"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world."

Thank you, Mr Layton. dream peaceful.

trip duration: 30 nights

states visited: 13

odo start: 10 338 miles
odo end: 16 985 miles

distance travelled: 6647 miles (10 697 km)

gas expenditure: apx $800

flat tires: 1

burritos consumed: 15

and so endeth doom and daisy's roadtrippin' adventure <3

detour: the fountain of youth (St Augustine, FL ( Read more... )

Savannah ( Read more... )

detour: the world's largest 10 commandments (Murphy, NC)
the creep factor at the fields of the wood bible park was akin to that of the center of the world, but fuelled with the fire and brimstone of religious fervour. the ten commandments are emblazoned across a steep slope, atop which sits the world's largest testament. the park also includes a ( Read more... )

burrito the fourteenth:
after a long hike from nashville into manchester for bonnaroo supplies, we enjoy a last supper at the only mexican restaurant in what passes for "town." best burrito this side of texas.

Bonnaroo:
bonnaroo was never part of the original roadtrip plan, but when the various summer music festivals were announced, bonnaroo was ( Read more... )

burrito the twelfth:
taco bell 7 layers, not so much because i was seeking a burrito, but because it was the only vegetarian option in smalltown mississippi, which runs on fried chicken. poor life choice. i am cured of the fast food burrito - they just don't compare.

Memphis:
dear middle-aged white lady at the next table: you make white-lady chair ( Read more... )

New Orleans ( Read more... )

Austin:
more like Au-some! everything about this town is rad. it's a city made of things i like, and they're all readily available in multiple forms in every neighbourhood, often 24 hours a day. like portland, austin knows how hip it is, and the "keep austin weird" front is very dedicated to ensuring it stays that way. heat notwithstanding, this is ( Read more... )

the former frontierland of western texas is part of the same wretched, desolate dustbowl as the states preceding it. the speed limit east on the I-10 out of el paso is an unprecedented 80 mph - presumably because everyone is trying to get the hell out - but there's no reprieve for hundreds of miles, just a barren wasteland punctuated by terrifying ( Read more... )