Category Archives: road trip

Win Two Free US Travel Books from Lonely Planet | Spread It, Dip It, Wing It

Posted on 2019-09-19 by tikichris

COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LOTS MORE FUN AND FREEBIES TO COME. Hey folks. I hope you’ve been enjoying my Spread It, Dip It, Wing … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Index

Posted on 2019-08-31 by Judith Schrut

Here’s an index to all the posts in Judith Schrut’s Delights of the Dordogne miniseries. Hope you’ve had a tasty time on my Dordognaise food, drink road trip. Here’s a list with links to all the posts in this miniseries:

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Best Islands Around the World for Road Trips (Miles Away)

Posted on 2019-08-23 by tikichris

There’s more than one side to any island and some of the world’s bigger, more beautiful islands deserve to have all their sides explored in full. So, if you dream of a vacation that’s filled with discovering waterfalls, hiking mountains … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Food with a View

Posted on 2019-08-04 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut follows gaggles of geese and the scent of just picked strawberries to Sarlat, gastronomic capital of the Dordogne. If you’re on a Foodie trip to the Dordogne, or just an ordinary mortal who likes a good lunch, you … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Saints and Sustenance

Posted on 2019-07-26 by Judith Schrut

Continuing her Dordognaise road trip, Judith Schrut hikes the stations of the cross in holy Rocamadour and discovers a riverside paradise in Lacave. It turns out that the best way to work off stratospheric calories from a four course gourmet … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne | Gastronomy at its Best

Posted on 2019-07-23 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut reports on her delicious adventure exploring the food, drink and many pleasures of Dordogne, France. The gracious folk at Dordogne Valley Tourist Office have called our press trip Gastronomy at its Best, so can there be any better … Continue reading →

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Delights of the Dordogne

Posted on 2019-07-20 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut sets off on an adults-only adventure exploring the food, drink and other pleasures of Dordogne, France. Writer Henry Miller famously said, “it must have been a paradise for thousands of years …the Dordogne will live on just as … Continue reading →

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Head for the Heel | Cycling the Appian Way

Posted on 2019-01-12 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut continues her hiatus in Italy’s heel with an exhilarating cycle ride along ancient Roman roads, bike-friendly railway bridges and villages perched atop rocky ravines. Continue reading →

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Head for the Heel | Magical Matera

Posted on 2019-01-10 by Judith Schrut

Expect to hear lots about Matera this year, as it begins a prestigious reign as 2019 European Capital of Culture, the first place in southern Italy given that honour. Continue reading →

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Head for the Heel

Posted on 2019-01-07 by Judith Schrut

The heel of Italy’s beauteous boot might be summed up in three words: past, present and Primitivo. Just add pasta, panini and pasticciotto and you’ve pretty much got the main ingredients of this wonderful place. Continue reading →

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Coastal Highways to Pirates Past (Hertz Together)

Posted on 2018-11-15 by tikichris

Ahoy ye landlubbers! If you’re searching for high seas adventure (without such a high cost to enjoy it or even having to venture too far into the sea) allow this seadog to suggest a road trip along the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. Continue reading →

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Beyond Barcelona and Costa Brava: A Road Trip is the Best Way to Explore Catalunya (Metro)

Posted on 2018-10-30 by tikichris

If you love visiting Barcelona and the Costa Brava, but have started to develop a been-there-done-that attitude toward the big city and coastal pleasures of Catalunya, you might want to consider delving deeper into the region. The interior of Catalunya offers a distinctively exotic edge that’s anything but a watered down version of Spanish and French cultures. Continue reading →

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Blackbeard’s Wake | Weighing Anchor

Posted on 2018-10-02 by tikichris

Hey folks. I’m weighing anchor and sailing on to cover other topics, but I hope you enjoyed reading about my Blackbeard-based tour of the Carolina and Georgia coast and that you had a chance to listen to my two related podcast episodes. Continue reading →

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Ocracoke Historian Philip Howard | Blackbeard’s Wake | #TCTalks Episode 37

Posted on 2018-09-28 by tikichris

Episode 37 of tikichris Talks is a tie in with the Blackbeard’s Wake miniseries on my blog. It features an interview with Ocracoke Island historian, Philip Howard. Philip is the eighth-generation descendant of William Howard – the fourth and last colonial owner of Ocracoke who before that allegedly served as quartermaster for the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Continue reading →

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Ocracoke, North Carolina | Blackbeard’s Wake

Posted on 2018-09-26 by tikichris

From Greenville, I made for the Outer Banks, specifically to the island of Ocracoke, where Blackbeard’s legacy seemed to hang in the air like Spanish moss on a live oak. Continue reading →

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In Blackbeard’s Wake

Posted on 2018-09-22 by tikichris

Ahoy, y’all! I’m back in London and starting to sift through the notes from my latest road trip. This one was along the US Atlantic coast of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia on the trail of fact and fiction pertaining to one of the world’s most notorious pirates: Blackbeard. Continue reading →

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Green Means GO! Here’s a Look at Europe’s Best Road Trips (Miles Away)

Posted on 2018-09-03 by tikichris

Here’s our look at nine countries with some of Europe’s best road trips – all worth checking out from behind the wheel on your next vacation! Continue reading →

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Unexpected Texas: How to Get the Best of Your San Antonio Holiday (Metro)

Posted on 2018-08-07 by tikichris

The seventh biggest city in the US and second largest in Texas, San Antonio is as hip to current trends as any urban centre. Continue reading →

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(Northern) California Dreamin’ | Index

Posted on 2018-04-02 by Judith Schrut

Thanks for joining Judith Schrut on her Northern California road trip. Continue reading →

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(Northern) California Dreamin’ | Monterey Bay

Posted on 2018-04-01 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut spends the final part of her Northern California holiday chasing butterflies, sampling chowder and admiring marine life on the glorious Monterey Peninsula. Continue reading →

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(Northern) California Dreamin’ | Berkeley

Posted on 2018-03-15 by Judith Schrut

We’re heading south now, down Highway 101 to Berkeley, home of the Free Speech Movement, the top public university in the USA and my Alma Mater. Continue reading →

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(Northern) California Dreamin’ | Mendocino

Posted on 2018-02-23 by Judith Schrut

Mendocino is coastal nature at its most glorious. If you enjoy the open air you’ll be spoilt for choice, with an abundance of forests, rivers, beaches, dunes, cliffs and canyons open to the public and impressively cared for by the California State Park Service. Continue reading →

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(Northern) California Dreamin’ | Do, Stay, Eat, Play

Posted on 2018-02-12 by Judith Schrut

Every winter,  thousands of bargain and sun-hungry Brits flock to Florida for a booster dose of light, sea, sand and a sheer break from relentless grey skies.  But did you know that for just a few dollars more you can fly nonstop to Northern California instead? Continue reading →

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Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Big Time

Posted on 2017-11-07 by tikichris

A road trip interspersed with city breaks and rural retreats across one of the world’s most captivating landscapes: Kemey and I fell for Scotland big time. Continue reading →

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Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Driving the A82 with the Vauxhall Mokka X

Posted on 2017-11-05 by tikichris

Best thing about our recent tour of Scotland? Humming through the Highlands in the comfortable and stylish Vauxhall Mokka X. Continue reading →

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Falling for Scotland in Autumn

Posted on 2017-11-01 by tikichris

Falling for Scotland is easy to do this time of year, especially when seeing the country by car. Continue reading →

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Twilight | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-21 by tikichris

Exploring California tiki culture old and new turned out to be a terrific way to experience the best of the Golden State and enjoy a tour along its magnificent coast. Continue reading →

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San Diego Serenade | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-18 by tikichris

Sadly, Kemey and I only had one night to enjoy San Diego – a standalone destination worthy of a far longer visit. But I’d say we packed as much into our overnight as possible. And our whistle stop tour was a conch shell blowout as far as the tiki seeking was concerned. Continue reading →

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A Good Time in Huntington Beach? It’s a Shore Thing | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-14 by tikichris

From Disneyland, Kemey and I continued our tiki tour to Huntington Beach, where we parked our car for a few days of fun in Surf City USA. Continue reading →

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Enchanted Day at Disneyland | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-03 by tikichris

Next up on our California tiki tour was a visit to Anaheim for an especially tiki day out at Disneyland. Continue reading →

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LA Daze | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-26 by tikichris

Resuming the more tiki-riffic goals of our California road trip, Kemey and I said farvel to Solvang and hit the highway for LA. Continue reading →

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Sideways Detour to Solvang | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-24 by tikichris

Continuing with the More part of our California Tiki Tour & More, Kemey and I made our way to sunny central coast city of Solvang – just up the road from Santa Barbara and about a 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Continue reading →

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Big Fun, Big Flavour, Big Sur | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-13 by tikichris

Nestled snug in the wooded seaside splendour among all this scenic beauty is tiny Carmel-by-the-Sea, our first stop out from San Francisco Continue reading →

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San Francisco: Golden Getaway | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-10 by tikichris

The thunder clapped, and the rain came down in heavy sheets. Our California Tiki Tour was off to a perfect start with an exotic night out in San Francisco. Continue reading →

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California Tiki Tour & More | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-06 by tikichris

A long time in the making and a fine time in the doing, Kemey and I spent the tail end of August and first week or so of September on a California tiki bar road trip. Driving from San Francisco to San Diego, much of our route was along the famously panoramic California State Highway 1 – aka the Pacific Coast Highway – with stops in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Solvang, Los Angeles, Disneyland, and Huntington Beach. Continue reading →

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