When I started Open Road International Magazine, I started it for two reasons: I love traveling, and I know other people do as well. Since then my efforts to keep ORIM alive and kicking have forced me to revamp the website, add (and in some cases remove) features, and alter behaviors. ORIM is alive...
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New York, NY (September 9, 2009) – To kick-off the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation’s celebration of the national parks on September 26 — National Public Lands Day — the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will for the first time, open to the public for a special evening tour and program event...
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EDITORIAL – Dave VonTesmar broke news this week all over the state of Arizona, and even news sites across the country, for giving the law the banana, so to speak. What was his crime? According to The Arizona Republic, 37 moving violations for excessive speed triggered by speed cameras between VonTesmar’s home and Phoenix...
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Traveler’s notes are ORIM’s Versions of Travel Advisories or Cautions to a particular part of the developed world. The notes will be issued by ORIM’s editorial board or editor based off recent news stories. These warnings may or may not reflect official travel advisories issued by the US State Department or other sources of official advisories. Types...
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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...
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GLENDALE, Arizona – On Tuesday, August 11th, the Rorschach Poets will present the August edition of Free Association Poetry Open Mic, at Glendale Community College. The event is hosted by Jessica Standifird, co-founder of Rorschach Poets. This month, Ed Mabrey and Patrick Hare will be the featured poets for the evening. The event is...
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Open Road International Magazine underwent a facelift today with a slight redesign to the website and the addition of a new service, The ORIM Store, is now online. You may notice that RouteWiki links have been removed. While the service is still available, it is undergoing some redesign and may be abandoned due to security issues....
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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...
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ORIM is gearing up for an exciting month! June we will begin our Arizona Experience series, a project lasting into July that will tout Arizona at its finest. We will begin with articles on the Phoenix Area, and have scheduled to include a tour from Phoenix to Tucson to see Indie Rock band Carbon...
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You might have noticed today that Open Road International Magazine has completely updated from the old website! This is in response to our planned transition from being The International Road Travel Enthusiasts Association to being simply Open Road International Magazine. Pardon our dust over the next several days as we begin to update, and...
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