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Romantic Road, Germany
Theworld’smost aptly named stretch of black-
top, the Romantic Road starts at the ancient
shambles ofWürzburg andweaves for 220
miles alongside fairy-tale castles and sloping
meadows, concluding at themist-shrouded
BavarianAlps. The only downside? By the end,
trippers tend to start quotingGoethe.
WHATTODRIVE:
1962Mercedes-Benz
190SL Coupe
DempsterHighway, Canada
You’re not going to get a lot of variety on
the Dempster Highway. The road starts in
Dawson City, in the Yukon, and terminates
450miles later in Inuvik, way inside the
Arctic Circle. What you’ll see en route is
wilderness—sometimes flat, sometimes
not—and snow. A journey for hardy types
eager to get in touch with their inner Inuit.
WHATTODRIVE:
SubaruOutback
AppalachianTrail,U.S.
The ergonomic boot–wearing 2,184-milers
will scorn you, but it
is
possible to do the
Appalachian Trail by car. The truly idlemay
cut the trip in half by driving from the trail’s
Georgia starting point toGettysburg, Pa., a
trip that allows for air-conditioned pioneering
while providing a glimpse at the cultural and
physical landscapes of the American South.
WHATTODRIVE:
Lexus ISF
86
ILLUSTRATIONS BY THIBAUD HÉREM
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AUGUST 2012
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HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
PLAN
AHEAD
When you’ve finally returned
home again, it’s time to park
the car, kill the engine ... and
start thinking about where
you’re off to next
The New England stretch of U.S.
Route 1 is not only famously scenic
(and hence the ideal backdrop for
our road trip package), but also
convenient to a number of cities
in the Northeast. United makes it
easy to launch your coastal road
trip from across the country with
service to the following:
New York/Newark:
Daily flights
from United’s seven other U.S. hubs
and more than 130 other cities.
Rule No. 14
DRESS
APPROPRIATELY
Those slim-fit jeans and
T-shirts may have seemed
like a good idea, but on a road
trip they bind in all the wrong
places—by which we mean
around mile three of your
journey. A rule of thumb: If
you wouldn’t go to bed in it,
don’t drive in it.
Rule No. 15
STOP DOING THAT
Tapping on the steering
wheel. Reading aloud every
road sign you pass. Hollering
“Cow!” every time you see a
cow. Groaning theatrically
every time you get out of the
car. Asking every 10 minutes if
we’ve passed Kennebunk
yet. Picking your teeth with
toll tickets …
Rule No. 16
GO SHOPPING
The success of a road trip
directly correlates with
the weirdness of
the stuff that you
obtain along the
way. Among our
haul was a 1960s
comic book titled
The Secret House of
Sinister Love
, a cougar
pendant fashioned from a
seashell, and a fridge magnet
bearing a dreadful illustration
of a lobster pot. Priceless.
Rule No. 17
CALL YOUR MOTHER
“Hi, Mom? We just pulled over
to watch this beautiful sunset,
and it made me think of you.
Oh, and by the way, do you
mind swinging by my place to
check if I turned the AC off?
Thanks! Bye!”
RULENO. 18
GETTING A
FLYING START