This was going to be a very different story. It was going to be a story about the awesome experience I had a few weekends ago at the Red Bull…
Road Trips
2016 Nissan Titan XD Crew Cab: In search of the Mighty Muskellunge
“It’s silly not to hope. It’s a sin he thought.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea I woke before the sun on a Tuesday morning hearing a…
It’s officially known as EAA AirVenture Convention & Fly-In, but to most it’s just “Oshkosh,” a weeklong gathering of aviation enthusiasts that brings together owners of everything from ultralights to…
When you open the door and climb behind the wheel of a MINI Cooper, you are not just the driver of the car, you are a member of a tribe.…
The morning sun climbed over the Tetons as I shook the whiskey-induced cobwebs from my brain. Roused by the alarm on my iPhone, the previous night had been one of…
London’s Roundhouse Theatre began life as a humble train shed with a turntable used to put locomotives in the right direction on the right track. It had outlived its original…
The ‘road trip’ has a special place in American culture. It is an experience integral to understanding what it means to live in a country with enormous cultural, ethnic, and…
Road Trip: A Tale of Two Cities and One Car, the 2016 Lincoln MKX
When we last left Lincoln, they had shared their new Continental concept at the New York Auto Show, creating a wealth of excitement for the future of the brand. And while the Continental is still a ways away, an equally important vehicle has just hit their showrooms: their mid-size crossover, the Lincoln MKX. By now, […]
Road Trip: Escaping to our nation’s capital with Fairmont and Cadillac.
In an effort to be more than just a place to stay but the centerpiece of a vacation experience, Fairmont Hotels have partnered with Cadillac to introduce F-Scapes, a portfolio of curated adventures centered around their properties. The lure is that by offering you a great place to stay, with a great car and VIP […]
Back in the 1980s I was a copywriter at the advertising agency for Chevrolet, and one of my assignments was to help them sell trucks. As such I have a long history with and a deep affinity for the Silverado. I’m also a baseball fan, so when a representative from Chevrolet called and offered me a ticket to the 2015 MLB All-Star game and a new Silverado pickup as transportation from my home in Wisconsin to the game in Cincinnati, I was all in.