Travel Writing

Ever wondered what it would it be like to just jump in the car and hit the highway, roaming from one small town to the next, living from one unexpected adventure to another? This is what travel writer and photographer Deborah Garner decided to do in the fall of 1999. Years later, she’s still on the road. Follow along as she continues to document America’s backroads and small towns.

April 18, 2008 I sat in the Surprise Café and Java Bar, consuming a veggie burrito and using the café’s wireless Internet access. An extensive ...

Aug. 12, 2007 The Pennsylvania town now known as Jim Thorpe was established in 1818 as Mauch Chunk and developed as a mining town for ...

August 10, 2007 I opened my eyes and looked at my surroundings. I had gone to sleep as a weary road traveler, but I was ...

August 9, 2007 I woke up in Massachusetts, with no idea what state I’d be in later that day. Literally, that is. Perhaps I would ...

August 4, 2007I confess to being a budget-oriented traveler. I travel alone most of the time and need little space. I love being on the ...

August 3, 2007 In the Lock 27 Tavern, downstairs from The Olde Warehouse Restaurant in Coshocton, OH, I plugged my cell phone into the wall ...