Canadians cutting out U.S. travel

This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote first for NBC News online. Michael Mortensen was looking forward to spending two weeks in Hawaii with his family last month, but his patriotism wouldn’t let him. The Vancouver-based development consultant and urban planner said he’s refusing to spend money south of the border […]

Inspiration for a road trip

(Teapot Dome gas station, Zillah, Washington)] Road trip season is around the corner. And for inspiration we often turn to the John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive at the Library of Congress. Between 1969 and 2008, Margolies traveled around the country taking photos of roadside attractions and classic – and often offbeat – commercial structures around […]