Road Trip Radio

Stacey Wittig - New Mexico’s Highway Wineries

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Friday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features food, wine, and travel writer Stacey Wittig who discusses various New Mexico Wineries that are easily accessible from the state's main highways. WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/KCNzfhus0R0Read Stacey's article that offers a cross-country road tripper's guide to must-viist wineries in the Land of Enchantment: https://tinyurl.com/4kwzahpn Stacey Wittig writes about food, wine and travel for Winetraveler.com, UnstoppableStaceyTravel.com and Forbes, among others. Read more at https://unstoppablestaceytravel.com Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) at https://www.ifwtwa.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen Walls - Travel Writer, Non-Fiction Author and Novelist

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Kathleen Walls who talks about her travel writing adventures, novels, and non-fiction books. A former reporter for Union Sentinel in Blairsville, GA, Kathleen is the publisher/writer for American Roads and Global Highways. She currently resides in Middleburg, FL and has lived in Florida most of her life but travels extensively, mainly in the Southeast. Kathleen was born in New Orleans and goes back often to Louisiana. She has lived in Mississippi and Georgia as well. Sort of like the Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere.”Kathleen is the author of numerous travel books, ghost stories, true crime and mystery novels, and more. She is currently working on the book "American Music: Born in the USA: A History of American Music." Find her books here: http://www.katywalls.com/ Keep an ear out for more of her guest appearances on Big Blend Radio and follow her travel adventures at: www.americanroads.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Travel Writer Elaine Masters Visits Historic Ely, Nevada

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Friday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer Elaine Masters who shares her experience in historic Ely, Nevada. This remote road trip destination lies along Highway 50, once claimed was the ‘loneliest road in the world.’ Ely has its charms as a pre-gentrified lodestone of historical color and Western culture. It may be unvarnished but year-round, it is rich in things to do and see.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/x11i0CRXCrM Read Elaine's story about her visit to Ely, here: https://tinyurl.com/3f5wjyhd An award-winning freelance travel writer, blogger, videographer, and founder of Tripwellgal.com, Elaine Masters covers mindful travel, food, overlooked experiences and destinations. Follow her adventures at https://www.tripwellgal.com/ Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) at https://www.ifwtwa.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Impromptu Jefferson Highway Roadtrip from Missouri to Minnesota

This episode of Big Blend Radio's ROAD TRIP RADIO Show features Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter team who host Big Blend Radio, publish various Big Blend Magazines, and travel full time on their Love Your Parks Tour which includes park road trips and petsitting. Take a listen as they take you on their impromptu road trip following the Jefferson Highway from Kansas City to Faribault, Minnesota. Founded in 1915, the Jefferson Highway is an international highway, also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. You can hear our Big Blend Radio "Jefferson Highway" show every 4th Thursday here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2ur6mr Follow Big Blend Radio's ROAD TRIP RADIO Podcast every 4th Monday here: https://shows.acast.com/road-trip-radio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Historic Inyo County Courthouse

Featuring Big Blend Radio hosts Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, this episode focuses on the historic Inyo County Courthouse in Independence, California. This episode is part of Big Blend's Love Your Parks Tour "Law & Order Stories Across America" Series that was assigned by San Diego employment attorney Ward Heinrichs. Check out some of their other stories that include Boothill Cemetery, the Yuma Territorial Prison, a Gothic Jail, and more: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/law-and-order-stories-across-america/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Wes Davis - American Journey

On this debut episode of Big Blend Radio's 4th Monday "ROAD TRIP RADIO" Show, writer, historian, and former Yale University professor Wes Davis discusses his new book, “AMERICAN JOURNEY: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John Burroughs." Out now through through W. W. Norton & Company, "American Journey" is a nostalgic portrait of rural America, and the touching story of the friendships that sprang up among automobile tycoon Henry Ford, naturalist John Burroughs, inventor Thomas Edison, and tire industrialist Harvey Firestone as they took road trips together in Ford’s miraculous vehicle, exploring parts of rural America that had been largely inaccessible. Special thanks to The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina. More: https://www.lion-rose.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.