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Ooh I always get so psyched when I receive a writeup and recommendation from a Retro Roadmap Reader – this one for the Maples Motel in Sandusky Ohio comes from Maureen K in Pittsburgh, who writes: I noticed that The Maples Motel in Sandusky Ohio isn’t mentioned. It is a really great place to stay. [...]
I had totally planned on being “off the grid” as far as Retro Roadmap goes when we spent a week in Ireland, but I could not help but gravitate towards the Vintage Aesthetic I Love So Much as we traveresed the green countryside. That being said, if you factor in that we had done NO [...]
Regular Retro Roadmap readers may already remember, but for those of you who are just tuning in, Retro Roadhusband and I are the proud but totally newbie owners of a 1964 Serro Scotty trailer. While we purchased it last year somewhat on a whim (i.e. we didn’t even have a vehicle to tow it with) [...]
When Retro Roadmum decided to take the train down to visit us this past weekend I was doubly excited. First because this was her inaugural visit to us since we moved to Pennsylvania, and second because I’d have an excuse to share the beauty of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station with all of you Retro Roadmap [...]
Though I tend to drag my feet when writing about places I feel the most strongly about – thinking there’s no way I could do them justice, our recent stay at the Koolwink Motel in Romney VA was such a Retro Roadtrip delight that I’m plowing through – adjective choices be damned! (Say hello to [...]
You never know who knows what is “Retro Roadmap worthy” until you chat with them, and that’s how I randomly found out about a number of cool old places from Martin Murphy of the Museum of Missing History. The Stardust Motel in Wallace Idaho is just one of the places he was kind enough to [...]
At this time last year I could not tell one vintage camper from another, but now Retro Roadhusband and I are the proud owners of a Serro Scotty Sportsman, and were very excited to visit our first National Serro Scotty Rally this summer in Slippery Rock, PA. Even though we didn’t bring the camper…! A [...]
When we heard that The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood NJ (a 1950s modern motel masterpiece) was honored as the first motel to be listed in the Register of Historic Places, we knew we had to re-visit the site of one of our fab vintage vacation destinations!
After a long day of driving on our Retro Roadtrip what could be a more welcomed sight than a glorious vintage neon sign, beckoning us to sleep in a wigwam. So we did!
Once you see my photo of the renowned Hot Brown Sandwich at the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY you will know why we HAD to stop here for lunch en route to Cincinnati. Does the word NOM come to mind? nom!
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