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33. Yes - December 1977 through January 1978 we drove from North Florida to San Francisco and back

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Fri Aug 13, 2021, 11:52 PM

Aug 2021

Used AAA Travel Guides to locate hotels and restaurants. Had a book about archeological sites, plus the AAA Guide to find places to sight see.

The whole trip, we had three reservations - Grand Canyon for three nights, a few nights at the Jack Tar Hotel in SF, and in Big Bend National Park in Texas. The rest of the time we just winged it. Had to leave the Grand Canyon a day early to avoid getting snowed in, drove straight through to Death Valley since I didn't want to stop in Las Vegas. Followed the snow plow into the mountains to get to King's Canyon.

Fantastic trip, but I am amazed we didn't have any serious problems on the whole trip. One of my best memories is seeing the Rocky Horror Picture Show at a theater on Market Street with serious contact highs there was so much pot smoke in the room - before everybody was dressing up or singing along.

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Does anyone remember travel pre-cell pre-internet,? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 OP

You printed up your directions on Mapquest. bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #1

Ah!!!! It was "semi-internet info" era. I do remember liking another mapping Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #9

Nah, you went to AAA and requested every map you could possibly need wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #24

AAA Trip Tic bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #25

Never used those. We liked to plan by ourselves, not have someone else do it for us. It was more fun wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #27

I used to enjoy traveling Alice Kramden Aug 2021 #2

Yes and SO time consuming! It was fun before that. Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #3

Trip tiks were the greatest. You just concentrated on each page Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #12

Did most of my traveling in the 70s. House of Roberts Aug 2021 #4

I remember that we knew it was a sign of intelligence if you could refold Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #14

AHA! and I thought I was deficient in things like spatial relationships!!! elleng Aug 2021 #18

We still have them in the side pocket of the front car door. We move them when getting another car. CTyankee Sep 2021 #39

Ditto, and as heading to New England Sunday for a week or so, elleng Sep 2021 #41

Ah, leaf peeping in New England! CTyankee Sep 2021 #42

Enjoy the bowl! elleng Sep 2021 #43

We will. The Game, as we call it, always gets some biggies. However, the Bowl cannot have the CTyankee Sep 2021 #44

Real maps that you can hold in your hand, and open out. I love maps ms liberty Aug 2021 #29

Red-Tinged Wooden Phone Booths wyn borkins Aug 2021 #5

Phone booths !! Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #16

867-5309 / Jenny wyn borkins Aug 2021 #22

Funny story. A granddaughter wanted to know what exact hour her mother was born (some astrology CTyankee Sep 2021 #40

Yeah you go to a travel agent and get paper tickets Walleye Aug 2021 #6

I think of all the time I spent squinting at a piece of paper with my directions nilram Aug 2021 #7

TripleA Triptiks were great, but so were gas station maps. Esso/Exxon had... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #8

Spent several weeks in Tokyo in 1996 RainCaster Aug 2021 #10

Yes, LOTS, including international. elleng Aug 2021 #13

"Guessing maybe 1998?" left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #15

Wow.... Don't remember booking rooms via mail. Geez Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #17

I used a basic map qazplm135 Aug 2021 #19

Late 60s, early 70s teach1st Aug 2021 #20

You definitely need to write a book. Hitchhiking was Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #21

Emily Post wrote some articles, teaching young women the proper way to hitchhike. Hestia Aug 2021 #23

I remember so many times missing some rendezvous viva la Aug 2021 #26

I agree. Think maybe people just got used to it? Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #34

Cars are much more reliable now, and the parts viva la Aug 2021 #36

My memory it was tune-ups. I don't think I ever have had a tune-up Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #38

Maps Maps Maps. In LA, it was the Thomas Guide. It could get you anywhere. keopeli Aug 2021 #28

Oh man I forgot about looking up streets on the back of a map Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #35

I still like to look at a paper map to get a sense of direction and distance viva la Aug 2021 #37

You dropped down low enough to read the name of the town on the water tower Major Nikon Aug 2021 #30

I'm old enough to remember walking out on the tarmac Mosby Aug 2021 #31

Travel Guides dooner Aug 2021 #32

Yes - December 1977 through January 1978 we drove from North Florida to San Francisco and back csziggy Aug 2021 #33