The Great American Road Trip

A lot of Europeans snigger at the small number of Americans that have a passport. In 1990, only four percent of Americans had one. Today, 42 percent of Americans hold a passport. Compare that to Britain where 76 percent have them. Europeans find it strange that relatively few Americans venture abroad, but then many of their countries are very close together. It’s quite easy to have breakfast in Monaco, lunch in France and dinner in Italy. Or Breakfast Zurich, lunch in Innsbruck and dinner in Munich, while still having time for a snack in Lichtenstein along the way. Hitting four countries easily in a single day. England, France, Belgium, and Holland is another doddle of at day since they built the channel tunnel.

Each of these countries are unique in many ways, but geographically everything they have in Europe we have in the U.S. Southern California, for example, is very similar geographically and climate-wise to southern Spain. Ok, we don’t have bullfights or 50 ways to serve ham but aesthetically — they are similar.

Europe has the Alps, Dolomites, and the Pyrenees. In the U.S. are the Rockies, Poconos, Cascades, Blue Ridge, The Great Smokies, Appalachian’s, Sierra Nevada’s, and the Grand Teton’s, so no shortage there. The U.S. has thousands of miles of rugged unspoiled coastland in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Maine as found in places like Scotland, Ireland, and Norway.

Europe has great rivers like the Rhine, Danube, Seine and the Thames. We have the “Mighty Mississippi”, the Colorado, Delaware, Hudson, Yukon, Ohio, and the Rio Grande.

The U.S. also has a number of things not found in Western Europe, like the Sonoran Desert, the magnificent wilderness of Alaska, and the amazing tropical islands of Hawaii. We have the Grand Canyon, giant redwoods, and Vegas. The wildlife is as amazing as the scenery, eagles, elks, bears, bison, bobcats, mountain lions, Rattlesnakes, wolves, and coyotes.

It’s quite possible that an average American with an annual two-week vacation might never see all the wonders of America in their lifetime, never mind venturing abroad to France or Italy. Sure, we don’t have castles, medieval cities, or the Colosseum, but there is something we do have that’s quintessentially America. The great American road trip.

There’s something magical about being on an American road trip. The roads are wide. The gas stations frequent, the gas is cheap and the hotels abundant. Unlike the busy parts of Europe in the summer, where finding accommodation can be difficult. You simply drive as long as you feel like and pull off at the next exit when it’s time to eat or sleep. There is always a gas station or a diner open. Winging it is easy, no reservations needed.

On the Little Red Corvette American Golf Road Trip, because of tee times, and my desire to visit specific resorts, I’ve had to do more formal planning than I usually would.

But, I’ve left time to see the Alamo and drive up the California Coast on US 1. Easily the equal of the Amalfi Coast. I’ll enjoy fresh Swordfish and Tuna in Carmel, then cross the Golden Gate Bridge heading towards Napa. There I’ll meet friends and drink the world’s best wines.

I’ll head north and take a ride through Yellowstone and visit Devil’s Tower. In Wyoming and Montana, I’ll marvel at the majestic Grand Tetons and vastness of Big Sky country before heading to the Badlands and Mount Rushmore. I’ll visit the stunning lakes of Minnesota and Wisconsin, then drive south through the beautiful mountains of Tennessee and West Virginia. Through the Carolina pine forests and eventually some 8,000 plus miles later, I’ll arrive back to the white sandy beaches and exotic palm trees of my home in the Sunshine State.

The fact is America has all the diversity of geography, people, food, and wine you could ever want in an epic journey and you don’t even have to get on a plane, which this year makes more sense than ever! Hit the road, America!


Whatever your age, in this book I will challenge you to re-evaluate your life for the better. To ask yourself deeper more powerful questions about how you spend your time on earth. To think clearly about how you prioritize the things in life that are most important to you. To make changes and take actions that will enhance your experience, friendships, and general enjoyment of life. To live with a passion, you might have forgotten is even there…

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