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Civilized Destinations – Solvang, California

Posted by on Nov 9, 2011 in Civilized Destinations, Driving, Southern California | 0 comments

Nestled in beautiful Santa Barbara wine country is the charming town of Solvang. Solvang is unique not only because of it’s incredible...

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Driving vs. Flying (A Sort-Of-Case-Study, Part I)

Posted by on Sep 1, 2011 in Air Travel, Cheap Travel, Driving, Road Trips, Southern California | 0 comments

If you’ve been following my posts at all, you may know that I’m a bit of a driving fool. I’m not against flying: it is...

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Sauvie Island

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 in Adventure Travel, Beach Destinations, Driving, Rivers, Road Trips | 0 comments

The misconception that it “rains all the time” in Portland is something that baffles me, and is simply not true. That said, summer in...

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My First 24 Hours In Portland (Part I)

Posted by on Aug 16, 2011 in Bed & Breakfast, Driving, Road Trips | 0 comments

A couple of months ago, I posted about my first experience using AirBnB for lodging, which happened to coincide with my arrival in...

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Smartphones: Revolutionizing Car Travel

Posted by on Jun 7, 2011 in Driving, Road Trips, Travel Tech | 0 comments

In my introductory post, I mentioned I prefer to travel by car – which is true, but obviously, time is of the essence. Flying is still...

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Just Drive.

Posted by on Jun 6, 2011 in Driving, Road Trips | 0 comments

Hey, everyone – I’m Kevin, and I’m a new contributor here at CivilizedTravel.net. I’ll be sharing my experiences as an ex-Los...

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