn’t actually intended to write up this particular rental car/travel adventure. Rather, I just documented the car photographically as I do many rental cars; and I had a few […] -
![Welcome back after a short work-related delay…Lest you fear that we spent all of our Berlin-based days visiting car manufacturers in the countryside, fret not, as we still had two […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2658.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 8-9, Berlin")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 8-9, Berlin
Posted on April 20, 2023 | 43 CommentsWelcome back after a short work-related delay…Lest you fear that we spent all of our Berlin-based days visiting car manufacturers in the countryside, fret not, as we still had two […] -
![(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/440-1977-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-V-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday")
Roadside Classic: 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V – On Holiday
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 89 Comments(Originally posted on 4/13/17.) I’ve always loved going on road trips. From making periodic jaunts from Michigan to visit family in rural Ohio during childhood, to early-adulthood treks between college […] -
![We left Copenhagen in the late morning of Day 6, and our next destination was Berlin, Germany. We’d been to Berlin once before back in the late ’90s and only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2449.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 6-7, Berlin With Wolfsburg Day Trip")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 6-7, Berlin With Wolfsburg Day Trip
Posted on April 11, 2023 | 65 CommentsWe left Copenhagen in the late morning of Day 6, and our next destination was Berlin, Germany. We’d been to Berlin once before back in the late ’90s and only […] -
![Another day in Copenhagen but with a very unexpected sight – a semi-disguised prototype test car. I’d expect to perhaps run across this in Death Valley in the summer or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2383.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 5-6, Copenhagen")
Curbside Travel: The Kleins Go To Europe – Days 5-6, Copenhagen
Posted on April 6, 2023 | 43 CommentsAnother day in Copenhagen but with a very unexpected sight – a semi-disguised prototype test car. I’d expect to perhaps run across this in Death Valley in the summer or […]
