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  • In the 60s, VW beetles and vans gained fame as sub-$2,000 cars hippies preferred for road-tripping and head-tripping, all the while saving a few petro-dollars on the side (esp. diesel versions).

    Can you convert a 1998 Volkswagon Vanagon from gas to electric in 5 days? 2009

  • Then again, road-tripping for 4 straight months is reason enough to question one's sanity.

    Christine Buckley: New Orleans: Fido-Friendly Fun Christine Buckley 2011

  • The 826 program model is hard at work in Los Angeles, where 826LA does everything from class field trips making books about a hat and a shoe road-tripping to "Clothes Vegas" to collaborative work with partners like El Centro Del Pueblo, MLA Partner Schools, and the Venice Community Housing Corporation.

    826LA: Judd Apatow, Randy Newman and More Take the Spotlight for LA Students 826LA 2010

  • It's making it tougher by the year for road-tripping seekers of real-deal Key lime pies to find them on the dessert's own home turf.

    Real-Deal Key Lime Pie Steve Garbarino 2011

  • The 826 program model is hard at work in Los Angeles, where 826LA does everything from class field trips making books about a hat and a shoe road-tripping to "Clothes Vegas" to collaborative work with partners like El Centro Del Pueblo, MLA Partner Schools, and the Venice Community Housing Corporation.

    826LA: Judd Apatow, Randy Newman and More Take the Spotlight for LA Students 826LA 2010

  • The influential heir to a tradition that began with road-tripping photographers like Walker Evans and Robert Frank, Stephen Shore is best known for his stark, 1970s-era color images of aspects of American life—diners, drive-ins and motel marquees.

    An American Eye on Abu Dhabi 2011

  • If some of your fondest memories include road-tripping across the U.S. while flipping cassette after cassette of your favorite tunes, the next sentence will make you very sad.

    R.I.P. Tape Decks In Cars The Huffington Post 2011

  • If some of your fondest memories include road-tripping across the U.S. while flipping cassette after cassette of your favorite tunes, the next sentence will make...

    R.I.P. Tape Decks In Cars The Huffington Post 2011

  • And I'm ... actually quite OK with dan's desired agenda of seeing a few sights, doing some road-tripping, eating some excellent food, taking some hikes, and mostly relaxing.

    Days and weeks melted_snowball 2009

  • The brainchild of a reclusive Hong Kong native and U.S. resident who wanted to impress his adopted countrymen with China's rich heritage, it was mostly visited by local schoolchildren and road-tripping retirees.

    Chinese Takeout: Texans Buy Up Katy's 'Forbidden' Treasures Ángel González 2011

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