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National Corvette Museum – A Car Enthusiasts’ Dream

The National Corvette Museum is conveniently located off I-65 exit 28, across from the General Motors’ Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spanning 115,000 square feet, this museum is a shrine to the Corvette, showcasing more than 80 ’Vettes as well as concept cars – including one of the original 1953 Corvettes, the only 1983 Corvette in existence and other rare and unique Corvettes.

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Iain Shankland, Gail Shankland, TravelBloggers.ca

Road Trip Across America: From Houston To Detroit. We celebrate The Interstate, Cars, Culture And History

There’s something liberating about the open road – the rhythmic hum of tires, the changing landscape outside the window and the promise of new experiences just a few miles ahead. Ever since Gail and I were little kids, it has been engrained in our childhood. As adults, this is what we were looking for when embarking on our latest road trip adventures that began with a mid-morning flight from Toronto to Houston, Texas.

Schloss Drachenburg, Drachenburg Castle, Koenigswinter‎, Königswinter, Drachenfels Castle (Schloss), Drachenfelsbahn, TravelBloggers.ca, Iain Shankland, Gail Shankland

Germany: Day trip To Drachenburg & Drachenfels Castle, Königswinter

From our base just outside of Speyer/Hockenheim in Germany, we do day trips that are easy to get to and worth the journey and fuel to visit. This trip to (Schloss) Drachenburg Castle / Drachenfels Castle / Drachenfelsbahn was over-ambitious at first because there were so many things to see on the way there – it actually would have been a weekend trip instead of just one day.

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France: A Day Trip To “La Petite France” In Strasbourg

Strasbourg is one of those cities that has been on our list to visit for a number of years. After putting it off on one of our many trips to Germany, we finally made it a point to drive there and have a visit. Our base in Germany is nice and central to so many regions. Located close to Speyer/Hockenheim, we are only about 45-50 minutes from Strasbourg, so there’s no excuse NOT to go in reality…

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The Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights

Canada’s largest and longest running free outdoor light festival will illuminate Niagara Falls, Canada for 51 nights of twinkling lights from November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024. The Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights features 3+ million lights and over 75 displays along the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and across the tourist districts. Plus there’s

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Champ Car F1X2 Two-Seater … Thrill Of A Lifetime!

Although not exactly a travel article, this was an experience that included travel and adventure… Originally published on a racing website in 2007, we’ve included it here for our readers to hopefully enjoy. We both got to enjoy the experience, but Gail wrote the article. Ride of a lifetime … we’ve heard that expression used before with previous generations of Champ Car and Indy Car two-seaters, and to me it always sounded so cliché – so when I was asked to help promote the Champ Car F1X2 (F1 times 2) two-seater program I promised myself that I would find a more apt description for the experience. Unfortunately I have to admit that there really is no better way to sum it up … it is a thrill of a lifetime … every race junkie’s dream … something you’ll never forget.

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Germany: A Day Trip To Heppenheimer & Michelstadt

During our most recent trip to Germany, we went there with only one thing in mind – relax, no crazy driving all over the country to see the sights. This was our “visit friends tour and chill trip.” But we HAD to see a couple of towns – it just wouldn’t be a trip without that! So, we agreed that we’d only do our “towning” on one day. With that in mind, off we went to Heppenheimer (birthplace of F1 driver Sebastien Vettal) and Michelstadt which is just up the road… sort of.