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MTV offers guidebook to road trips in U.S.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 | No comments posted.
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - Need some inspiration for your next road trip? Check out the new guidebook “MTV Roadtrips U.S.A.”
The book is divided into regional themes, like “Retro Roadtrip: Miami to the Outer Banks,” “A Southern BBQ Roadtrip,” and “Cool in the Midwest,” with stops in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Denver and Salt Lake City.
Each chapter starts with a funny “Superlatives: The Highs & Lows” list that includes items like “Worst place to be the designated driver: Denver” (because of all the good microbreweries) and “Biggest Burrito West of the Pecos And East of It” (Rafa's Burritos in El Paso, Texas, which the book says are “literally as big as your arm”).
The guide is also packed with good tips like how to get free information for that hotel or restaurant you're hunting down without incurring the $2 charge for calling 411 from your cell phone. The book recommends trying Google SMS - a beta program that allows you to text a message to 466453 (or GOOGLE) with the name of the business you're seeking and the city and state, or zip code. Another option the book says is worth trying is calling (800) FREE-411. It uses voice-recognition software, which can be annoying if what you're saying is not understood, and you must endure a short ad before getting the information, but it could save you a bundle.
The book, which sells for $22, is the latest in a series of trendy guidebooks for young travelers produced through a partnership between MTV and Frommer's, an imprint of New Jersey-based Wiley Publishing.
The book is divided into regional themes, like “Retro Roadtrip: Miami to the Outer Banks,” “A Southern BBQ Roadtrip,” and “Cool in the Midwest,” with stops in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Denver and Salt Lake City.
Each chapter starts with a funny “Superlatives: The Highs & Lows” list that includes items like “Worst place to be the designated driver: Denver” (because of all the good microbreweries) and “Biggest Burrito West of the Pecos And East of It” (Rafa's Burritos in El Paso, Texas, which the book says are “literally as big as your arm”).
The guide is also packed with good tips like how to get free information for that hotel or restaurant you're hunting down without incurring the $2 charge for calling 411 from your cell phone. The book recommends trying Google SMS - a beta program that allows you to text a message to 466453 (or GOOGLE) with the name of the business you're seeking and the city and state, or zip code. Another option the book says is worth trying is calling (800) FREE-411. It uses voice-recognition software, which can be annoying if what you're saying is not understood, and you must endure a short ad before getting the information, but it could save you a bundle.
The book, which sells for $22, is the latest in a series of trendy guidebooks for young travelers produced through a partnership between MTV and Frommer's, an imprint of New Jersey-based Wiley Publishing.
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