This compendium of facts observations discoveries reviews serendipities humor experiences and more is not only for the road traveler but the armchair traveler as well. Unlike typical guides which read more like phone directories Romancing the Roads is a shared diary of discoveries along Americas highways and byways. Join Gerry on a tour of hotels B ampamp Bs restaurants national parks antique stores consignment shops boutiques and littleknown places that make America such a great place for roadtripping. Unless otherwise noted the author has visited every place mentioned from the ostrich farm along Interstate 10 in Arizona to the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles. Even if you never get in the car and discover such wonders for yourself you will enjoy this vicarious journey to places both sublime and ordinary as the author makes her way from Washington to California and east to the Mississippi River. show more