The Journal
Stories and lessons from the open road.
How to Plan a Multi-State Road Trip
Two thousand miles, two cars, and a deadline that won't move. How a week of pre-planning is the difference between a trip you enjoy and one you just get through.
Learn to Drive
From your first time behind the wheel to the adventures down the road.
Your First Time Behind the Wheel: What to Expect
A first drive is a real threshold, not a box to tick. What to expect, and how to make it one you will remember.
Driving the Highway for the First Time
The on-ramp looks like a cliff from the shoulder. How merging and speed, the two things that scare you, become the best part.
How to Drive in the Rain
The most common dangerous condition you will ever drive in, and the one almost nobody is taught to handle.
Learning to Drive at 30, 40, or Later
On learning to drive at 30, 40, or later, and why the freedom that arrives late is the kind you feel most.
How to Practice Driving Between Lessons
The time between your lessons matters more than the lessons themselves. How to practice on purpose.
Field Guides
Practical guides for driving and travel.
Learning to Drive as an Adult.
A complete guide to learning to drive as an adult, from the first quiet street to the open road, for everyone who is starting later than they planned.
How to Get Over Driving Anxiety.
Where driving anxiety comes from, and how it loosens its grip one quiet mile at a time.
Preparing for a Road Trip
Everything that strands people is cheap to prevent, quick to check, and easy to forget. Here is the list that remembers for you.
Milestones
Destinations worth the drive and gear worth the purchase, rated in Milestones.
Come along for the ride.
Field notes from the open road, and first word when the course opens near you.
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