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ORIM Accepting Nominations – 2009-2010 ORIM “Best of the Highway” Awards
ORIM is welcoming all readers to nominate their favorites for the 2009-2010 ORIM Best of the Highway Awards, including: Best Roadways Best Road Maintenance Best Travel Guru (not affiliated with ORIM) Best Road Trip Website Best Grub by State Most Relaxing Place Best Airport for Driver Navigation You submit your favorites, and we will place them in a poll this winter! Winners... »
Back To School: College Students Return To Study
July is over, and August is here. That means that summer is counting down it’s last few days before fading into fall. Of course, this also means the college bound are, well, college bound. Families and students will begin to swarm college and university campuses from coast-to-coast as classes set to begin. Seasoned students... »
ORIM Gears Up for First Live Test: An Arizona Experience
EDITOR’S DESK – Open Road International Magazine’s slow start over the last year has been very successful. Thanks to excellent archetecture, our site has not had any major fiascos. Technical problems are typically the major source of problems for any online service, and our experts have kept us out of the woods. In two weeks... »
Making a Good Road Trip a Great Road Trip: Re-Define Road Trip
Ask any avid travler, and you’ll get many definitions of what a road trip is. That is what is so special about road trips though, they require each individual person to define what exactly it is. For me, a Road Trip is any trip that is purely for my enjoyment. This maybe driving around... »
Making a Good Road Trip a Great Road Trip: Have No Fear
This the first part in a series on Making a Good Road Trip a Great Road Trip The car is all packed. The tires are checked, and the fluids are perfect. Everything is ready to go. You are set for a great road trip across the landscape. There is little standing between you and enjoying the... »
In Search of the Swain Family
Editors Note: Submitted by Correspondent Bob Schaller to Open Road International Magazine, posted by the Editor. In the spring of 1849, William Swain rode away from his family’s farm in Youngstown, New York and joined in one of the seminal adventures of American history. He caught a lake steamer to Chicago, another boat to St... »
