I am a born traveler. My very first photo, snapped at the hospital shortly after my birth, became my first passport photo. I boarded my first international flight shortly thereafter, and I have been traveling ever since. To date, I have visited 4 continents, 24 countries outside of the USA, and 31 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. My very patient husband jokes that I always start planning the next trip on the flight home (sometimes I actually start before that!). I think the planning is half the fun. Some of my favorite travel memories include family trips with my daughter and husband to Aspen, our honeymoon in Rome, Christmas with my parents in London, our little family's favorite beach trip to Puerto Rico, and my first solo adventure to Big Sky, Montana. I am also an avid reader, reading more than 100 books every year and currently working my way through the Boxall 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list. I come by my love of books naturally. I was raised by a librar...
For many, summer is all about the road trip – loading up the car and driving to another state to stay for a while, zipping in the car to a nearby lake or seashore, or making the journey the vacation itself and exploring America along the way by camper or van. Whatever your plans, I suggest an audiobook or two to break up the drive. I am organizing my top 10 picks in order by length, so you can plan your trip. Readers will see from my list that I am a big fan of the memoir in the audio format, but I did try to include some fun fiction as well. Happy travels! Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote is iconic, and you can’t read or listen to the book without seeing Audrey Hepburn in her black dress, pearls, and big sunglasses. I had read this years ago and seen the movie a few times, but when I came across this recording by the talented Michael C. Hall of Dexter and Six Feet Under Fame, I knew I needed to give it a listen. He’s a perfect narrator for this book, and I felt like I was me...