About 18 months ago, the dollar had hit a new low against both the British pound and the Euro. Naturally, my wife, daughter and I chose that exact moment to visit England and France.
In keeping with our family tradition of tragically bad timing, we’re leaving tomorrow on a 2,500-mile driving vacation during record-high gas prices. Hey, it’s only money, right? And these blogs are tax-deductible, so it’s all for a good cause — to let readers like you know about the best restaurants, wines, shopping and hotels from California to Utah to Colorado. OK, maybe there’s no much to say about wines in Utah, but stay tuned over the next two weeks for our daily updates from the road across the heartland of America…