Travel Blogger "Runaway Juno" gives her thanks to the new friends she made on her trip through the US.

Road tripping is an enlightening and unique experience that everyone should enjoy at least once in a while.

Jack Kerouac’s On the Road remains one of North America’s most significant testaments to the value of road tripping. While Salvator “Sal” Paradise and his cronies might not be the most admirable of characters, their quest for transcendence across a vast land of varied culture and landscape is a journey that many aspire to take part of.

The continual improvement of social media and mobile phone apps makes it ever convenient to share experiences across the country.

Here are a couple recent updates we’ve found from around the country.

Runaway Juno

A woman named Juno compiled some pretty amazing statistics during her 56-day, 3,804 mile road trip that began and ended in Fredericksburg, VA. During her trip, she recorded:

• 2 countries including 11 states in the USA + District of Columbia and 1 Province (Quebec)
• 31.43 Average miles per gallon
• $3.73 Average price per gallon (cheapest: $3.30 in Fredericksburg, VA / most expensive: $4.83 in Quebec)
• 7 Press trips
• 1 International Travel Insurance
• 1 Hurricane (Irene) & 1 Tropical Storm (Lee)
• 2 Malware warnings
• 1 Crashed Website (Hence, the new design)
• 3 nights of hiking and camping
• 13 Days in Hotels
• 2 Couch Surfing nights
• 38 Days of Camping

You can follow Juno on Twitter at @runawayjuno or by liking Juno’s Facebook page.

“The Bohemian Traveller”

She shared some of her travels with Stephen Bugno. He calls himself “The Bohemian Traveler.”

On his site, he explains that he has traveled, worked and volunteered for more than a decade.  By sampling “food, drink, laughs and loves, art and architecture, buses and trains, cities and villages, young and old, rich and poor,” he “seek[s] to find personal connections.”

The website contains a lot of useful information for US road trippers.  Check out his “How-To” page that explains a lot of important information and recommendations for road tripping, and blogging during your travels.

You can follow Stephen on Twitter @bohemiantrav or on his Facebook page.

Duty Free Road Tripping

Canadians have a unique opportunity to share American culture from a Canadian perspective by driving across the US.  Road tripping provides many advantages to flying: driving is cheaper, better for the environment, and you get to shop at the Duty Free Border location nearest you. Be sure to sign up for our Road Trip Newsletter to get the latest on Duty Free specials, news, and more!